Can I Run Limbo?
Playdead released Limbo in 2011. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign. 14 languages are covered by the store listing. With more than 40 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. It is not Windows only, with macOS covered too. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Critics scored it 88 on Metacritic. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. There are 13 achievements to chase.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 2 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Integrated graphics from 2020 or later. Shader Model 3.0 required |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 or later |
| DirectX | 9 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a horror setting. Play is structured around self contained puzzle rooms. 11 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Play is presented in two dimensions.
Why Limbo is demanding
The install is small at roughly 1 GB. At 4 GB, system memory is undemanding. The DirectX requirement is undemanding, at version 9.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Limbo?
Limbo targets a mainstream modern PC: Integrated graphics from 2020 or later. Shader Model 3.0 required and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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The Last of Us Part IFrequently asked questions
Can my PC run Limbo?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Limbo?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 2 GHz; GPU: Integrated graphics from 2020 or later. Shader Model 3.0 required; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 or later.
How much storage does Limbo need?
Limbo needs about 1 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Limbo?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Limbo is the CPU.