Limbo AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Puzzle Games

The best Puzzle Game alternative to Limbo is Machinarium. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Feist or Nikki and the Robots. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Limbo and many of them are Puzzle Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Puzzle Game alternatives to Limbo are Braid, Inside, The Last Campfire and Teslagrad.

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Limbo (stylized as LIMBO) is a puzzle-platform video game and the premiere title of independent Danish game developer Playdead. The game was released in July 2010 as a platform exclusive title on Xbox Live Arcade, and was...

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Limbo alternatives page was last updated Sep 8, 2024
  1. Machinarium icon
     50 likes

    Solve puzzles, quests, brain-teasers and mini-games to rid the city of the wicked Black Cap Brotherhood robots. Gorgeous hand-drawn graphics and animations bring the robot's story to life, using unique comic bubbles and symbols to convey the plot.

    21 Machinarium alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Machinarium is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Limbo.

    • Machinarium is the most popular commercial alternative to Limbo.

    • Machinarium is Paid and ProprietaryLimbo is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Braid icon
     54 likes

    Braid is a platforming game in a painterly style where you manipulate the flow of time to solve puzzles.

    57 Braid alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Braid Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Time-related puzzles
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  3. Inside icon
     11 likes

    The dark and eerie sequel to the hit platformer game, Limbo.

    17 Inside alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Inside Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Achievements Supported
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Single player
    5.  Side Scrolling
    6.  Gore
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  4. Feist icon
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    Feist is a multi-award-winning action game that features a fur creature's perilous journey to rescue its mate, set in a beautifully handcrafted, savage forest environment, with dynamic gameplay and a complex AI system.

    31 Feist alternatives
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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Android Tablet
    • Mac
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Feist Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Side Scrolling
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    • Feist is the most popular free alternative to Limbo.

    • Feist is Freemium and ProprietaryLimbo is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Nikki and the Robots icon
     18 likes

    A cute physics platformer that plays in a fictional world of the future the infamous super villain Dr. Lacroix schemes to seize world supremacy with his army of robots. You take the role of Nikki and try to cross those evil plans on behalf of a secret organization.

    58 Nikki and the Robots alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Nikki and the Robots Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Built-in Level Editor
    3.  8-bit Game
    Discontinued

    The Joyride Labs no longer work on the project and their official website is no longer available. Last version of the game, 1.0.1, released in February 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

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  6. The Last Campfire icon
     1 like

    The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

    47 The Last Campfire alternatives
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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Xbox
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Windows
    • Steam

    The Last Campfire Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
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  7. Teslagrad icon
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    Teslagrad is a 2D puzzle-platformer with action elements where magnetism and other electromagnetic powers are the key to go throughout the game, and thereby discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower.

    54 Teslagrad alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Teslagrad Features

    1.  Puzzles,platformer
    2.  Side Scrolling
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  8. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet icon
     4 likes

    In this 2D action adventure so damn twisted, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures as you make your way to the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet! Solve complex puzzles and upgrade your ship with alien technology as you fight to save your home world.

    38 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet alternatives
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    • Windows
    Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet iconLimbo Icon

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  9. Minilens icon
     4 likes

    Libre puzzle platformer for gravity-oblivious aliens.

    86 Minilens alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android

    Minilens Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Single player
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2018.

    Minilens iconLimbo Icon

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  10. Toki Tori icon
     3 likes

    The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it’s a puzzle game by heart.

    67 Toki Tori alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet

    Toki Tori Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Puzzles,platformer
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  11. Of Light & Shadow icon
     4 likes

    "Of Light & Shadow" is an award winning sidescroll puzzle-platformer for PC/Mac with a slight twist; the game combines two areas in each level, light and shadow, as well as two protagonists in one playable character, Mr. Light and Dr. Shadow.

    62 Of Light & Shadow alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Of Light & Shadow iconLimbo Icon

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  12. The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom icon
     3 likes

    The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is a puzzle platform game. The player controls the titular character, P.B. Winterbottom, in an attempt to gather pies. Winterbottom has the ability to manipulate time and replicate himself into multiple clones.

    14 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom alternatives

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    • Windows
    The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom iconLimbo Icon

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