LIMBO / Characters and story roles

LIMBO characters and story roles

Identify the main cast, their roles and the relationships that explain the adventure.

Edition covered

The original LIMBO adventure, first released in 2010. Pictures are Playdead’s PC Steam promotional screenshots. This is not INSIDE, which has different puzzles and characters.

4 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

Characters

Playable child

The Boy

Crosses the forest and industrial spaces while searching for his sister.

Reference

Forest threat

Giant Spider

Stalks the boy and becomes part of several physical puzzles.

Reference

Human threats

Hostile children

Use traps and dangerous terrain against the boy.

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Control parasite

Brain worm

Forces movement until environmental conditions change it.

Reference

More characters

The Sister — Search objective · Her uncertain fate motivates the journey.

Quick notes

Meet the central figures. The Boy is the starting point for this cast reference.
Read roles before story details. The relationship table below explains each figure's place in LIMBO.
Connect each figure to the adventure. The Sister: Her uncertain fate motivates the journey.
Keep the edition in view. The original LIMBO adventure, first released in 2010.

Useful tip

Use the cast table to identify a speaker or opponent before reading the related guide.

References

Guide references
Reference	Website
LIMBO publisher listing	store.steampowered.com
Playdead LIMBO page	playdead.com