I went through the demo of Limbo and it looks like a pretty cool game. I'm thinking about purchasing it, but I've heard criticism that it is very short, and the small number of achievements seems to reinforce that idea.

Approximately how long does it take to play through the entire game?

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There is an achievement for completing the game in one sitting, with 5 deaths or less, so I would think that for the standard player, it shouldn't be very long. I completed it in one sitting myself, and it took me between 2 and 3 hours. for 1,200 points, I'd expected a bit more, but the atmosphere and ambiance in the game mostly made up for my feelings of being shortchanged.

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According to this Gamastutra article, about 4 hours, up to 5 or 6 if you get stuck on some of the puzzles.

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I don't generally speak in hours, as it's really not a good metric in my opinion. (Of course, when it comes to puzzle games, throw every metric out the window because everyone plays differently.)

Generally speaking, the demo is approximately 1/6th the full game. Bearing in mind that the puzzles only get harder, so YMMV in terms of how long it takes you to solve a particular one. God knows I took a lot longer for some…

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