Limbus Company

Item: Limbus Company
Rating: 82
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-09-01

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Summary

Generous, player-friendly gacha system
Exceptional story and world-building
Deep, strategic turn-based combat
Repetitive, grind-heavy gameplay
Confusing combat with poor tutorial
Frustrating difficulty spikes

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Satisfaction26%Frustration17%Excitement11%Disappointment8%Appreciation5%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 46%
Unhelpful reviews: 48%
Protest reviews: 7%

82%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
18%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 5084
Negative points: 2804
Gameplay points: 2227
Perf. points: 28
Rec. points: 976
Misc points: 1317

Point	Description	Importance
Generous & Player-Friendly Gacha Description A standout feature is the highly generous and non-predatory gacha system. Players can acquire most characters and EGOs through grinding and a cost-effective battle pass, often without spending real money. This approach is frequently cited as a refreshing change from typical gacha games. Importance 99%	A standout feature is the highly generous and non-predatory gacha system. Players can acquire most characters and EGOs through grinding and a cost-effective battle pass, often without spending real money. This approach is frequently cited as a refreshing change from typical gacha games.	99%
Exceptional Story & World-Building Description The game is lauded for its rich, complex, and emotionally resonant narrative, world-building, and lore. Reviewers frequently describe the story as a masterpiece, drawing on literary references and exploring deep philosophical themes. It's considered a primary reason to play, often surpassing expectations for the genre. Importance 56%	The game is lauded for its rich, complex, and emotionally resonant narrative, world-building, and lore. Reviewers frequently describe the story as a masterpiece, drawing on literary references and exploring deep philosophical themes. It's considered a primary reason to play, often surpassing expectations for the genre.	56%
Deep & Strategic Turn-Based Combat Description Players consistently praise the combat system for its depth, strategic requirements, and unique mechanics like 'Clash' and 'Coin' systems. It rewards thoughtful tactics over brute force, making battles engaging and satisfying, especially in boss encounters. The system is often compared favorably to games like Darkest Dungeon. Importance 55%	Players consistently praise the combat system for its depth, strategic requirements, and unique mechanics like 'Clash' and 'Coin' systems. It rewards thoughtful tactics over brute force, making battles engaging and satisfying, especially in boss encounters. The system is often compared favorably to games like Darkest Dungeon.	55%
Compelling Character Development Description The game excels in its character-driven narrative, focusing on a fixed cast of 12 'Sinners' whose individual backstories, traumas, and growth are deeply explored across chapters. Players form strong emotional attachments to these well-written, complex, and relatable characters. Importance 39%	The game excels in its character-driven narrative, focusing on a fixed cast of 12 'Sinners' whose individual backstories, traumas, and growth are deeply explored across chapters. Players form strong emotional attachments to these well-written, complex, and relatable characters.	39%
Story Quality Improves Over Time Description While early chapters are considered good, the narrative, character development, and overall production quality significantly improve from Canto 3 or 4 onwards. Later Cantos are consistently described as reaching 'peak' quality, offering increasingly impactful and well-paced storytelling. Importance 38%	While early chapters are considered good, the narrative, character development, and overall production quality significantly improve from Canto 3 or 4 onwards. Later Cantos are consistently described as reaching 'peak' quality, offering increasingly impactful and well-paced storytelling.	38%
Project Moon's Signature Quality Description Fans consistently highlight the game as another masterpiece from Project Moon, praising the studio's commitment to deep storytelling, unique world-building, and player-friendly practices. It serves as an accessible entry point to the broader Project Moon universe while satisfying long-time fans. Importance 36%	Fans consistently highlight the game as another masterpiece from Project Moon, praising the studio's commitment to deep storytelling, unique world-building, and player-friendly practices. It serves as an accessible entry point to the broader Project Moon universe while satisfying long-time fans.	36%
Stunning Art, Music & Voice Acting Description The game receives high praise for its unique and striking art style, often compared to Darkest Dungeon, and its exceptional music. The soundtrack, featuring collaborations with Mili, and the high-quality voice acting are noted for enhancing the game's atmosphere and emotional impact, especially during boss battles. Importance 36%	The game receives high praise for its unique and striking art style, often compared to Darkest Dungeon, and its exceptional music. The soundtrack, featuring collaborations with Mili, and the high-quality voice acting are noted for enhancing the game's atmosphere and emotional impact, especially during boss battles.	36%
Engaging & Rewarding Experience Description Players find the game highly addictive and rewarding, offering a unique experience that encourages experimentation and strategic thinking. Despite initial complexity, mastering the mechanics and progressing through the story provides immense satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment. Importance 20%	Players find the game highly addictive and rewarding, offering a unique experience that encourages experimentation and strategic thinking. Despite initial complexity, mastering the mechanics and progressing through the story provides immense satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment.	20%

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