Playdead's LIMBO vs HAL 9000
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playdead's LIMBO
Embark on a captivating puzzle adventure in a dark, misty world. This award-winning indie game is renowned for its immersive atmosphere, haunting narrative, and ingenious puzzle design that will challenge and enthrall you.
- Captivating puzzle design
- Immersive sound and visuals
- Dark, misty environments
- Haunting narrative
- Critically acclaimed
- Award-winning indie adventure
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Limbo is an award-winning indie adventure, critically acclaimed for its captivating puzzle design and immersive sound and visuals. Its dark, misty spaces and haunting narrative will stay with you forever. Apple Design Award Winner. What the press said: "Limbo is as close to perfect at what it does as a game can get." Destructoid – 10/10 "The game is a masterpiece." Giant Bomb – 5/5 "Limbo is genius. Freaky, weird genius. Disturbing, uncomfortable genius." The Escapist – 5/5 "Dark, disturbing, yet eerily beautiful, Limbo is a world that deserves to be explored." Joystiq – 5/5 Winner of more than 100 awards, including: - Best Downloadable (Gameinformer) - Best Puzzle Game (Gamespot) - The Best Indie Game (Kotaku) - Digital Game of the Year (GameReactor) - Best Horror Game (IGN) - Best Visual Arts (Game Developers Choice Awards) - Technical Excellence (Independent Games Festival) - Adventure Game of the Year (D.I.C.E. Awards) - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (D.I.C.E. Awards)
HAL 9000
Experience classic chess with advanced 3D graphics and an AI opponent. This hobby project offers a virtual chess set for players to test their skills. More features are planned for future updates.
- Advanced 3D graphics
- Virtual chess set interaction
- Play against AI opponent
- Classic chess gameplay
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This is my hobby project and I would like that this app brings classic chess game into new dimension. With advanced 3D graphics you can feel all beauty of interacting with virtual chess set. At the moment you can choose to play only against artificial intelligence named HAL 9000 and test your skills , but this only beginning, more will come soon...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HAL 9000 at Free against Playdead's LIMBO's $3.99. HAL 9000 also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Playdead's LIMBO's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 36 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
HAL 9000 is free to download; Playdead's LIMBO costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Playdead's LIMBO holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playdead's LIMBO has 2.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Playdead's LIMBO ships an update every 3 months, HAL 9000 every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playdead's LIMBO | HAL 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.7K ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Playdead | Vladimir Djokic |
Customer experience
Playdead's LIMBO
HAL 9000
Bugs and requests
Playdead's LIMBO
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain devices
- Sound issues or missing audio
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- More levels or a sequel
- Improved controls and responsiveness
- Difficulty options or hints
- Cloud save support across devices
HAL 9000
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Playdead's LIMBO
No in-app purchases
HAL 9000
No in-app purchases
