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Lost in Limbo [Demo]
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
When you finally quit your dead-end job and move back to your mother's house in the ever-peaceful town of Faybourne, you think things could only get better. However, the moment you set foot in your childhood home, a harrowing nightmare long forgotten appears to haunt you once more.
A tower that crumbles in the vastness of a bleeding sky. A voice that mourns and yearns for something.
Torn away from your peaceful life and thrown into a world of danger and deceit, you are at the mercy of the Seven Sovereigns of Limbo. Navigate the Realm Between as it faces an impending cataclysm that threatens to swallow you and those you love whole.
As the consequences of a plan set in motion long ago start to unveil, will love be the key to your freedom, or the first chapter of your downfall?
To obtain every CG, we reccommend playing the demo twice and testing different options!
CONTENT WARNING
Lost in Limbo is rated +17. Beware of flashing lights, disturbing imagery, mild horror, mild jumpscares, implicit and suggestive sexual scenes and discussions, sensitive topics such as toxic family relationships, anxiety, depression, depictions of alcohol / drug use, etc.
God and creator of Limbo, Father Pride watches over the peace and well-being of his realm, but the life of a god can be solitary. When he welcomes you with open arms, his kindness draws you in...and a perturbing omen makes you stay.
Unapologetically so, Lord Amon lives his life to the fullest and indulges in as many pleasures as he can. His dissarming personality could put anyone at ease, but the Golden Dragon is not as harmless as everyone wants to believe.
VA: Brian Vaughn
Dedicated and brave, Praefectus Raeya takes her role as Limbo's protector extremely seriously, but the truth behind the realm's darkest times will soon put her loyalty —and her ability to keep you out of harm's way— to the test.
Pronounced [ɡaˈel]
Current Master of the Grand Houses, Gael’s sweet and noble persona won the hearts of the citizens of Limbo and has ensured his position for the past five elections. However, the beloved Master has a secret that could end his reputation and plunge his already torn city into chaos.
VA: Abi Kumar
Stripped of their name and shunned after committing treason, the Sovereign now known as Lord Envy lives a life of solitude and confinement. Will you be able to break down the walls they have built around themselves for centuries, or will you remain a prisoner in his castle for all eternity?
VA: Aaron Moy
Kind and caring, Ara is not only determined to make your time in Limbo a happy thing to remember, but also to make things go back to the way they were, no matter the cost. Her dazzling smile hides an ambition and a determination that could serve you well—if both your goals are as aligned as she swears them to be.
VA: Zaria Weems
As the youngest Sovereign, no one expects anything from Xal, not even himself. He is seen as a good-for-nothing and a poor excuse of a god, but you two are about to prove everyone wrong. For better or worse, he's the only one who can help you, but what if Xal needs you as much as you need him?
Our first demo will feature...
- The first version of Lost in Limbo's prologue
- Customizable first name, last name and pronouns of the MC (she/her, he/him, they/them) or use a default name; River Winchester.
- Over ~42k words (around three hours of gameplay)
- Animated backgrounds!
- Partial voice acting
- Seven CGs (one per character) + mini-CGs to enhance the experience!
- Over 25 different choices (some of them timed!)
To obtain every CG, we reccommend playing the demo twice and testing different options!
THIS DEMO WILL BE AVAILABLE ON PC, MAC, LINUX AND HOPEFULLY ON ANDROID!
The android version may come later than the PC one, but we'll work hard so you mobile folks don't have to wait too long!
Ravenstar Games is a four-person indie developer studio based in Valencia, Spain, formed by lifelong friends with a passion for videogames and a single dream; working on what makes us happy by creating the games we want to play.
MAIN TEAM
Seyl (any pronouns) — Director, writer, programmer, sprite artist
Raquel (she/her)— Lead sprite artist, CG artist, background artist
Astro (he/him) — Background artist, creature artist
Kayden (he/him) — Background artist, mini-CG artist, concept artist
BUT WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT HELP!
Airyn (she/her) — Background artist
Allie Vera (she/they/he) — Editor, proofreader, beta tester (and our holy savior)
Re.Alice — UI design, Logo design
Dark Fantasy Studio — Music
Crescence Studio (they/them) — Emotional support and beta tester
Callum Sanders as Mysterious seer
AJ, Narjs, Ela, Dort — Beta testing
And of course, a huge thanks to all our supporters and followers, because we wouldn't have made it this far without you all!
Please note that this page can be subjected to changes in the future.
Download
Install instructions
For MAC users, please download the instructions below if you are having any trouble accessing the demo. We reccommend you download the itchio launcher and play the game through it, as it gives less trouble than manually downloading the demo!
NOTE: TO OBTAIN EVERY CG, WE RECCOMMEND PLAYING THE DEMO TWICE AND TRYING DIFFERENT OPTIONS!
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Development log
- ✦ Lost in Limbo Devlog #15 | 02.06.2443 days ago
- ✦ Lost in Limbo 2024 wrap-up73 days ago
- ✦ Lost in Limbo Devlog #14 | 12.02.24Dec 03, 2024
- ✦ Lost in Limbo Devlog #13 | 11.11.24Nov 11, 2024
- ✦ KICKSTARTER FINAL HOURS! + NEWS!Sep 26, 2024
- ✦ WE ARE FUNDED!!Sep 20, 2024
- ✦ WE ARE 94% FUNDED + MORE THAN 4000 DOWNLOADS!Sep 17, 2024
- ✦ WE ARE 77% FUNDED + MORE NEWS!Sep 11, 2024
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Very curious to see more of this game.
I like Envy better because he actually was willing to let you go, even if it means you get killed.
I STRONGLY dislike the other guy you meet first.
Because he refuse to give you a choice.
I don't give a damn what reason he has for it. He's an asshole for forcing you.
No amount of good intention can change that.
So I will say this:
The game could be better if you actually was allowed to leave and get yourself killed when you had the chance. BEFORE going to the tower.
Envy says he is giving you a choice, but you do NOT get a choice.
It would be so easy to let the player choose to take his hand or not, and let them figh slugs till they die, or just have a death scene from a group of slugs attacking.
It feels less like a prison where you want to kick and scream and reject everything if you TRULY had a choice.
Consequences be damned.
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Take 2:
....Gael creeps me out.... >_>; He sends my suspicion level up to max and then some.
I like Envy a million times better. He feels way more trustworthy.
....and Gael freaks me out even more....
Ah. I was proven right. He IS someone not to trust.
They are clearly going about things the wrong way if the want someone to help them tho.
Just about every second action makes me feel like killing them out of pure spite.
....Pride freaks me out like mad too. >_>; There's something extremely creepy and dangerous about him.
I don't like Ara. At all.
Xal is kinda funny tho. ...I kinda like him. Just a little.
I don't see why they insist on calling you a guest when you're pretty much a prisoner. (And I'm a little sad you can't point that out to them.)
(To be fair, I'd probably tell them to just kill me and be done with it, because it's bound to be better than whatever they've planned for me.
I hate people who claim to be good while doing shit that is clearly evil --like stealing your freedom.
I'd have more respect for them if they openly proclaimed they were evil. I'd expect the shit they did and be less pissed off at them for it if they had, ironically enough.)
I am honestly beginning to hope there will be a chance later in the game to join the tower. For better or worse.
Consequences be damned.
I still don't get how you can feel remotely relieved that a bunch of egocentric people out to save their own hide 'takes care of you' for reasons you do not understand, while they expect something from you that you don't know if you'll even want to do for them.
You're basically a kidnapped prisoner halfway on the way to become a slave.
With the only other option to risk death by fleeing into a hostile land where you know for a fact your home isn't.
Not a situation to relax in. Nor people to trust.
Non the less this is a good game.
And the second play-trough let me notice more of the story, and it seems a well-written one.
The biggest problem is that you are surounded by enemies on all sides, and the mc does not act like she is.
(The again, Envy called her an empty-headed idiot or the likes, so I will choose to believe the mc is intentionally meant to be a brain-dead moron --in which case her behavior is perfectly in-character.
Which makes it a little bit less frustrating when she does dumb things like trusting her enemy.)
I don't know who the guy in the beginning of the game is, but I really, REALLY hope he's romancable! ❤️
He's the dreamiest dream-guy ever. ^_^
(I know, bad pun. lol)
How on EARTH you can relax with a person so suspicious as the soothsayer tho is beyond me.
(In fairness; I might have bolted right around the point he knew more about me than just village rumors.)
The seemingly 'difficult' choice is NOT a choice!! >_<
ALL choices lead to the same, EVEN if it's NOT the choice the arrow is drawn too. >_<
Why not have all the choices say the same damned thing then?
Why pretend a choice exist if there is non? >_>
...I may have changed my mind about the dream guy.
I might just destroy him, his dream, and everything he holds dear instead!
And join his enemy and ruin his plans! *glares*
(I don't appreciate being forced into things.
I DO appreciate the chance of taking horrible, painful vengeance on people who try, however. So I keep my fingers crossed that is an option in this game.)
...I would also have stabbed the guy who grabbed you while fleeing from the monster. It is NOT wise to trust someone who randomly grabs you.
Why is it not a choice to stab him and run?
Of course the mc is dumb enough to listen to a voice in her head... But I am going to chalk that up to some kind of compulsion spell.
(Otherwise she's dumber than I thought.)
Small writing error: The guy say I trusted him once before, and I need to do so again.... I did NOT trust him. Not once. Not even a little.
It would be better if you changed what he says there based on your trust level from before.
I also wish you had the choice to call the guy a kidnapper and try to run away.
I may not particularly -want- to go to the voice, personally.... but I'd still like to have the CHOICE to do so.
(And I might want to try on another walktrough, once I am less pissed off at the guy who dragged me there.
If he really is the guy from the beginning dream, I do like his personality.)
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Now that my irritation over being dragged around against my will is over, and done pissing me off, and I am marginally more objective....
As a game....
The story is actually pretty interesting, and the art is very good.
I DO wish you have more choices to fight everyone off and reject everyone and everything and keep trying to escape.
I also wish the choices -mattered-.
Even IF your choices lead to bad ends.
Because it is ALWAYS better to be able to make a bad choice than to not have a choice at all.
(And if the guys who kidnapp-saved you didn't want you there, it would cost them nothing to let you go.
Even if it means you get eaten by monsters.
And there should be a choice to try and run away, even if you end up in the hands of the voice who brought you there, should you survive the monsters.
....actually, taking his route would make a nice side-game to this.
A dark mirror version I imagine.)
But I will concede that this game have more choices in that direction than many other games, so it's not all bad.
The artwork is good, and I am INCREDIBLY curious about what the monsters who call your name is.
I also wonder if there will be a way you can reject everything and go back to you world, and let that world rot, in the end.
....and yes, as much as he pissed me off, I still wonder if the first dream-guy is romancable.
While his approach was terrible, and manipulation would have worked a million times better, I STILL like what I've seen of him.
His heavy-handedness aside.
Presuming it is the first dream-guy we're talking about.
Because he did speak like a villain.
(And I would never in a million years be any kind of hero. Or date one.)
As frustrating as the game is, it's also a very good one.
As far as I can tell.
And I would love to see more of it, when more of it is developed.
Or if this was just the demo, and the full game is finished; I hope to find it on Steam.
Because it really does seem interesting.
(And Envy is kinda hot, and have a sensible attitude.)
It's a really good game, I played it yesterday and I enjoyed it a lot. I even told my friends to play it. I can't wait for the full version!!!!!
I absolutely love this game! (and amon) had been around since before the demo was published and it met all my expectations and more. from art, lore. and characters, everything is interesting, I wish you good luck with this project <3
im so excited for the official release to this! you best believe that im going straight for amon when this is released.
is it’s going to be a character design by any chance that would be amazing and cool but if not that’s okay to or we can always just describe how we look, i don’t know I was just asking😀
I love the demo so freaking much!!!! there are so much words i can express about how much i love the art the creepiness of the woods and OH MY GOODNESS the characters were just pure perfection, i was on my knees for Ara and Amon. though i hope that the full game won't be pay cause this girl is currently broke and heck i haven't even paid off my friends debt. overall, great work! especially the plot and story line!!!
¿Está al español?
Damn this game is so good. I want to gush about everything the art the music the UI the plot!!!! But rn in the most respectful and normal way possible, I want to make it clear that am about to become everyone's new stepmother. Idc if Pride is a little evil, as long as he pats me gently on the head and tells me I'm doing a good job
Enjoying the demo so far! I really hope the seeker becomes romanceable in the future. My only critique would be the mc's dialog options. It would be nice if there were more diverse ones to choose from. All in all tho, loving it so far! :D
嗯，那个游戏看起来不错
"Happiness just a tear drop away" ... HEY!
haven't played this game yet but I've got my eyes set on Envy and Xal, IDK how am I supposed to chose between them but we will see ... :3 I'm very excited to play this!
edit: this is an easy 5 star! the art is breathtaking, the writing, the suspense, the horror, the curiosity- it's all phenomenal.
I'm torn between the adorable Xal, the gentleman that is Gael, and the ultimate emo tsudere Envy. I can't wait to play their routes!
emo tsundere...the way i cackled for 2 minutes is probably unhealthy
It would be great if there were Chinese translations in the game, otherwise it would be a bit tiring to translate over and over again.
The characters are so cute omg 😭
Honestly? Love this game! To me, the story makes me want to play the game just to know what happens next.
I'm wondering who the MC really is or more exactly - Why were we thrown into the limbo? For what? And also... How did the monster know our name???
AAAA I'm so curious, can't wait for the full game to release!
About the characters, weeeeelll, I love Envy so much. Especially when we bicker with them, it's so funny.
Besides Envy, Amon and Ara are my second favorites... They're silly lol... Anyways! Love the demo!
IMMM SOO EXCITED FOR THE RELRASE OMGGG
Hey so you know the seer from the beginning PLEASE make him a love interest like DAMN I loved his design!
This is soooo good. I'm so excited for the full release! <3
The demo was amazing the story definitely sucked me in, can't wait for the full release!
I'm so confused on how to open it...
I kept clicking the losttinlimbo thingy and it won't open at all, the fact there's other files for it makes me even confused.
In MAC, people were able to access the demo by opening the package contents as follows:
Then, locate this file and open it!
Our Mac Instructions file (or the window that pops up after your download) should give you other alternatives if this doesn't work, like downloading the game through the itch app. Please do let me know if this works! If not, don't hesitate to contact us!
Sorry for late reply, I tried again :) And did the steps, though, it still didnt work, my terminal opened and suddenly something about the app cant be opened after allowing it in my settings,
and that popped up :')
Just finished the demo and i absolutely adored it. I knew i was gonna love this game from the moment i saw it on my tiktok. Keep up the great work! You can tell that the team really but their hearts into this game and i cant wait to continue to support you all !!! :)
Game is amazing, I want the Seer so fucking bad to be romancable PLS
MY GOD, the demo was intense, I loved it SO much I can wait for the full version, the art, sound effects, the writing, voice actors an character designs were absolutely perfect, my congratulations for this masterpiece and thank you for creating this
This was an amazing demo. I can't wait to see the full game.
Thank you so much for your support and for such a phenomenal video! 💜
BEATIFUL I LOVEIT CANT WAIT FOR THE COMPLETE VERSION
I love it very much my fav is envy,pride,amon,Xal Gael is cute too but personality wise not fav but looks amazing thou. >3> pride is a love option yes? is so good :o
Love this game, and it is beautifully made and maayybe my critiques are just something I alone felt, but the MC's personality is a little overbearing sometimes. In my personal opinion, if I were brought into a random place, taken by strangers, and forced (LITERALLY FORCED) to sit down and listen to them, I would not be so compliant with them, yet the MC sort of comes off as apathetic to their own situation, not reacting to things that honestly would infuriate me and at least illicit some sort of complaint. To point out a specific part where this happened, when Gael and Amon force the MC to sit, MC reacts in fear (perhaps bordering anger?) and yet the MC is still compliant to doing what the pride of limbo asks when he is introduced. In these instances, I would have appreciated the choice of defiance, or anger towards forced treatment rather than only being able to react in fear and compliance. Although this is what I think would help the user experience, if this specific characterization of the MC is a choice made by the authors and is meant to be this way then I am fine with looking over it. I really do appreciate this game and the themes around it, the horror, action, timed choices, and the visuals really do stand out to me and I would love to see where this game goes, do not take my criticism as hate because I truly do find this game to be incredibly interesting and fun!
No yeah this is exactly how I felt as well. I feel the MC didn't have the best range of emotions for the situation they were delt. It took me out of the immersion I was like, "mmm I'm pretty sure MC wouldn't act like that..."
OOHHH MMYYY LORD WHY IS THIS GAME SO GOOD!!? I can not even begin to explain how much fun I had playing this game! I loved everything about it down from the backgrounds all the way up to the plot! It's amazing and so well crafted! I can not wait to get the news about the full game being released, please expect to hear my compliments on that one too. I love you all have a glorious day 😁✨
mhmhmhmhm this is such a great appetizer. I will definitely look forward to the full game, this was really interesting, and REALLY GOOD. Honestly, thank you so much for giving us a taste of this magnificent game, you guys are evil for leaving me wanting for more. Once again, nice work!! :DDD (the animations are are like interesting too, didnt made the game bland at all and made me give it more attention)
I'll come back once the full game releases. Loved the demo, the writing is so immersive and the characters already have some depth so I can't wait until the full game further expands on this.
The demo is fireeee! I loved it as much as I lov Envy. Can't wait for the full game!
Omg this game gave me literal chills, I love the demo so much. Ill definitely play the full release!! This got me on the edge of my seat-
I need this game now. I feel it's going to be one of my favorites, those that I'll play over and over. If you're having doubs, pls give the demo a try! I just loved it.
Bro I just finished the demo and istg I love it so much!!!! I think all the characters are amazing, the art is beautiful and the voice acting was also nice to hear. I literally fell in love with pride the moment I saw him 😭. I am so excited for the release of the full game!!! <3
Just finished the demo and wow does it look good! I love the art, the animated backgrounds are so gorgeous and captivating, the LIs and plot are really interesting, especially Gael (love of my life, the princely, gentlemanly type) and Xal (so cute), the VAs really fit there roles and I'm looking forward to the full release!
I have one nitpick/feedback/critique: would there be a feature added in the full game where players can toggle on/off quick time events?
I love the demo, looking forward to more of the game one day ^^
Xal is definitely my favorite hands down lol
been obsessed ever since i finished the game
does this work on Mac? Because I can't play it, is anyone able to help me? I've downloaded it, but it doesn't work. I also tried the package content method, and it led me to the terminal-- Am I doing something wrong?
It should absolutely work on Mac! I'd recommend downloading the Itchio app on your Mac and then download the game through the Itchio app so it can launch the game directly, or try our Steam version. If you'd rather not (completely fine!), you should be able to access and launch the game using terminal.
If that's not working, I found this command that may be helpful (as I know next to nothing to how mac's terminal works)
"Open Terminal, write the following command:
chmod u+x
(make sure there's a space after x)
then drag the "Lost in Limbo demo" file and drop it onto the Terminal window, then press Enter. The file's icon should change. Then try opening the game again."
If you want to, feel free to send us an email over at gamesravenstar@gmail.com so we can review tour case in particular! Sorry we can't be of more help right now ;_;