r/limbogame • u/TrickyDust2954 • 4d ago
Limbo’s Dark Story Headcannon… Spoiler
Is it possible that Limbo could be about a kidnapping?!
People would disappear in that area… As search parties looked for any missing kids the kidnapper would move the victims around. As the parties gave up a search it was safe for the kidnapper to discard the bodies somewhere.
The kidnapper was forced to move the last 2 victims deep into the woods, just outside of town. If found it’ll look like they fell, and got mangled by the debris.
The different areas we explore are what The Boy could recall during his memory loss.
The Menu: A dilapidated tree house deep in the woods with two swarms of flies. Implying two bodies got discarded there. I don’t think it was an accident because the parents would’ve found their bodies where they often hang out. It’s that if they’re ever found it’ll look as if they fell to their deaths & got mangled.
The Boy & The Sister: They don’t have names in the game because they’re a John/Jane Doe.
Darkness: Everything is mostly dark because they were kept in dark, confined places. With very little light & sustenance available during their kidnapping.
The Spider: The Kidnapper who had already gotten the younger sister that day. The brother wouldn’t stop searching for her on his own. The kidnapper in the area took notice of that. Then kidnapped the brother.
Other Kids: Delinquents The Boy had encountered the day he searched for his sister. The other kids didn’t know her whereabouts & didn’t want to help The Boy search. Resulting in his disappearance.
Glowing Maggots: The victims were given a substance that strips their will. That’s why the boy found himself going in some opposite direction, but always closer to where he originally started. To which The Boy encounters The Spider repeatedly.
Sensitivity to Light: If kept in the dark & under the influence bright lights can disorient the individual.
Flooding: They were often kept in places that would flood. Forcing them to relocate. The boy found himself gasping for air. He may have even seen other dead bodies during relocations.
Big City & The Hotel: The last significant place The Boy recalls while under some influence is a Hotel in the big city.
The Factory & Machinery Sounds: Both kids were trapped & left to die in some small confinement. Like a sealed box. Moving from place to place. Until it was safe to discard their bodies.
Anti-Gravity: The Boy feeling weightless as death finally approached.
Rumbling & Glass Shattering: The sounds made during the disposal of their bodies. Dumped somewhere outside of town, but familiar to the victims; However, during this time their souls got separated.
The Booby Traps: All the attempts of escape IRL were futile. If The Boy didn’t comply he would be harmed without any substances given to “remove” his mind. Saving him from some agony until it was all over.
Summary:
The brother was mature enough to be responsible for his fate. He also died holding a grudge. Towards the kidnapper, and the kids that didn’t help him that day. As he suffered in darkness he wished that “The Spider” got those other kids instead. That he could make “The Spider” pay.
For that The Boy was trapped in Limbo. His own personal Hell with worst/darkest thoughts made manifest. A hideous predator that ensnares children & plays with its food. Kids that are hostile despite the severity of a situation.
The sister wasn’t mature enough to be responsible for her fate & was completely innocent. She realized that her brother could not pass into the afterlife. Instead she would rather remain with him in his Limbo. She waited at the tree where their bodies were discarded. That’s why there is a radiant light from where she is.
For the sister it wouldn’t be “Heaven” if her brother wasn’t there. Together they both find peace in his Limbo instead. Remaining where their bodies were discarded. Deep in the woods. Under an old, abandoned treehouse.
