At the heart Limbo of the Lost Lies a story that really happened many years ago. On December 4, 1872, a ship with the name Maria Private was found near Gibraltar. In appearance, it was an ordinary brigantine, but it was empty. For unexplained circumstances, the entire crew and passengers left the ship, leaving him to go with the flow. This story quickly betrayed this story, and many writers and directors described their own view of what was happening in their works.

The creators of the city of lost souls also decided to embellish this story. It shows speculations about the fate of the captain. According to the developers, he ended up in the country of Limbu. She separates the world of living from the kingdom of the dead. This place looks gloomy and gray, lost souls live there. The action begins in a raw chamber. The hero comes to his senses and immediately meets with a spider creation. Such creatures will often meet on the path of Benjamin Briggs. Insects scare it, so it becomes more difficult to pass levels. Gamer is watching everything that happens from the side. Sometimes the captain appeals to him with a complaint or request. Such an interactive dilutes a series of research and puzzles. Also, humor and self -irony have been added to monologues.

The gameplay is divided into chapters. Each of them has its own goal, when the player can move on. For example, in the second part it is necessary to go through the labyrinths, and in the fourth to solve the secret of several murders. The general atmosphere corresponds to ideas about the afterlife. Worms and severed limbs are scattered around. The voice acting consists of incoherent screams and a monotonous anxious soundtrack.