Limbo is a classic puzzle game and it does very well to encapsulate what you want in a puzzle game.

The game seemingly has no story, other than the player character waking up in "Limbo" and finding their way through a series of deadly puzzles until he is reunited with a little girl on the other side, whom could be interpreted to be his little sister.

Interpret is a good word to use when talking about limbo as most aspects of the game are open to interpretation; who the little boy is, where all these enemies come from and what the traps all represent. I interpret these all to be fragments of his imagination manifesting as a Limbo in-between life and death.

Limbo is very atmospheric and makes good use of a black and white art style, combined with sparse and eerie audio, to create a very uneasy environment.

the controls are very simple, but the traps become very elaborate towards the end of the game as some are actually quite challenging.

Limbo is short and sweet, but its a game I played for the first time many years ago and I've never forgotten it.