Combos

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Combos count how many enemies you kill between touching solid ground. Every kill while airborne — by shot, stomp, or even a safe zone's edge — adds one to the counter, and landing cashes it in.

Mechanics

A combo survives stomping on doodads, moving between levels, landing inside a safe zone, wall jumps, and getting hit in mid-air. It ends when you land on solid ground or breakable blocks — at which point the reward is paid out.

Rewards

Combo Reward
8–14 100 gems
15–24 100 gems, +1 max charge
25+ 100 gems, +1 max charge, +1 hp

Nothing further is gained past 25 kills, apart from bragging rights (and the Wow Combo and Sugoi Combo achievements at 30 and 100).

Tips

  • Levitate Style's slow fall makes long chains far easier to line up.
  • Cheap-firing weapons (Machinegun, Noppy) buy the most airtime; firing periodically resets your fall speed.
  • In Limbo nothing can be stomped, but doodads are everywhere — shoot to kill, bounce to refill.
  • Ending a combo right after hitting 8, 15 or 25 is usually worth more than pushing your luck: losing a heart chasing +1 hp is a wash at best.