Little Nightmares
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Little Nightmares

Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Set in a mysterious world, Little Nightmares follows the journey ... See more

Released:2017-04-28
Genre:
Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Developer:Tarsier Studios
Publisher:
Bandai Namco Entertainment

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Donovan Erskine

9/10

Little Nightmares 2 is bigger (literally twice as long) and better than the first game. Yet, it keeps that personal, closed-in feel that Little Nightmares established. Pale City is a great new location full of unique characters and creatures. With an excellent blend of horror and puzzles, Little Nightmares 2 is a homerun for Tarsier Studios and Bandai Namco Entertainment.

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Joe Skrebels

8.8/10

Like Hide and Seek, Little Nightmares confidently captures the exhilarating fear of waiting to be found by something that’s hunting you. But it also replicates the alien horror of being a child that doesn’t understand what’s happening to and around them, and of a seemingly familiar environment turned into a series of opportunities for safety and danger. Smart, grotesque and never-endingly weird, t...

Apr 26, 2017 Read Full Review
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GamesRadar

Sam Prell

At times mechanically clumsy, but artistically sound, Little Nightmares might get on your nerves every once in awhile, but its imagery will burrow into your brain and never leave.

Apr 27, 2017 Read Full Review
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Matt Espineli

8/10

Songs of innocence and of experience.

Apr 28, 2017 Read Full Review
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Becca Smith

8/10

In all seriousness, Little Nightmares does a fantastic job of pulling off “childish horror”. It strikes a good balance in introducing horror without ever being too scary; anyone who loves a little bit of the macabre without the intense dread of true terror will love this indie title. It is a bit on the short side, taking me only a little over four hours to beat – and that was with me getting stuck...

Apr 28, 2017 Read Full Review
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Game Skinny

ESpalding

8/10

The strangest game of hide and seek you will ever play!

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PC Gamer

Samuel Roberts

78/100

An effective and frequently unsettling horror platformer.

Apr 24, 2017 Read Full Review
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Thomas Halston

7/10

Inventive and disturbing puzzler with beautiful environments, Little Nightmares is well worth a look for fans of the genre looking for something a little different.

Apr 26, 2017 Read Full Review

Tariser has come a long way from the bubbly world of LittleBigPlanet with the dark and disgusting world of Little Nightmares. What it lacks in gamplay substance is made up for in visual and audio design. If that's a trade-off you're worth making, then Little Nightmares is a decent entry for the genre.

Apr 21, 2017 Read Full Review
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Nintendo Life

Mike Diver

6/10

Little Nightmares boasts some superb character and environment design, and exceptional sound too, with parts of the Maw screaming as if the ship was a gigantic bionic seafarer. Its story is compellingly told, and the way the main game connects with the DLC is immensely rewarding. But you never really feel like you have full control of Six, and the long breaks between restarts can dump you into a p...

May 20, 2018 Read Full Review
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Whitney Reynolds

Unscored

Also, that monsters with big long grabby arms are really, really creepy.

Apr 21, 2017 Read Full Review
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I love it. There were times when I didn't, mostly when I had to replay a section where I kept failing to line up what looked like a simple jump over and over, but by the end I was smitten. It's a grotesque, horrid and eventually hopeful in its own morbid fashion, and despite many moments that feel like reimaginings or echoes from elsewhere, it has enough extraordinary images and sequences to stand...

Apr 21, 2017 Read Full Review