Reanimal

Reanimal is exactly what you might expect from the original Little Nightmares team, and yet, wondrous in its own right. Like venturing down the rabbit hole of unrelenting terror, it's an experience that will stay with you long after the credits roll.

Tarsier’s new horror platformer takes all of the lessons learned from Little Nightmares and creates a darker, more sinister, and more impactful experience.

Reanimal takes its cues from primal childhood trauma and the deep-seated fears that most people carry through life. It adds layers of familiar-feeling puzzles and terrifying monsters to a game that looks a lot like a Little Nightmares sibling. With the ability to play the game with another terrified human, Reanimal is all the more scary and memorable.

Tarsier's Reanimal is a fun and creepy adventure to spend alone or with a friend for a few hours, the co-op experience doesn't add much but you'll be able to bounce ideas of the deeper story as you're escaping from hellish birds

Reanimal feels like a deliberate evolution rather than a spiritual sequel. It abandons the safety net of stylized grotesque horror and embraces something harsher and more intimate. The result is a game that feels confident in its darkness and uninterested in softening its edges for accessibility. I'm not sure Reanimal fully surpasses Little Nightmares 2 as an overall experience, but it certainly matches it in every meaningful way.

Tarsier returns to horror with a rich, meaningful evolution of its familiar Little Nightmares formula. And while it could benefit from being a little more radical, it remains utterly compelling; bleak, nasty, and full of menace..

It feels like we've been waiting for it for a long time, but Little Nightmares dev Tarsier Studios has finally delivered its next game. Unsurprisingly, Reanimal feels very much like Little Nightmares in all but name. While it doesn't have the strongest narrative, stellar visuals, an eerie atmosphere and excellent environmental puzzles all more than make up for it.

Subscribe to Push Square on YouTube169k

Reanimal understands horror on a visual and emotional level, but isn’t able to support it with the amount of friction in the game. When it works, it’s great; when it doesn’t, the cracks are impossible to ignore.

Reanimal doesn't meaningfully develop Tarsier's approach to gameplay in the Little Nightmares games, but it's a grim sight to behold, and a worthwhile horror adventure.

Reanimal is an enjoyably disturbing horror fairy tale full of beautifully designed landscapes and creatures.

Reanimal exploits our love of theories and in doing so creates a game that’s bloated and narratively confusing. While it’s undeniably pretty and the boss designs are cool, two-player co-op is fiddly and unforgiving, detracting from any real tension the game tries to build.