Little Nightmares

Dark puzzle-platforming horror about a child escaping distorted adults

Tarsier Studios · Published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment · Released Apr 27, 2017

Reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 117K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 132 in 30 days
Playing now: 105; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Little Nightmares?

This single-player 2.5D horror puzzle-platformer follows Six, a child trying to escape the Maw, a huge metal vessel inhabited by dangerous, distorted adults. Across its chapters, you explore rooms, climb through child-sized routes, solve environmental puzzles, and hide, distract, or run from residents.

For you if...

+you want eerie horror driven by atmosphere and sound
+you enjoy stealth, chase sequences, and environmental puzzles
+you prefer short games with ambiguous, wordless storytelling

Not for you if...

−you need a clearly explained story
−you want to fight enemies rather than avoid them
−you want a long campaign

What players say

95% of 116,596 reviews are positive · 95% of 132 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the atmosphere, visual and enemy design, sound, and wordless storytelling. Common complaints include imprecise controls, misleading camera depth, missed jumps, and checkpoint repetition; some players also report bugs in the Enhanced Edition and DLC.

Screenshots and trailer

Little Nightmares system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7, 64-bit
Processor: Intel CPU Core i3
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: SSE4.2 required

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 22
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish.