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Little Nightmares

Dark puzzle-platforming horror about a child escaping distorted adults

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

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 57K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
94% of 175 in 30 days
Players
130
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Feb 22, 2018
Minimum PC
GTX 460
4 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

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

94% of 56,765 reviews are positive · 94% of 175 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.

Players over time

▼ -25% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 195 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026130
Nov 6, 2026102
Nov 5, 202690
Nov 4, 202679
Nov 3, 2026108
Nov 2, 2026127
Nov 1, 2026184
Oct 31, 2026158
Oct 30, 2026118
Oct 29, 2026120
Oct 28, 2026100
Oct 27, 2026117
Oct 26, 2026115
Oct 25, 2026151
Oct 24, 2026107
Oct 23, 2026105
Oct 22, 2026100
Oct 21, 202696
Oct 20, 202694
Oct 19, 2026126
Oct 18, 2026162
Oct 17, 2026148
Oct 16, 202694
Oct 15, 2026102
Oct 14, 202692
Oct 13, 2026115
Oct 12, 2026163
Oct 11, 2026182
Oct 10, 2026145
Oct 9, 2026120
Oct 8, 2026173
Oct 7, 2026144
Oct 6, 2026160
Oct 5, 2026167
Oct 4, 2026185
Oct 3, 2026177
Oct 2, 2026144
Oct 1, 2026137
Sep 30, 2026120
Sep 29, 2026133
Sep 28, 2026142
Sep 27, 2026195
Sep 26, 2026155
Sep 25, 2026120
Sep 24, 2026109
Sep 23, 2026105
Sep 23, 2026120
Sep 22, 202698
Sep 21, 2026174

How many players finish Little Nightmares?

30% of Steam players have unlocked «The Lady's Quarters», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

Little Nightmares screenshot 1

Little Nightmares system requirements

Minimum: GTX 460, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 7, 64-bit
Processor
Intel CPU Core i7
Graphics
Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
SSE4.2 required

Does Little Nightmares have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Little Nightmares run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
22
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish.

Does Little Nightmares use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

9 DLC available.

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