Little Nightmares

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 513 Ratings

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  • Summary: Immerse yourself in Little Nightmares, a dark whimsical tale that will confront you with your childhood fears. Help Six escape The Maw – a vast, mysterious vessel inhabited by corrupted souls looking for their next meal.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 52
  3. Negative: 2 out of 52
  1. Let's Play Video Games
    Jul 1, 2017
    95
    Little Nightmares stands head and shoulders above its peers it terms of its true innovation, beautiful, atmospheric design, and a truly terrible tale. For any horror fan, Little Nightmares is the stuff of dreams.
  2. VideoGamer
    Apr 21, 2017
    90
    Little Nightmares is frightening, in a way that gets under your skin. A way that whispers in your ear that you won't sleep well tonight. Little Nightmares takes things you were afraid of when you were a kid, and reminds you you're still afraid now.
  3. Vandal
    Apr 22, 2017
    85
    Little Nightmares is a wonderful adventure, but unsettling and grotesque at the same time. If you like games like Limbo and Inside, you cannot miss it, even though this one has its own personality.
  4. SpazioGames
    Apr 21, 2017
    80
    A unique experience with an incredible atmosphere: it leaves too many unanswered questions, but the five hours of gameplay flow by quickly.
  5. Gameplanet
    Apr 28, 2017
    80
    The first multiplatform release from Tarsier is a taut grim fairytale of a puzzle-platformer that's perfect to explore on a rainy afternoon.
  6. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 14, 2017
    70
    Lacklustre puzzling, fiddly controls and a brief runtime disappoint slightly. [June 2017, p.90]
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  7. Slant Magazine
    Apr 30, 2017
    30
    Little Nightmares is the equivalent of wax fruit, beautiful to look at from a distance but disappointing up close and ultimately functionless.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 123
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 123
  3. Negative: 5 out of 123
  1. Muteded
    Apr 30, 2017
    10
    For me this is a perfect game. Story keeps you up all the time, I want more and more. Beautiful idea of nightmares. No blood, no words justFor me this is a perfect game. Story keeps you up all the time, I want more and more. Beautiful idea of nightmares. No blood, no words just good story. Amazing graphic and animations. Can't wait for more games like this.… Expand
  2. Getsinger
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Excellent platform/puzzle game with a fantastic ending! I can't wait for the release of part 2 on February 11, 2021. I'll definitely beExcellent platform/puzzle game with a fantastic ending! I can't wait for the release of part 2 on February 11, 2021. I'll definitely be preordering that one! A+… Expand
  4. Ogeday_Han
    Aug 7, 2022
    9
    No talking, no **** pure gameplay. Deducted one point cause controls could be much better.
  5. Skurttish
    Sep 3, 2020
    8
    A great little puzzle platformer horror game. I liked the music, the art, and the overall ambience very much—they added up to a memorableA great little puzzle platformer horror game. I liked the music, the art, and the overall ambience very much—they added up to a memorable experience worth recommending. The story was a little lacking in that they could have done a bit more with it, but the endings of the main game and the third DLC were strong enough that I didn’t detract any points for that.

    But I did subtract two points, and there were two reasons why: First, the controls were a bit floaty and hard to manage, and that was particularly noticeable when there was a big scary bad guy bearing down on me. I think if they had expanded the hitboxes of the movable items, it would have made for a better experience overall and given the illusion of tighter controls.

    Second, the game is pretty short for the price they’re asking. My comfort zone is around $1/hour of gameplay, and when a game goes north of that, it’s going to be a negative for me. That was the case here.

    All in all, a good experience.    … Expand
  6. ToshLichev
    Apr 11, 2022
    8
    An intriguing and unique experience that could have been truly amazing if it wasn't compromised by fairly unresponsive controls.
  7. zach_grech
    May 7, 2022
    7
    This game is defiantly an experience video game. The visuals are excellent and the sequences are intense. The story is cryptic but very good.This game is defiantly an experience video game. The visuals are excellent and the sequences are intense. The story is cryptic but very good. The puzzles in this game are quite uninspired and boring.… Expand
  8. kia_salemi
    Feb 27, 2021
    0
    What the hell is this game, really. Controls are disaster no guide at the first of the game.

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