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Little Nightmares

Little Nightmares

Tarsier Studios·Released Apr 28, 2017·Single player

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Genres
PlatformerPuzzleAdventureIndie
Critic81/100
Across 7 reviews
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About

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 of Six, a hungry little girl who must escape the Maw, an iron vessel inhabited by monstrous, twisted beings.

Reviews

9 reviews
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Push Square
Sammy Barker·May 1, 2017
Critic70/100
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Little Nightmares is like a fledgling chef's interpretation of a gourmet dish: it looks the part and hits the spot – but it won't live too long in the memory once you've greedily gobbled it up. Outstanding presentation is paired with some forgettable puzzles and a slightly fragmented fiction, leaving a feast that will satisfy without ever really forcing your tastebuds to explode.

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GameSpot
Matt Espineli·Apr 28, 2017
Critic80/100
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Little Nightmares' brief length may leave you craving more, but its haunting story and visuals make it a journey well worth taking.

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IGN
Joe Skrebels·Apr 26, 2017
Critic88/100
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Gleefully strange, unceasingly grim, and quietly smart, this is a very different kind of horror game.

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PC Gamer
Samuel Roberts·Apr 24, 2017
Critic78/100
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An okay platformer but a deeply imaginative horror game, Little Nightmares is worth playing for its array of disturbing imagery.

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Eurogamer
Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·Apr 21, 2017
Critic80/100
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Tarsier's Little Nightmares is a ghoulish, short-lived masterpiece that takes everything the studio learned about platformers from LittleBigPlanet and thoroughl

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Rock Paper Shotgun
Adam Smith·Apr 21, 2017
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It's precisely the kind of horror game I love – grotesque but not gross, and interested in thoughtful pacing and escalation rather than jumpscares and shocks. Also, linear though it is, there are some collectibles I'd like to hunt for and the whole game is short enough that I'll happily play it again, or watch someone else playing.

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