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. Little Nightmares follows Six, a small, raincoat-clad child trapped in a mysterious underwater vessel called the Maw. The Maw is inhabited by grotesque, monstrous residents who prey on the helpless. As Six navigates through disturbing environments, she must solve puzzles and avoid being captured. The journey gradually reveals the dark and oppressive nature of the Maw and its inhabitants. Driven by hunger and desperation, Six’s actions ultimately reflect the cycle of predation within the world she inhabits.
PlatformPuzzleAdventureIndieActionFantasyHorrorThrillerSurvivalpsychological horrorpsychological thrillerdark3d2.5dfemale protagoniststeamachievementsshortGoogle Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One
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Earnest, grave, contemporary and bleak.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Platforms
- Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Tarsier Studios
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Released
- April 28, 2017
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person, Side view
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Time to beat
- 2 h rushed · 3.5 h main story · 9 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 757 ratings.
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