Reanimal Reviews
REANIMAL, while not perfect, does an excellent job of building on what Tarsier does best—portraying childhood fears as their most intense expressions.
Reanimal solidifies Tarsier Studios' identity with a grittier and more consistently tense approach. While its mechanics may feel somewhat repetitive, its audiovisual presentation and atmospheric design make it a disturbing and coherent experience. It doesn't reinvent the horror genre, but it executes it with a distinctive style.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Reanimal feels like Tarsier perfecting a style they clearly understand inside and out. It delivers unforgettable creature designs, haunting environments, solid puzzles, and a tone that lingers long after you put the controller down. Yes, it is short. Yes, the price makes it a slightly harder sell. But it is also a fantastic game that horror fans, especially those who loved Tarsier’s previous work, should not miss. Reanimal may not give you all the answers, but it will give you moments you will not forget anytime soon.
Reanimal will feel familiar if you’ve played Little Nightmares or Little Nightmares II, but the shift into fully 3D spaces changes how you explore and move forward. You’re still relying on observation, using light to find paths, and working together to solve puzzles, but there’s more freedom in how you approach each area. If you liked how Little Nightmares made you pay attention to your surroundings instead of guiding you directly, Reanimal builds on that while giving you more room to explore and figure things out yourself.
Reanimal delivers strong atmosphere and deliciously macabre visuals, but its short runtime (2–4 hours) and steep £35 price make it difficult to recommend at full cost.
Reanimal is both beautiful and horrifying, carving out a unique identity. The blend of co-op mechanics and atmospheric storytelling mixed with nightmarish creature design creates an experience you won't soon forget. Despite playing solo, I enjoyed my time with Reanimal but felt I would've appreciated the gameplay much more with someone I know to help me navigate the island. Ultimately, Tarsier's penchant for telling bone-chilling horror stories is why they continue to make a lasting impression.
Essentially, the "real" Little Nightmares III, a nightmarish but very brief journey into the depths of paranoia.
Reanimal is the best possible comeback for Tarsier Studios. The development team has succeeded in the difficult task of building on the legacy established with Little Nightmares and creating a solid, engaging project that has been expanded in virtually every aspect. Although it does not revolutionise the concept too much, the new effort is capable of capturing the player's attention from the very beginning, thanks to its exquisite aesthetics and masterful technical aspects.
Review in Italian | Read full review
With plenty of claustrophobic feeling of dread and constant threat at nearly every turn, Reanimal handles the tense pace beautifully with a mixture of graphics, lighting and sound. Jump scares are used to great effect, really setting the feel and tone by starting off small, being used just enough to not make you expect them but still keeping you on your proverbial toes constantly expecting something to jump and try to eat, crush or stomp you. The style and look of the various enemies you meet as you progress is truly unsettling at times and the attention to detail in the dark worn down and decaying world around you is amazing, from grass and trees swaying in the breeze, to mud puddles splattering underfoot as you run through them. Add all this to a tight, chilling and genuinely unsettling at times narration and it delivers something fresh and special. I was feeling shades of an even more twisted version of reality than even the town of Silent Hill delivers with how the story feels somewhat psychological aswell as deeply emotional. It makes you think, it makes you wonder and it makes you go ‘Eeep!’ many times. And at the low-end entry point of only £34.99, it would be kind of crazy not to consider adding this title to your collection with the amount of entertainment on offer. The game is by no means the longest of its type, but it never feels like you’ve been short changed as the content, while it lasts, delivers an engrossing and powerful experience. Especially when enjoyed with a friend. Whether you’re a fan of Tarsier Studios‘ previous games or even just a fan of dark, gothic style survival horror adventure games with plenty of atmosphere as a whole, then this game comes highly recommended from this fan of the genre. Try it, you shan’t be disappointed.
Reanimal is a delightful, tense, artistic, and unforgettable experience—perfect for players who prefer a relaxed yet unique and immersive journey over pure challenge. Its strikingly distinctive world design pulls you in completely, and despite its ambiguous storytelling, it creates a haunting, hellish setting that lingers in your memory. The only things keeping the game from being truly flawless are its somewhat unsatisfying ending and a few minor technical bugs. Still, these issues are far from significant enough to take away from what is ultimately a beautiful piece of interactive art.
Review in Persian | Read full review
REANIMAL is a fantastic horror game from the Little Nightmare veterans. The atmosphere and world are wonderfully crafted with a disturbing story and creepy characters. The gameplay differences help it stand out, though it still feels a little too close to home in some cases, but that doesn't detract from how great an experience the game is as a whole. This is a horror game worth adding to your library, especially if you are a fan of Little Nightmares. And while it's weird on the Steam Deck, it's still very playable and enjoyable. We do have to sacrifice the Post Processing, which adds to the game's atmosphere, but it isn't the end of the world. We can put almost everything else on "High", get a stable 30 FPS, and survive the horrors with a good-looking experience on the go.
Tarsier Studios' new title, REANIMAL, overwhelms players with its grotesque atmosphere and direction. Its strengths lie in the immersion created by a UI-free interface, proactive action, and AI cooperation. While the short playtime and the easing of tension in the latter half are regrettable, Tarsier's unique horror formula is excellent.
Review in Korean | Read full review
Reanimal is the definitive consecration of Tarsier Studios as the masters of atmospheric horror, surpassing the legacy of Little Nightmares through visceral art and cooperative gameplay that is as entertaining as it is suffocating. Although its puzzles are somewhat conventional, its masterful use of the camera and nightmarish aesthetics make it much more than a spiritual successor. We'll talk about it again at the end of the year.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Reanimal isn’t Little Nightmares 3, though if it had been named that, no one would have been shocked. Despite the new title suggesting a break from the past, Tarsier Studios clearly builds on the path established under Bandai Namco. It’s a coherent evolution of their previous work: nothing is reinvented, but everything is refined and expanded with confidence. This isn’t a radical reboot—just the natural progression of a formula that has become the studio’s signature. If you loved Six and Mono, Reanimal is unlikely to disappoint.
Review in Italian | Read full review
In my review of Reanimal, I evaluate this experience, which stands out for its dark atmosphere, psychological tension, and grotesque design, in all its aspects: gameplay, story, and technical performance.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Tarsier Studios masterfully replicates their signature dread, bolstered by a welcome co-op focus and grotesque art direction. However, the puzzles lack teeth and the blueprint feels increasingly familiar. It's a polished, if slightly repetitive, descent into atmospheric horror that proves two orphans are better than one.
Reanimal goes far beyond being just an inspiration from The Little Nightmares. Developed by Tarsier Studios, the project shows a clear sense of identity and the confidence to explore new ideas. Instead of simply repeating mechanics that worked in the past, the studio expands its formula by introducing combat and building a brand new universe with its own tone and personality. The result is an experience that respects its roots while carving out a distinct path, with enough strength and originality to stand on its own and potentially grow into a franchise just as memorable as the one that inspired it.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Tarsier's most ambitious and grand horror-adventure yet is a thrilling, baffling ride that will have you fully invested - for as long as it lasts.
Reanimal feels like a deliberate evolution rather than a spiritual sequel. It abandons the safety net of stylized grotesque horror and embraces something harsher and more intimate. The result is a game that feels confident in its darkness and uninterested in softening its edges for accessibility. I'm not sure Reanimal fully surpasses Little Nightmares 2 as an overall experience, but it certainly matches it in every meaningful way.
If you are a fan of Little Nightmares, you will most likely love Reanimal as well. Whilst it rarely breaks the formula, delivering a fairly predictable gameplay loop, yet a wildly creative horror experience that had me hooked from the moment I hit play to the end credits. In the end, I was hoping for just a little bit more.