Reanimal Reviews
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.
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Review in German | Read full review
Reanimal is an audiovisual masterpiece and in many ways more interesting than its twin game, Little Nightmares 3, but it doesn't quite reach the level of a classic status like the opening part of Little Nightmares.
Review in Finnish | Read full review
Reanimal is Tarsier Studios doing exactly what it does best: tense, physiological horror with a (un)healthy dose of gore and body-horror.
REANIMAL feels like the work of a studio unshackled. While based on the foundations originally designed and created by Tarsier Studios, the team has built on them with confidence and creative conviction. This is a game that understands what made the studio’s earlier work resonate, while refusing to be defined by it. Through its confident mechanical evolution, grounded and oppressive world design, and a thematic focus that’s as unsettling as it is confrontational, REANIMAL establishes its own identity; one that’s harsher, more ambitious, and more emotionally affecting than anything Tarsier has made before.
Tarsier Studios has crafted a work of art and a bigger, more dramatic, version of Little Nightmares that showcases how far this type of game can go. It's so disturbing in its themes, unsettling in its pivotal moments, coated in dreadful atmosphere, and mesmerizing from start to finish. It unfortunately fails in its gameplay elements, as it has no complex puzzles, boring combat encounters, and is just all around pretty simple.
Reanimal represents the natural and daring evolution of Tarsier Studios, taking the fragile and surreal essence of Little Nightmares and transforming it into a more expansive and explicitly horror-filled, disturbing, brutal, and relational cooperative horror game (without betraying its melancholic and childlike soul), perfect for those seeking shared tension on an island of living nightmares. Despite some narrative crypticism and minimalist combat that is not for everyone, the result is an unforgettable adventure (albeit rather short) that will appeal to fans of the genre. It is a title that is best played in pairs, where the tension of having to protect (and depend on) another person amplifies the journey.
Review in Italian | Read full review
After a long hiatus since Little Nightmares 2, Tarsier’s return is more than expected: Reanimal is an ambitious and disturbing horror adventure that pushes the studio’s creativity to its limits.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
"A terrifying yet captivating experience" REANIMAL represents a confident step forward for Tarsier Studios, deepening the philosophy of vulnerability and suffocation without falling into the trap of repetition. Through thoughtful collaboration and meticulously crafted visual and sound design, the game delivers a psychologically unsettling and artistically cohesive experience. A horror experience designed to disturb and linger in the memory.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
REANIMAL represents a step in maturity for Tarsier Studios. Although the first part of the campaign may feel overly familiar to those who have followed the studio's previous work, the experience grows consistently by introducing new mechanics, expanding the role of cooperation, and investing in a more raw and direct setting.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Reanimal is a fresh and distinctive entry in the lineage of horror games that Tarsier Studios is known for, featuring a more realistic approach alongside impressive cinematic and artistic direction. The game stands out for its deeply mysterious narrative, which gives players the freedom to interpret it in their own way, as well as for its varied gameplay, new ideas, and finely crafted sound design. While it remains faithful to the core essence that defines the studio’s work, the story’s heavy ambiguity may not appeal to everyone.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
REANIMAL is Tarsier Studios at their darkest, and at their most confident. It takes familiar ideas and expands them into something bigger, scarier, and more deliberate. It’s not perfect, but its atmosphere, co-op design, and standout set pieces left a strong impression. One of the most memorable modern horror games I’ve played in a while.