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Little Nightmares

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, Tarsier Studios
Apr 28, 2017 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
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OpenCritic Rating

79

Top Critic Average

72%

Critics Recommend

Eurogamer
Recommended
IGN
8.8 / 10
PC Gamer
78 / 100
Easy Allies
4 / 5
GamesRadar+
4 / 5
Metro GameCentral
7 / 10
Game Informer
9 / 10
GameSpot
8 / 10
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Critic Reviews for Little Nightmares

Media Molecule prot'g' Tarsier turns in a masterpiece of meat and malice, swiftly consumed but with a lingering aftertaste.

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IGN

8.8 / 10.0
IGN

Like Hide and Seek, Little Nightmares confidently captures the exhilarating fear of waiting to be found by something that's hunting you. But it also replicates the alien horror of being a child that doesn't understand what's happening to and around them, and of a seemingly familiar environment turned into a series of opportunities for safety and danger. Smart, grotesque and never-endingly weird, this is a very different, extremely welcome kind of horror game that left me wanting more than its brief five hours provides.

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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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At times mechanically clumsy, but artistically sound, Little Nightmares might get on your nerves every once in awhile, but its imagery will burrow into your brain and never leave.

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Metro GameCentral

GameCentral
7 / 10
Metro GameCentral

It has some unfortunate gameplay failings, but in terms of disturbing atmosphere and surprisingly serious subject matter this is one of the best horror games of the year.

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I wanted to replay it the instant I finished

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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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Little Nightmares' Tarsier Studios Acquired by THQ Nordic's Parent Company

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Tarsier Studios, the 65-person team behind games such as Little Nightmares and The Stretchers, has been acquired by the ownership group once known as THQ Nordic AB.

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