Little Nightmares Reviews

Little Nightmares is ranked in the 75th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10.0
Apr 22, 2017

Fans of Limbo and Inside should definitely check out Little Nightmares. It's a big step forward for 2D-horrors and dark platformers, and this game will definitely inspire independent developers in the future if they decide to create something similar. Playdead's Inside raised the bar sky high, but Tarsier achieved almost similar results and brought plenty of fresh ideas to the table.

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85 / 100
Jun 2, 2017

Little Nightmares has some minor flaws such as short length, but creepy and scary atmosphere and excellent hide-and-seek gameplay has made it a worthwhile experience.

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May 24, 2017

A dark, atmospheric and immersive adventure, full of memorable moments. Design frustrations and lacklustre puzzles stop this reaching the heights of bedfellows Limbo and Inside – but this is still a captivating experience.

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8 / 10.0
May 30, 2017

Little Nightmares is a small game with a really great atmosphere. It may be best described as an early Tool video with a French stop motion short film scored by Danny Elfman and a pinch of a twisted version of Spirited Away. This mixture gives the game a lot of personality and makes it unique. Character design is simply superb and really adds to the overall eerie feeling of the game. Environmental puzzles are a little bit too simple, and that is it's only strong shortcoming. We really enjoyed every creepy second of this game and wished it would be a bit longer. In short, Little Nightmares is a great interactive experience that is difficult to find anywhere else.

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Gamefa
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
May 17, 2017

Little Nightmares is born thanks to Playdead's games and their effects on video games. With this unique style of narrative, they can say whatever they want! The game looks childish in the first moments but it becomes darker and scarier. Platforming and puzzling and the game’s unique graphic style makes a really good experience. But the narration is the best reason to play Little Nightmares.

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8.6 / 10.0
May 1, 2017

While not actually frightening, its otherworldly characters are well conceptualized, and they’re each ugly and punishing enough to make gameplay interesting.

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Adam Riley
Top Critic
8 / 10
Aug 10, 2017

A wonderful atmospheric ride that can be powered through in just over an hour if dashing by everything along the way, but it will actually keep the majority of gamers plugging away for a few hours longer as the timed-puzzles and conundrums found within this thrilling escapade, complete with platform challenges to add to the already high tension levels, and extras to uncover, provide plenty of entertainment.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 21, 2017

This game may not receive a lot of attention but it still deserves a chance especially for fans of survival horror and strange ideas. It is indeed one of the games I enjoyed a lot this year.

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8 / 10
Apr 24, 2017

A game rich in a diverse cast of characters and an evocative world, with a masterful use of sound and lighting, resulting in a unique and powerful experience.

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GameSpew
Top Critic
8 / 10
Apr 28, 2017

Little Nightmares does a fantastic job of pulling off "childish horror". It strikes a good balance in introducing horror without ever being too scary; anyone who loves a little bit of the macabre without the intense dread of true terror will love this indie title.

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May 2, 2017

It might not be the most refined experience (something young Burton's films were often guilty of as well), but that vision, and the rare mastery over a horror many of us feel but struggle to articulate, makes this game frequently surprising, intense, and always sublime.

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GameSkinny
ESpalding
Top Critic
May 3, 2017

The strangest game of hide and seek you will ever play!

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Cubed3
Top Critic
8 / 10
May 3, 2017

Little Nightmares goes for about $19.99 (digital) and for that much the game is pretty much worth it. Once the game begins, it is easy to be hooked and enthralled all the way to its conclusion. From an artistic and design standpoint, it is one of the most creative looking games around, and pulls off the whole demented doll house look perfectly. On Xbox One it may not be the smoothest running game, but it is still perfectly playable. Not a long or challenging game by any means, but Little Nightmares does manage to make a lasting impression.

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8 / 10.0
May 3, 2017

Little Nightmares won't rock your world but it breathes new life into both side-scroller platformers and horror games.

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86 / 100
May 4, 2017

When talking about gameplay, it's impossible not to compare Little Nightmares to Limbo or Inside. Although similar in that, this platform and horror game from Tarsier Studios delivers an unique atmosphere, inhabited by creatures that cause some discomfort (which is something good in this context, by the way). Its polished design, allied to a functional and intelligent gameplay, make the game an excellent choice to any gamer that might want a macabre and unconventional experience.

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Zoomg
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
May 2, 2017

Little Nightmares feels like a delicious food which leaves a very great taste in your mouth. The only problem of this game is that it’s really short. Little Nightmares is definitely inspired by games like Inside but it has its very own feeling and is one of the best dark platformer games of this generation.

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Gamers Heroes
Johnny Hurricane
Top Critic
8 / 10
May 7, 2017

At $20, Little Nightmares is a bit expensive for what you get. However, if you like the idea of feeling like a helpless child in a foreign world, you will be hard pressed to find something better than this.

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60 / 100
May 6, 2017

Little Nightmares is like the long, intense screech of a violin before the jump scare - except that the scare never comes and the sound eventually fades to the background. Yes, it's dark and moody, but after establishing the atmosphere it never evolves into something that's really worth playing.

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8 / 10
May 9, 2017

Little Nightmares attempts to tackle the horror aspects of being a young child in a world full of unknown creatures and succeeds with it.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 9, 2017

At the end of Little Nightmares, any player will agree on something firm and thats the desire for more content. This means that Little Nightmares is not that Little and in fact, it was totally successful in bringing back childhood nightmares, along with a descent psychological platformer which all along it had its own small problems but nevertheless, Little Nightmares is one the most vital indie games that we've ever had in the current generation

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