Little Nightmares

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79

Top Critic Average

72%

Critics Recommend

IGN
8.8 / 10
PC Gamer
78 / 100
Eurogamer
Recommended
Game Rant
4 / 5
GamesRadar+
4 / 5
Game Informer
9 / 10
GameSpot
8 / 10
Polygon
8.5 / 10
Creators: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, Tarsier Studios
Release Date: Apr 28, 2017 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
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Critic Reviews for Little Nightmares

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

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Tarsier Studios creates a delightfully grotesque puzzle horror experience with Little Nightmares, where a little girl seeks safety from an oddity-filled world.

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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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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' creepiness makes a lasting impression

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