- Publisher: Namco Bandai Games America , Namco Bandai Games , Bandai Namco Games
- Release Date: Apr 27, 2017
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One
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Apr 21, 2017Atmospheric horror platformer with obvious gameplay flaws.
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Oct 19, 2017Do you like Limbo and Inside? If so, Little Nightmares will be right up your alley. The game is less original and expressive as Playdead's titles though.
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May 11, 2017The enemies are cartoonishly grotesque, like something Pixar might have created if they wanted to petrify children instead of amuse them.
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Apr 21, 2017If you liked Limbo and Inside, then Little Nightmares is definitely for you. Though its puzzles may not have you stumped for quite as long, its sinister world will consume your attention throughout its five to six-hour duration. Playing cat and mouse with its boss creatures will have you on the edge of your seat as you desperately seek the next spot of refuge under cover. Had its controls been as tight as necessary for its platforming sections, and its final chapter not been so anticlimactic, Little Nightmares could have been something truly special. Nonetheless, it’s a short, eerie, and sweet experience that will linger in my mind for days to come.
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Apr 21, 2017Tariser has come a long way from the bubbly world of LittleBigPlanet with the dark and disgusting world of Little Nightmares. What it lacks in gameplay substance is made up for in visual and audio design. If that's a trade-off you're worth making, then Little Nightmares is a decent entry for the genre.
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Apr 21, 2017Media Molecule protégé Tarsier turns in a masterpiece of meat and malice, swiftly consumed but with a lingering aftertaste.
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Apr 21, 2017I love it. There were times when I didn’t, mostly when I had to replay a section where I kept failing to line up what looked like a simple jump over and over, but by the end I was smitten. It’s a grotesque, horrid and eventually hopeful in its own morbid fashion, and despite many moments that feel like reimaginings or echoes from elsewhere, it has enough extraordinary images and sequences to stand alone. It’s precisely the kind of horror game I love – grotesque but not gross, and interested in thoughtful pacing and escalation rather than jumpscares and shocks. Also, linear though it is, there are some collectibles I’d like to hunt for and the whole game is short enough that I’ll happily play it again, or watch someone else playing.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 488 out of 661
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Mixed: 143 out of 661
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Negative: 30 out of 661
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May 21, 2017Little Nightmares is fantastic great game. The plot is incomprehensible, but very cool gameplay and amazing atmosphere. Looking forward to the sequel.
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Apr 28, 2017
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Apr 29, 2017