Little Nightmares: Complete Edition

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 205 Ratings

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  1. Furiamanca
    Sep 4, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una bonita aventura, varias cosas me recuerdan a pesadillas qué tuve de pequeño y no le doy calificación completa solo por que en el dlc del chico tuve muchos problemas de que la pantalla se congelaba en negro al morir.… Expand
  2. Senjiro
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    The story, enviromen, gameplay, and enemues are sooo gooood, the DLCs are worth playing too
  3. Abelardo14
    Jul 13, 2023
    8
    Un juego muy "bonito", perturbador, pero no se si llamarlo de terror, JUEGALO, es una experiencia que debes experimentar, una historia que tiene pequeños giros en la historia que te dejaran pensando. Podría definir este juego como una película de pixar de terror.

    El apartado artístico complementa al grafico, es bueno, el apartado sonoro es increíble, y en cuanto a gameplay es correcto,    Un juego muy "bonito", perturbador, pero no se si llamarlo de terror, JUEGALO, es una experiencia que debes experimentar, una historia que tiene pequeños giros en la historia que te dejaran pensando. Podría definir este juego como una película de pixar de terror.

    El apartado artístico complementa al grafico, es bueno, el apartado sonoro es increíble, y en cuanto a gameplay es correcto, al principio algo torpe, pero llegas a cogerle el truco. No es tan rejugable, pero en esta versión como incluye los dlc, suma horas al titulo y te ayuda a comprender un poco mas la historia.

    Al final te aseguro que te enamoraras de nuestra protagonista "Six", y querrás jugar Little Nightmares II y hasta jugaras el juego de móviles Very Little Nightmares.    … Expand
  4. Nevbear1206
    Apr 10, 2023
    8
    A consistently creepy and intriguing title, the visuals and sound remain impressive on the Switch while load times suffer occasionally. The overall story is fascinating, while the DLC chapter adds a great layer of new mechanics and narrative depth to the package. The enemy design is magnificent, with the main "boss" creatures serving as specific highlights. My main gripes are with puzzles,A consistently creepy and intriguing title, the visuals and sound remain impressive on the Switch while load times suffer occasionally. The overall story is fascinating, while the DLC chapter adds a great layer of new mechanics and narrative depth to the package. The enemy design is magnificent, with the main "boss" creatures serving as specific highlights. My main gripes are with puzzles, which can often be either too simplistic or too confusing, and controls, which sometimes feel quite good when navigating corridors and tight areas but are frustrating and restricting more often than not. Still one of the best indie horror titles out there, just not a perfect one.… Expand
  5. hileger
    Jan 19, 2023
    6
    платформинг ужасный ,механики слабые только визуал работает .................... и блять прятки
  6. BobsityJonesity
    Aug 20, 2022
    9
    A very unique horror game that throws one into an immersive and unsettling world filled with unique monsters and set pieces. The aesthetics of this game really sells it and the creepiness and vagueness of the Maw which adds to this games impressive immersion. A fantastic game that anyone should pick up and try.
  7. berkerzararsiz
    Jun 17, 2022
    10
    I've played the game countless times and I don't know how many times I've memorized their music. The mysterious story and legendary atmosphere of the game gives me an extraterrestrial experience. I have a spiritual pleasure playing this game. Its mysterious and dark world, the metal sound of iron cages rubbing, the feeling of smallness next to huge objects... Pay attention to the details:I've played the game countless times and I don't know how many times I've memorized their music. The mysterious story and legendary atmosphere of the game gives me an extraterrestrial experience. I have a spiritual pleasure playing this game. Its mysterious and dark world, the metal sound of iron cages rubbing, the feeling of smallness next to huge objects... Pay attention to the details: the suicide note left behind by a hanged man, the sweet smack of bare feet as she runs across the tile, the rustle of the raincoat when she's running fast... A huge head. Every time I play, an incredible expression of pleasure appears on my face.… Expand
  8. ersiro
    Jun 11, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Adorei em como uma história tão sem grande exploração no enredo e respostas conseguiu trazer uma imersão e ambientação sombria e de terror, e em como a história vai se tornando cada vez mais sombria conforme tu joga e percebe que talvez o pior não sejam os monstros que rodeiam a criança de capuz amarelo e sim... talvez ela mesma. A trilha sonora nota 10. A única coisa a melhorar talvez seja a jogabilidade e controles que muitas vezes parecem não responder aos comandos.… Expand
  9. Octanus
    May 11, 2022
    0
    This game is beautiful. Truly mesmerizing. It is also very creepy. But that's all it has going for it. ON the Switch port, you will have to wait 30-40 seconds for the game to load after you die. You will die frequently. The game suffers due to its 2.5-D style, the controls are VERY poor, leading you to failing the same 'puzzles' (that consist of just avoiding enemies) over and over again.This game is beautiful. Truly mesmerizing. It is also very creepy. But that's all it has going for it. ON the Switch port, you will have to wait 30-40 seconds for the game to load after you die. You will die frequently. The game suffers due to its 2.5-D style, the controls are VERY poor, leading you to failing the same 'puzzles' (that consist of just avoiding enemies) over and over again. If the load times weren't a problem, it would be better, but when I have to wait half a minute before I can play again, all I can think about is how frustrating and unfair my death was. The game sets you up for failure at every turn. It isn't fun. It's frustrating.… Expand
  10. shw079
    Feb 4, 2022
    8
    This game has good atmosphere and graphics. I have fun playing it but there are some frustrating glitches and unbearable long loading time in the game.
  11. SuperClaudio64
    Jan 15, 2022
    7
    Un gioco stupendo a livello di presentazione, ma un po ripetitivo nel suo gameplay. Little nightmares è un puzzle game a tema horror con una fantastica veste grafica. Tuttavia la narrazione è praticamente nulla, e il gioco lascia interpretare quasi tutto al giocatore. E quindi per quanto sia un fan del horror non posso evitare di dire che, la narrazione non mi ha colpito particolarmenteUn gioco stupendo a livello di presentazione, ma un po ripetitivo nel suo gameplay. Little nightmares è un puzzle game a tema horror con una fantastica veste grafica. Tuttavia la narrazione è praticamente nulla, e il gioco lascia interpretare quasi tutto al giocatore. E quindi per quanto sia un fan del horror non posso evitare di dire che, la narrazione non mi ha colpito particolarmente nel modo in cui l'ho interpretata, e non sono un fan del dlc che è mostruosamente ripetitivo. Il gioco base è bello ma non memorabile secondo me.… Expand
  12. btmgov
    Dec 22, 2021
    6
    Held out for a long time on this game. Caught it on sale. This game is way overrated. Graphics are great. Minimal challenge. Controls are terrible. A lot of trial and error. Load times after each death are up there with the worst I have ever seen. It has some alright fun factor, but not near enough to make you want to complete the whole game.
  13. Ryanshedlock
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    Brilliant kept me on my toes all game long. Critics say it’s to short who cares. Just perfectly made game
  14. bergcamp101
    Dec 2, 2021
    7
    Small yet rich in terms of the atmosphere game with nice puzzles. Nothing more, nothing less.
  15. SenseiMiguel
    Oct 10, 2021
    8
    8.5: hubiera deseado q fuese mas largo. Pero aun asi me encanto el juego, su oscuridad, escenarios tenebrosos, sus mecanicas de juego. Espero que el 2 sea mejorcito en lo q es la trama.
  16. Awaiko
    Sep 11, 2021
    8
    Little Nightmares will draw immediate (and deserved) comparisons to Limbo and Inside. It’s not quite as good as either of those in terms of storytelling or deeper themes, but those are high bars to clear. The level design is good, the sound and art are wonderfully horrifying (the blood-pounding with vibrations as Six is terrified adds a dimension).

    It’s able to be finished comfortably in    Little Nightmares will draw immediate (and deserved) comparisons to Limbo and Inside. It’s not quite as good as either of those in terms of storytelling or deeper themes, but those are high bars to clear. The level design is good, the sound and art are wonderfully horrifying (the blood-pounding with vibrations as Six is terrified adds a dimension).

    It’s able to be finished comfortably in under ten hours making it a buy-and-finish in a weekend game. But, the load times after dying (and you will die) are agonising. Why is it nearly 30 seconds each time? Some of the checkpoints (lamps and candles) don’t trigger and there were sections I was sent back a long way. So, an eight. It loses a point for the frustrating load times and another point because it’s not quite as the Inside/Limbo level of storytelling. However, it is still quite, quite good, and worth buying when it’s on-sale.    … Expand
  17. AngelTecashi
    Sep 3, 2021
    10
    El poderlo jugar en portátil me fascinó la vida, gracias a Bandai y Tarsier por traerlo a Switch, gracias.
  18. JimPickens
    Aug 18, 2021
    7
    Little Nightmares has great visual and audio design, but it woefully held back by its controls and glitches.

    I fell in love with this game the moment it started, I loved the art style, I loved the contrast between you character Six and the environment, being so big and imposing, much like a nightmare where you're tiny and helpless, a minute in and I already loved it... Then I kept    Little Nightmares has great visual and audio design, but it woefully held back by its controls and glitches.

    I fell in love with this game the moment it started, I loved the art style, I loved the contrast between you character Six and the environment, being so big and imposing, much like a nightmare where you're tiny and helpless, a minute in and I already loved it... Then I kept playing.

    The game is 2.5D in that everything is 3D, but you're in a 2D plain... most of the time. Because you can move vertically and horizontally, any time the game has you walk across something, you have a 60% chance of falling off and starting over, with checkpoints that just don't care about you or your fun and will sit you back entire sections.

    In the same vein, enemy encounters can go from tense and blood bumping, to downright infuriating. Without spoiling a game from 2017, the final section with The Janitor, Mr. Tickles himself, glitched for me, and when pulling the box, he would grab me no matter what, rather than the box like he's meant to, however I reloaded and tried again and low and behold, it worked first try. There's also an issue with warping into enemy hands, sometimes I'll be real life inches away from the hand, and Six will just warm right on back and into their hands, which of course did carry over into the DLC.

    The puzzles and general gameplay otherwise, is very good, never TOO easy, but never frustratingly hard either, I never felt hopelessly lost and confused, but also never felt bored either. That being said, occasionally the controls can still screw you over and despite me holding down the trigger for dear life, Six will instead hug a wall, or stare at a grabbable object, the game also liked the bug out with these as well. At one section in the second dlc, I had to climb a drawer, and couldn't, I was running up to it and jumping, jumping underneath it, jumping a little ways away, nothing... reloaded the game and did it, luckily the dlc checkpoints are a bit more forgiving.

    Like I said earlier, design wise the game is phenomenal, The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favourite movie ever,, so hearing the game invokes his and Tim Burtons works, made me very excited, and the inspiration is apparent, it's very similar to something like Coraline but gross and bloody, and I adore it. Sound wise the game is also great, the crunching bone noises of when The Janitor catches you and the bone chilling shrieks of the Twin Chefs when they see you fill me absolute dread, almost as much dread as knowing I'll have to sit on a loading screen for about 1 minute. Yeah that's another issue, it's probably just an issue with The Switch port, but the loading screens are so damn long, it makes failure less of a learning experience and more of an opportunity to browse Reddit.

    My final complaint and praise, comes from the final part of the game, lets get the negativity out of the way so we can end on a high note. The ending is incomprehensible, it takes its minimalist story telling too far and leaves you confused as opposed to intrigued, what makes this kind of story telling work, are clues and hints, little breadcrumbs to get you theorizing, but Little Nightmares doesn't do that, it just leaves you confused. Luckily the dlc goes some way to explain what the little Gnome boys are, so that's appreciated. Now for the good part, LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE. I love walking through the final section of the game, all the disgustingly obese guests eating children, and when they see you and start chasing you is perfect, some of the few chase sequences I like in the game, mainly because you know the consequences, they want to eat you and you gotta get the hell out of dodge, it's amazing. It's visually, audibly and for once, actually great to play, and culminating into a final boss that's fun, creepy and not too terribly difficult, I love it.

    The DLC episodes are pretty much of the same quality, but these focus more on puzzle solving than monster chasing, so I just tend to get less headaches playing it, though still not perfect, I did warp into enemy hands a couple times and again, The Drawer. Overall very good, I like the gameplay mechanic of using the gnomes, the sequence with The Janitor in the dark is genuinely scary, and the ending twist is great, I like it way more than the main game.

    Overall, the game is good, but JUST good, the more I played the less I liked it, I've yet to play Little Nightmares 2, but I certainly will, I just hope it controls a little better.    … Expand
  19. gooyug
    Jul 30, 2021
    6
    The game itself is very good, but it has one huge, massive, gigantic, glaring problem. It takes a fraction of a second to make a mistake and die, sending you back to the last checkpoint, but then it takes nearly 30 seconds for the level to reload. This is a game killer! I'm so sorry I wasted £30 on this. If it wasn't for this issue I'd probably rate the game content as 8, and the gameplayThe game itself is very good, but it has one huge, massive, gigantic, glaring problem. It takes a fraction of a second to make a mistake and die, sending you back to the last checkpoint, but then it takes nearly 30 seconds for the level to reload. This is a game killer! I'm so sorry I wasted £30 on this. If it wasn't for this issue I'd probably rate the game content as 8, and the gameplay (controls) as 5, with the graphics and originality of the puzzles at 9 or 10.

    I can not recommend this game to Switch players because of the ridiculously long level reloading time, it should be a couple of seconds at most, like almost every other game I've ever played.    … Expand
  20. ooregano
    May 21, 2021
    8
    Little Nightmares is great. The lore and worldbuilding are awesome and the art, music and sound design are amazing. It reminds me a lot of the Promised Neverland, especially since Isabella's lullaby sounds like the Little Nightmares theme. I encourage you to play this, the main story is incredible and when you play the DLC after, it blows you away. My main problems are that sometimesLittle Nightmares is great. The lore and worldbuilding are awesome and the art, music and sound design are amazing. It reminds me a lot of the Promised Neverland, especially since Isabella's lullaby sounds like the Little Nightmares theme. I encourage you to play this, the main story is incredible and when you play the DLC after, it blows you away. My main problems are that sometimes enemies can kill you in ways that feel unfair, the gameplay can sometimes be trial and error(especially with enemies), the loading times are occasionally annoyingly long and the short combat section of the DLC was obnoxious.… Expand
  21. Ghosthorseman
    Apr 30, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want to make one point that others haven't made. It's a SPOILER.

    In the DLC there's a sequence where you have to kill a water monster with a Television. I jumped on top of the TV, rode it down into the water, and stayed on top during the electric shock. But the monster only dies if you push the TV into the water, not if you ride the TV into the water. The TV goes in the water either way. The same electric shock happens to the monster. You avoid the shock either way. But the monster only dies if you do what the developers planned.

    Here's why this is a huge problem. If you want me to push the TV into the water and I don't do it right, you have to kill me. That's how I know that I didn't solve the puzzle. What you cannot do is let me fail the puzzle but not tell me, and have me swim around in the darkness, climbing things and pushing things and searching blindly. This is an old lesson. Imagine asking the player to build a canoe, paddle to an island, and light a fire. You can't wait until the fire is lit to tell them that the canoe has a hole in it. I got to the island. I made the fire. Your chance to tell me about the canoe is long gone.

    While some of the puzzles in the game are well-conceived, especially later in the DLC, this TV one and some others are sloppily designed. And as others have mentioned, the load times make this a poor experience. The artwork, lore, and story are really strong. But they're fighting against the lackluster implementation.    … Expand
  22. muzmuz
    Apr 27, 2021
    7
    Creepy, vague, atmospheric and thrilling; Little Nightmares is a unique and interesting puzzle-platformer with horror elements. Although occasionally annoying checkpoint system, confusing depth perception, short length, horrible controls and unjustified pricing on the Nintendo Switch pulls this game down for me.

    Thankfully the length problem is somehow remedied because the Complete    Creepy, vague, atmospheric and thrilling; Little Nightmares is a unique and interesting puzzle-platformer with horror elements. Although occasionally annoying checkpoint system, confusing depth perception, short length, horrible controls and unjustified pricing on the Nintendo Switch pulls this game down for me.

    Thankfully the length problem is somehow remedied because the Complete Edition contains the Secrets of the Maw DLC which is an extra 3 chapters on the game with a new character, gameplay mechanic and puzzles.

    Get it on sale if you want your money's worth. Because no matter how good this game is, it's still too short for $30.    … Expand
  23. Alowe39
    Apr 11, 2021
    9
    This is a really great game. The art style is charming, atmospheric without being 'scary', and the narrative engaging. The game is short (still longer than the first one). For me, though, the length was good. After sinking hours and hours into massive open world games it was nice to have a defined story, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Sometimes the game was frustrating, much of this howeverThis is a really great game. The art style is charming, atmospheric without being 'scary', and the narrative engaging. The game is short (still longer than the first one). For me, though, the length was good. After sinking hours and hours into massive open world games it was nice to have a defined story, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Sometimes the game was frustrating, much of this however was down to the slight disconnect with the 3d perspective - it was often difficult to line up jumps etc. Not enough to detract from a great game experience.

    P.s. i played no.2 first, and didn't feel the need to play the first for story (though I went back and played that as well for the fun!)    … Expand
  24. JAG7
    Mar 13, 2021
    7
    The story and the visuals are amazing. But it takes forever to reload (30 seconds) , the controls don’t respond good sometimes and there no control of the camera so you encounter hairy situations . Other than that great game
  25. scorp332211
    Mar 9, 2021
    8
    Wasn’t sure I was going to buy this as it’s quite short- but glad I did. You could probably finish the game in a little over two hours but my playthrough was about 5-6 hours. The visuals are great- even on the Switch. Gameplay is also great- lots of stealth. Puzzles are appropriately challenging. Bosses are fun to deal with. Some parts can be frustrating as you have to time things justWasn’t sure I was going to buy this as it’s quite short- but glad I did. You could probably finish the game in a little over two hours but my playthrough was about 5-6 hours. The visuals are great- even on the Switch. Gameplay is also great- lots of stealth. Puzzles are appropriately challenging. Bosses are fun to deal with. Some parts can be frustrating as you have to time things just right. Can't give it a higher score because it's so short. Overall, a very fun and interesting game. Worth the money. I highly recommend it- give it a shot!… Expand
  26. 2bitplayss
    Mar 9, 2021
    8
    the game is a lot of fun. its kinda creepy sometimes after playing this one i wil definitly play little nightmares 2. the only thing thats really anoying is the loading times there really long. and really anoying since you wil die a lot your first playthrough in the 4th chapter there is a section that i died like 30 times on so after the loading was over i died in the next 10 seconds sothe game is a lot of fun. its kinda creepy sometimes after playing this one i wil definitly play little nightmares 2. the only thing thats really anoying is the loading times there really long. and really anoying since you wil die a lot your first playthrough in the 4th chapter there is a section that i died like 30 times on so after the loading was over i died in the next 10 seconds so the loading added up but other than that fun game… Expand
  27. Daisuk
    Mar 4, 2021
    7
    Spooky vibe akin to Inside and Limbo, but it lacks the interesting puzzles and story from those games. The platforming in it are also very imprecise at times. It looks drop dead gorgeous though! Worth a shot on a sale.
  28. Volcan24
    Mar 3, 2021
    8
    The game is very good. The atmosphere is unique and the size of everything around you makes you feel tiny and fragile. Almost like everything could kill you. Every character is kinda ominous (mostly because of the size). The game is very short but I think is a very nice experience. Despite that, I don't think is worth the cost totally. I bought it on sale on the Nintendo E-Shop, otherwiseThe game is very good. The atmosphere is unique and the size of everything around you makes you feel tiny and fragile. Almost like everything could kill you. Every character is kinda ominous (mostly because of the size). The game is very short but I think is a very nice experience. Despite that, I don't think is worth the cost totally. I bought it on sale on the Nintendo E-Shop, otherwise I'd never have played it. If you want to play it, I suggest waiting for a promotion/sale.
    It's barely 6 hours long and the puzzles are not that hard. You'll die a lot because of all the hostile characters
    so prepare yourselves because it'll take a very long time to respawn. Loading screens in general are quite long.    … Expand
  29. The_Juk3z
    Feb 26, 2021
    8
    +10 hours gameplay for 5$
    + horror atmosphere
    + sound design

    -hard to control
  30. Ampharol4890
    Feb 20, 2021
    10
    little nightmare is a great spooky game and you can relive small traumas or fears from your childhood.
    undoubtedly a game that you stay looking at the details of the game you could stay for hours seeing all its atmosphere and the grotesque and creepy design of the characters.
    if you want to spend some time playing a horror or puzzle game this game would be ideal for you
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
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  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Sep 5, 2018
    80
    Little Nightmares is a bit of a quandary, as it's both a relaxing, floaty platformer and an unsettling portrait of the macabre. [Issue #34 – July/August 2018, p. 21]
  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Jul 13, 2018
    80
    The nearly-perfect Little Nightmares compendium comes on the Nintendo Switch, with minor graphical flaws and the usual plus of being (also) portable.
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  3. Switch Player
    Jun 11, 2018
    80
    There may be other games in a similar vein to Little Nightmares, but it really is a truly unique adventure making fantastic use of the 3D space and lighting. Occasionally the controls feel a little clunky, but it’s forgivable as you experience a macabre game and world unlike any other.
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