Little Nightmares

Little Nightmares

Steam Deck Verified

Tarsier Studios · Horror · Apr 27, 2017

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

95%
Very Positive
116k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 123 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 116k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The characters and environment are so thoughtfully made, and I found myself both anxious and morbidly curious while playing.
123 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The artstyle and graphics are really good.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Some of the achievements are tricky to get, but the gameplay overall is pretty accessible.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The atmosphere is creepy and the sound design helps a lot with it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
I like the puzzles, they aren't too hard but the way you often have to mange a monster to complete one makes it more thrilling.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters123 reviews
Graphics80 reviews
Gameplay73 reviews
Audio50 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls8 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs9 reviews
100%
Crashes9 reviews
78%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
22
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.