Little Nightmares (2017)

Developer: Tarsier Studios
Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 116,233 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 6.4 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, atmospheric puzzle-platformer where you play as a vulnerable child sneaking through a grotesque, dark world to survive.

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What players say

Players praise the art direction, sound design, and story told without words, but consistently warn about finicky controls, unresponsive grabbing, and a save system that resets to the chapter start. The base game is a couple of hours long and often goes on sale, while the DLC has stability problems.

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