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Little Nightmares

What is little nightmares?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Developer Tarsier Studios[1]
Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment[1]
Genre Puzzle-platform horror adventure[1]
Main character Six[1]
Setting The Maw[1]
Initial release April 2017[1]

Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, following a hungry girl named Six as she tries to escape a mysterious underwater vessel called the Maw.

Context

Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment [1]. It follows Six, a hungry little girl trying to escape the Maw, a mysterious underwater vessel inhabited by monstrous beings [1]. The game was initially released in April 2017 [1]. Gameplay focuses on stealth and exploration, with puzzle-platform mechanics [2]. It is described as a third-person 3D action adventure game [2].

Documented claims

  • Six must escape the Maw while avoiding monstrous inhabitants. [1]
  • The game uses stealth and exploration as core gameplay elements. [2]
  • Little Nightmares is described as a third-person 3D action adventure game. [2]

Questions and answers

What is the actual story of Little Nightmares?

The story follows Six, a hungry little girl, as she tries to escape the Maw, a mysterious underwater vessel inhabited by monstrous beings [1].

Is Little Nightmares co-op?

The sources do not mention co-op features for the original game [1].

Is there a Little Nightmares 3 release date?

The provided sources do not include information about a third installment [1].

Sources

  1. Little Nightmares | Official Site — bandainamcoent.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Little Nightmares Review – A Chilling, Small-Scale Horror ... — chipznstix.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment