Little Nightmares creates horror through scale and grotesquery. Being a tiny child in a world of enormous, deformed adults taps into fundamental childhood fears. The Chef sequences and the Guest Area are particularly nightmarish.
This page combines editorial context, community fear data, platform availability, and store links so you can quickly judge whether Little Nightmares fits your horror backlog.
If scare intensity, jump scares, or specific triggers matter to you, use the fear profile and warning details below before you buy or start a playthrough.
Little Nightmares is a indie horror, puzzle horror, platformer horror game developed by Tarsier Studios, released in 2017. Available on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android.
Community ratings give Little Nightmares an intensity score of 3.0 out of 5. Jump scares are rated as few. Content warnings include violence, child endangerment, body horror, cannibalism.
Played from a third-person perspective. Solo mode available. Average playtime is approximately 4 hours.
Little Nightmares has few jump scares according to community ratings.
Little Nightmares has an intensity rating of 3.0 out of 5 based on community votes.
Little Nightmares contains the following content warnings: Violence, Child Endangerment, Body Horror, Cannibalism.
Little Nightmares is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android.
Little Nightmares was developed by Tarsier Studios. Published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
