Little Nightmares

Little Nightmares
DeveloperTarsier Studios
PublisherBandai Namco Entertainment
Producers
  • Henrik Larsson
  • Oscar Wemmert
  • Emma Mellander
Designers
  • Dennis Talajic
  • Asger Kristiansen
ProgrammerMattias Ottvall
Artists
  • Per Bergman
  • Christer Johansson
  • Sebastian Bastian
WriterDave Mervik
Composers
  • Tobias Lilja
  • Christian Vasselbring
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platforms
Release
  • PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
  • 28 April 2017
  • Nintendo Switch
  • 18 May 2018
  • Stadia
  • 1 June 2020
  • Android, iOS
  • 12 December 2023
  • PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S , Nintendo Switch 2
  • 10 October 2025
GenresPuzzle-platform, survival horror
ModeSingle-player

Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One, released in April 2017. A Nintendo Switch version was released in May 2018, followed by a Google Stadia version in June 2020 and mobile versions were released on 12 December 2023 and published by Playdigious. Set in a mysterious world, Little Nightmares follows the journey of Six, a hungry little girl who must escape the Maw, an underwater vessel inhabited by monstrous, twisted beings.

The game received positive reviews upon release with critics praising its atmosphere, art design, and sound. A prequel, Little Nightmares II, was released in February 2021, and a third entry in the series, Little Nightmares III, by Supermassive Games was released on 10 October 2025. An upgraded version, titled Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition was released the same day, but could be played earlier with a pre-order of Little Nightmares III.