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Little Nightmares II

Little Nightmares II

|Sweden, Japan|Platform, Adventure

8.6 /10

Aww Great!

Very hot

58.8k ratings
Time to beat
Main
4h
Main + extras
4.4h
Complete
8h
Rating sources
Steam · Player score9.3/1058.3k ratingsIGDB · Critic score8.2/1013 ratingsIGDB · Player score8.2/10324 ratings
OpenCritic · Critic score8.3/10176 ratings
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Why play it

Little Nightmares II is a 2021 Platform, Adventure, Puzzle game rated 8.6/10 from 58.8k ratings, with a main story of about 4h, available on Google Stadia, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S.

Little Nightmares II is a puzzle-platformer and survival horror game in which players control Mono, a young boy navigating a nightmarish world warped by the transmission of a distant Signal Tower. Gameplay combines environmental puzzle-solving with stealth and light combat, as Mono and his AI companion Six work together to evade grotesque enemies and traverse dangerous environments. The game is a prequel to the original Little Nightmares and features collectible items that unlock additional story content.

Story and worldbuilding

Mono, a boy wearing a paper bag over his head, awakens alone in a dark forest haunted by recurring dreams of a hallway and a door marked with an eye. After discovering Six imprisoned in a remote shack, the two children escape her captor and drift toward the Pale City, a fog-shrouded urban ruin littered with old television sets. Drawn by some connection between the televisions and his strange dreams, Mono pushes deeper into the city alongside Six, passing through a schoolhouse ruled by monstrous figures and a hospital crawling with unsettling patients. Ahead of them looms the Signal Tower, the source of a pervasive broadcast that has twisted the city and its inhabitants into something terrible.

Game highlights
Rating momentum

Aww Great!: 8.6/10 across 58.8k ratings. Word of mouth is strong — if you like the genre, go for it.

Play style

Leans into Platform, Adventure, Puzzle, with a main story around 4h. Check if that style and time commitment fit you.

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IGNTristan Ogilvie · 9 Feb, 2021
7/10

Little Nightmares 2 delivers similar stealth and scares to the original, but leaves less of a lasting impact.

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GameSpotAndrew King · 18 Feb, 2021
7/10

Little Nightmares II is a delightful follow-up to developer Tarsier's 2017 horror platformer, but it's sometimes weighed down by gameplay frustrations and inaccessibility.

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EurogamerVikki Blake · 9 Feb, 2021
8/10

Tarsier returns with another slice of horror that's just about glorious enough to make up for the frustrations.

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PC GamerStacey Henley · 10 Feb, 2021
7.6/10

Little Nightmares 2 understands exactly what it wants to be, and mostly pulls it off.

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PolygonAusten Goslin · 9 Feb, 2021

Little Nightmares 2 is a horrifying journey that occasionally loses its way

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GamesRadar+Leon Hurley · 9 Feb, 2021
8/10

An amazing little horror game that can be as frustrating as it is brilliant.

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Game InformerJeff Cork · 9 Feb, 2021
9.3/10

This impressive follow-up builds on its predecessor with emotional gut punches and unnerving visuals that stick with you

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GuardianSteve Boxer · 17 Feb, 2021
8/10

Navigate Mono's surreal, gothic world in a bid to free the adults from their TV addiction

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Washington PostElise Favis · 9 Feb, 2021

“Little Nightmares 2″ shattered my expectations. I expected something scary, but the impeccable sound design, terrifying enemy encounters and clever puzzles make it worth revisiting, even after completion. This nightmarish experience has a lot to offer. Just don’t expect to get much sleep after playing.

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VGCJon Bailes · 9 Feb, 2021
8/10

Little Nightmares 2 is a cautiously expansive sequel which expertly paces its shocks and creepy atmosphere. The detail and weight of its locations are unnervingly believable, while its monsters are hellishly otherworldly. Exciting, brutal and darkly humorous, we just wish it gave us more reason to stay longer.

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