Oppressive, unsettling atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“This game feels like a nightmare that doesn’t fully make sense, but you still don’t want to wake up.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
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Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Tarsier Studios2026Horror · Adventure · Puzzle
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, atmospheric Little Nightmares-style horror co-op adventure with striking visuals. It's very short and pricey, and the story is cryptic, so skip it at full price.
Great for
Little Nightmares fans who want a dark, atmospheric co-op horror evening with a friend, bought on sale
Main risk
Only 3-5 hours of content for $40, with DLC sold separately
What changed in the last 30 days
108 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews note friend pass is available and some performance/bugs improved after patches, with fans praising atmosphere. Price and length complaints remain. Moderate confidence.
108 recent reviews
What players love
Fun co-op, friend pass and AI partner
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“One of the best co-op games I’ve ever played.”
Steam review · 18.4 h played ↗
Stunning visuals and art direction
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Just the way they play around with light sources in this game is unlike anything else I’ve ever seen.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
True successor to Little Nightmares, better than LN3
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This Is What Little Nightmares 3 Should've been”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Creepy creature designs and memorable set pieces
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The monsters are fantastic too. Properly creepy designs that stick in your head.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Interpretive story and varied gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“I loved how the game never explains everything outright and instead lets you piece the story together yourself.”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too short and overpriced
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“I think $40 dollars for a 3 hour game that has been getting developed for this long is insane.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and performance problems
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Unfortunately the Unreal Engine drags the quality of this game down with frequent texture pop-ins, stuttering, and bugs.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Confusing, unexplained story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“At no point did this game make any sesne. I spent most of the game confused, rather than scared”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive gameplay and weak co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“go the only way the game lets you go, look at the cool set piece, walk some more, solve a very obvious puzzle, get chased by a monster, repeat.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
Season pass/DLC feels like split content
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“they have the audacity to charge you extra for some freaking "dlc" that is actually just the rest of the game that they decided to paywall”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Co-op connection issues and desyncs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The co-op servers are unplayable; network issues despite both players having good internet, unexpected kickbacks, and frozen screens.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support18 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorRyzen 5 2400G / Core i5-9400F
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 480
Storage18 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorRyzen 5 3600X / Core i7-7700KTBD
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 6600XTTBD
Storage18 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorRyzen 5 2400G / Core i5-9400F
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 480
Storage18 GB available space
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