Games

Little Nightmares II

Tarsier Studios

2021•Platformer•PEGI 16•About 5 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrormysteryfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarybig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, unsavoury platformer, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

82 / 100

351 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorMysteryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

DarkAtmosphericPreviously on - stadia pro

Where to play

Details

Developer: Tarsier Studios
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Released: 10 February 2021
Series: Little Nightmares
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person, Side view
Time to beat: 4h rushed, 5h normally, 8h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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