Ramin Ostad
COGconnectedLittle Nightmares Review – Grotesque, Inescapable and Utterly Brilliant
Published 4/29/2017
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90
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Stadia / PS4 / Android / PC / iOS / XONE / Switch - 4/28/2017
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Set in a mysterious world, Little Nightmares follows the journey of Six, a hungry little girl who must escape the Maw, an iron vessel inhabited by monstrous, twisted beings.
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- Tarsier Studios
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
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79
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Critic avg
79
49 scored reviews
Total coverage
49
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Score range
30–95
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 79 across 49 scored reviews, with a 65-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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49 included scored reviews
90–1009 reviews · 18%
80–8924 reviews · 49%
70–7914 reviews · 29%
Below 702 reviews · 4%
Showing 21-30 of 49 matching critic reviews. 49 total critic reviews. Page 3 of 5.
Zach Faber
GamingTrendAn unquenchable hunger – Little Nightmares review
Published 4/29/2017
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70
-9 vs critic avg
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Read originalBogdan Robert Mateș
NoobFeedLittle Nightmares PC Review
Published 4/29/2017
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalRichard Walker
Xbox AchievementsLittle Nightmares Review
Published 4/28/2017
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalBecca Smith
GameSpewLittle Nightmares Review
Published 4/28/2017
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalRobin Baird
GameSpaceLittle Nightmares Review
Published 4/28/2017
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88
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Espineli
GameSpotLittle Nightmares Review
Published 4/28/2017
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalSam Prell
GamesRadar+Little Nightmares review: 'Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away, if Spirited Away was grotesque and horrifying.' | GamesRadar+
Published 4/27/2017
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalMartin Patiño
PlayStation LifeStyleLittle Nightmares Review – Dream Catcher (PS4)
Published 4/27/2017
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Score
90
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalJed Whitaker
CGMagazineLittle Nightmares Review – Equal Parts Scary and Cute
Published 4/27/2017
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95
+16 vs critic avg
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