The third entry into the Little Nightmares franchise is gearing up to release in 2025, we were fortunate enough to test out both a small section of single-player and multiplayer gameplay and we can’t wait for the full thing. Little Nightmares took off as a beloved indie horror sweetheart back in 2017. The side-scrolling platform puzzler encapsulated a perfectly creepy atmosphere that captured the hearts of gamers.
The sequel, Little Nightmares 2 was no different, bringing in rave reviews that put Swedish developers Tarsier Studios on the map. Now with the third iteration of the franchise dropping in 2025, the hype is quickly building to see where new devs Supermassive Games take the series. Fortunately, we had the opportunity for a hands-on preview to try out a small portion of the game early, and we felt right at home with the new dev team.
Atmosphere unchanged One of the biggest questions we had to ask was if the signature creepy and unsettling atmosphere, so well known by series fans, would see a change in the third entry. It’s safe to say that Supermassive has perfectly recreated the vibe. Despite the multitude of different landscapes and areas you travel through, Little Nightmares 3 still does a fantastic job at capturing that unnerving and on-edge feeling as you traverse.
We played on a PlayStation 5 Dualsense controller, which had light vibrations to mirror the terrain our characters were walking across. This would become even more terrifying as we tried to sneak p.