Little Nightmares III

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Little Nightmares III
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Developer(s) Supermassive Games
Publisher(s) Bandai Namco Entertainment
Director(s) Wayne Garland
Producer(s) Coralie Feniello
Series Little Nightmares
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: 2025
Genre(s) Puzzle-platform, survival horror
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

Little Nightmares III is an upcoming puzzle-platform horror adventure video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. [1] It serves as a stand-alone sequel to the first two Little Nightmares games. [2] The game follows two new child protagonists, Low and Alone, as they navigate through The Nowhere and escape from a looming threat. [3] It is scheduled for a 2025 release. [4] [5]

Contents

Premise

What can be seen of the narrative thus far follows two new characters, "Low" and "Alone," journeying through "the Nowhere," (similarly to its predecessors, Little Nightmares and Little Nightmares II ), a desolate and nightmarish realm that can only be accessed through sleeping. There were a variety of locations shown in the trailer for the game, which imply that the protagonists will be entering and exploring many new and heavily distinctly themed areas. There are many extremely hostile beings that reside in the Nowhere and often attempt to capture, kill, or generally harm the protagonists, which provides a prominent element of survival to the gameplay and narrative of Little Nightmares III. It is implied that, like the protagonists of the previous games, Low and Alone do not reside in the Nowhere willingly and have a long-term goal of escaping it.

Gameplay

Like its predecessors, the player explores a 2.5D world, encountering platforming situations and puzzles that must be solved to proceed. Unlike the first two games, the player can now go solo alongside an AI companion or with another player in online co-op. [6] The two main characters have different gameplay mechanics, with Low wielding his bow and arrow, and Alone using her wrench. [7]

Development

In 2021, Tarsier Studios confirmed that Little Nightmares II would be its last entry as they were acquired by Embracer Group in December 2019; but since the Little Nightmares intellectual rights belong to Bandai Namco, the publisher intends to continue the series without Tarsier. [8]

In August 2023, Little Nightmares III was unveiled at Gamescom's Opening Night Live with an initial release window of 2024. [9] Unlike its predecessors, the game is solely developed by Supermassive Games instead of the franchise's original developer. [10] Supermassive had prior experience on the Little Nightmares franchise for developing the enhanced PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S ports of the previous game. [11] In May 2024, the developer delayed its release to 2025. [4] [5]

A tie-in podcast series, titled "The Sounds of Nightmares", was also announced and released its first two episodes on Bandai Namco Europe's YouTube channel on August 22. [12] [13]

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