Little Nightmares 3 Review — Together in the Dark

Few games understand quiet terror like Little Nightmares. Its world doesn’t scream at you — it hums with dread. With Little Nightmares 3, Supermassive Games inherits that legacy and adds a risky new layer: companionship. For the first time, this series lets you share your fear.

Two Shadows, One Lantern

You play as Low and Alone, two fragile figures lost in a world that seems to hate their existence. The introduction of online co-op changes everything. Instead of creeping alone through the dark, you now rely on another trembling hand. One wields a bow, the other a wrench — small tools that somehow feel monumental in a place built to devour you.

When the co-op clicks, it’s brilliant. You’ll shout directions, argue over puzzle timing, and laugh nervously as you narrowly escape a grotesque pursuer. In those moments, Little Nightmares 3 turns dread into shared adrenaline. Solo mode still works, but the AI’s efficiency drains some tension — your partner feels more like a safety net than a companion.

A Beautiful Rot

Visually, Little Nightmares 3 is a masterclass in unsettling beauty. The environments feel like children’s sketches soaked in despair: collapsing carnivals, drowned apartments, a toy factory that hums like a heartbeat. The lighting dances between soft melancholy and pure menace, making every corridor a painting of unease.

Supermassive’s cinematic fingerprints are all over the experience. The camera tilts, lingers, and stalks — it makes you feel observed even when nothing moves. The monsters are horrific not just in design but in rhythm; they’re too slow, too deliberate, like they know you’ll break before they do.

Comfort in Familiar Fear

Mechanically, this is the most polished Little Nightmares yet — but it’s also the most predictable. The puzzles are smartly constructed, the platforming smoother, the chases more cinematic. Yet longtime fans will recognize every beat. It’s a comfortingly dark déjà vu, not a reinvention.

Depth perception remains an occasional enemy, and a few chase sequences lean more on trial-and-error than genuine skill. But even when it stumbles, the game’s atmosphere never loosens its grip.

Whispered Horrors

Sound remains Little Nightmares 3’s secret weapon. The score sighs and rattles more than it sings. You hear the world breathe — pipes hiss, floors creak, and somewhere far away, something drags across tile. It’s unnerving in the best way possible. Dialogue is almost nonexistent, but you’ll swear you can hear the fear between your own heartbeats.

A Short, Sickly Sweet Nightmare

At roughly six hours, this is a concise descent — a nightmare that ends before you want to wake. It never feels bloated, but it also never fully detonates. The final act, while striking, doesn’t hit the emotional peak the series has been quietly building toward.

Verdict

Little Nightmares 3 isn’t louder or longer than its predecessors — it’s simply more intimate. By letting you share its darkness, it turns isolation into connection, fear into cooperation. It’s a haunting, gorgeous journey that may not surprise you, but it will stay in your mind long after the lights go out.