History VideoGame / LittleNightmares

* ''Little Nightmares Comics'' (2021): Six motion comicsreleased on the app store for IOS and Android that serve as a prequel to ''Little Nightmares II''

* ''VideoGame/LittleNightmaresII'' (February 11, 2021): A sequel announced at the 2019 Gamescom.
* ''[[https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/little-nightmares-podcast The Sounds Of Nightmares]]'' (August 2023): A six-part audio podcast expanding on the lore and setting of the world.

* ''Little Nightmares'': A comic book series that planned on greatly [[AdaptationExpansion expanding]] the game's world was begun but was unfortunately canceled after two issues.

* ',Little Nightmares Comics'' (2021): Six motion comicsreleased on the app store for IOS and Android that serve as a prequel to ''Little Nightmares II''

A three-part DLC titled ''Secrets of the Maw'' stars the Runaway Kid, a boy in a blue shirt and an ankle shackle also trying to escape from the Maw around the same time as Six. The first chapter, ''The Depths'', was released on July 6th, with the second chapter, ''The Hideaway'', on November 10th, and the third and final chapter, ''The Residence'', released on February 23rd, 2018. ''VideoGame/VeryLittleNightmares'', a puzzle adventure {{Prequel}} game for mobile devices was announced in April 2019 and released in May 2019. Additionally, six motion comics have also been released on the app store for IOS and Android that serve as a prequel to ''Little Nightmares II'', and a comic book adaptation that planned on greatly [[AdaptationExpansion expanding]] the game's world was begun but was unfortunately canceled.

The game's follow-up, ''VideoGame/LittleNightmaresII'' was announced at the 2019 Gamescom and was released on February 11, 2021.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: All the child protagonists never wear shoes despite there being shoes their size lying around.

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Six, who is arguably the most heroic character in the main game, is a little girl with petite features. All of the antagonists are monstrously ugly, from the Janitor to the Guests. The Lady is the only one to avert this, [[spoiler:and even she is given an old and ugly reflection without her mask on in the DLC]].

* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler: Where will Six go now that she's escaped the Maw? Why does she have these strange powers she's acquired, and what does she intend to do with them? What connection (if any) did she have to the Lady? Has her experience on the Maw changed her for the better...''[[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain or for the worse?]]'' And if the Maw is this terrible...[[FridgeHorror what is the outside world like?]]]] [[VideoGame/LittleNightmaresII The sequel]] seems set to answer the last query, but the rest ...

* ComingOfAgeStory: Though a dark {{Deconstruction}} of one. In traditional Coming of Age stories, the protagonist grows into a mature and well-rounded adult, to better match with the expectations of society. Unfortunately, the society of ''Little Nightmares'' is one that feeds on children like Six, so the game treats her growing maturity with a very sinister undertone. [[spoiler: The major turning point of the story comes when Six eats a defenseless gnome for sustenance despite him offering her a sausage, demonstrating how even Six finds more joy in snuffing out an innocent life than eating normal food. The story ends with Six killing the Lady and taking control of her powers, and ends with her confidently marching out of the Maw, slaughtering the patrons effortlessly. In the end, Six became strong enough to stand on her own and defend herself, but it cost her humanity and compassion]].

* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: At the very end of the game, Six gets another one of her hunger attacks, and there is nothing in sight to eat [[spoiler:but the Lady]]. [[spoiler:The Nome she eats might also count as cannibalism, given [[BalefulPolymorph it was formerly human]]]].

* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:At the end of "The Residence", the boy is captured by the Lady and turned into a Nome. He loses his flashlight and ability to jump and can only wander sadly around the Maw until he ends up in the room with the sausage.]]

* ArcVillain: One in each chapter [[NoAntagonist expect the first]], the following are the Janitor, the Twin Chefs, the Guests and the Lady.

* TickTockTerror: One area of the lair houses dozens of grandfather clocks, seemingly [[CollectorOfTheStrange collected by the Janitor]]. When six pushes open the door to this area, a whole row of them topple over, making a jarring cacophony and immediately alerting the Janitor to her presence. If she hides off to the side long enough, the clocks will all chime at the same time, temporarily deafening the Janitor and allowing her to escape down the hall.

* BigBad: [[VainSorceress The Lady]] is the owner of [[EldritchAbomination the Maw]] who runs the child-kidnapping operation and has the kids [[ToServeMan fed to her guests]], making her the main enemy of Six and the Runway Kid.

* EarthAllAlong: Implied. In the hunchback kid's story, we see him being dared to enter an alleged haunted house, one of them scoffing that there is no such thing as monsters. This implies that this world was far less horrifying until... ''something'' happened, leaving the world populated with defenseless children and MonstrousHumanoids.

* NotSoDifferent: Disturbingly, both the Guests and [[spoiler: Six herself]], when given a choice, prioritize eating a living meal which, seemingly to them, appears more appealing than a prepared meal.

* GrievousBottleyHarm: The Chefs resort to throwing wine bottles at Six as she is making her final escape.

''Little Nightmares'' is a strange, dark, and haunting Horror PuzzlePlatformer (similar to ''VideoGame/{{Limbo|2010}}'' or ''VideoGame/{{INSIDE|2016}}''), developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment. It was released on the UsefulNotes/PS4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on April 28, 2017. A UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch port was released on May 18, 2018, and it includes DLC released earlier.

* MonstrousHumanoid: All the creatures in the game are somewhat human-like... but not quite, and not just because they're all massive in size.