Little Nightmares 2 asks ‘what if weeping angels, but mannequins?' and you will not like the answer

3 years 6 months ago

A screenshot of Mon, the new protagonist for Little Nightmares 2, crouched in a vent and looking towards the camera. He is wearing a tiny trench coat and has a bag with two circular eyeholes over his head.

The original Little Nightmares is one of my favourite horror games ever. I admire a horror game that doesn’t rely on the first-person perspective. Little Nightmares is scary in the same way it was scary to hide in your parents’ wardrobe because you were planning to jump out at them, but then you sort of fell over your dad’s shoes and you weren’t sure what it was you were sitting on and oh dear.

I was therefore thrilled when Bamco announced a sequel to this most stylish of puzzle-platformers, due out early next year. And, having played half an hour of Little Nightmares 2, may I just say: nope. Hard nope. Stop that this instant. This is too scary.

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Author
Alice Bell