Little Nightmares
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How do players who really played Little Nightmares rate it? TrueGG Rating 95.8%

Release date: Apr 27, 2017 Data as of 2026-10-19 View on Steam ↗

Players who really played rate it about the same as Steam overall. Ratings tend to be steady from the first hours.

Good for

  • Players who want fun from the first hours

Think twice if you are

  • Players particular about controls and UI
  • Players who want variety (reports that it gets monotonous)
  • Players who want a brisk pace

A rule-based guide from review patterns (no AI). How

TrueGG RatingMethodology ↗
95.8%
± 1.0 pt
vs Steam overall

Positive among players with 2+ hours (last 180 days) · 2,261 reviews

TrueGG, all time
96.4%
Steam overall
94.8%
Japanese, all time
85.1%

Early wall

Reviews written under 2 hours: 10.9% of all reviews. Their positive share is 81.5%.

This is not a drop-off rate; it describes who wrote reviews. Refund guide: within 14 days of purchase and under 2 hours of play (Steam refund policy).

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Does the rating change the longer people play?

Used for TrueGG Rating (2h+)JapaneseRight: reviews
Positive share by playtimeRanges from 2 hours up are highlighted. Exact values are in the table below.0%25%50%75%100%0–1 h75%1021–2 h77%812–5 h94%9635–10 h97%76910–20 h96%37920–50 h97%12350–100 h100%17100–200 h100%4200+ h100%6Positive share by playtime0–1 h10275%1–2 h8177%2–5 h96394%5–10 h76997%10–20 h37996%20–50 h12397%50–100 h17100%100–200 h4100%200+ h6100%

Positive share by playtime at the time of review (reviews from the last 180 days). Ranges under 50 reviews are pale and dashed (indicative only); “—” means no reviews.

Show chart values as a table
PlaytimePositiveJapaneseReviews
0–1 h75.5%0.0%102
1–2 h76.5%100.0%81
2–5 h94.5%83.3%963
5–10 h96.7%100.0%769
10–20 h96.3%—379
20–50 h96.7%—123
50–100 h100.0%—17
100–200 h100.0%—4
200+ h100.0%—6

How long people play: half of reviewers had played 2+ hours. 4% had 20+ hours and 0% had 100+ hours (all time).

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Summary

Little Nightmares has a TrueGG Rating of 95.8%: the positive share among 2,261 reviews written in the last 180 days by players with 2+ hours, close to Steam's overall 94.8%. Players who really play it broadly agree with the headline number (all time: 96.4%).

Reviews written under 2 hours make up 11% of the total, with 81% positive. The early hours do not split opinion much.

Beyond the first hours, approval is fairly even across playtime.

Negative reviews most often mention controls and UI, boredom (more than at launch), and pacing (more than at launch). Positive reviews praise how fun it feels.

Among Japanese-language reviews, the TrueGG Rating is 85.1%, 10.6 points below all languages.

Re-weighting reviews by trust signals (playtime, length, how the game was obtained) barely changes the rating (95.2% adjusted), so Steam's number is not noticeably distorted by key giveaways or throwaway reviews.

All figures come from Steam's public review counts, and topics are counted with our published dictionary (no AI). Data as of 2026-10-19.

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Why it is rated this way

What drives the rating

Complaints center on the game's design (Controls, UI & camera, Boring / repetitive, Movement & pacing, Grind). These rarely change with updates, so the rating likely reflects the game itself. Judge by whether it suits you.

− Most mentioned complaints

  • Controls, UI & camera30% of negative reviews (8% of positive) · most common among under 2h players · ongoing since launch
  • Boring / repetitive18% of negative reviews (2% of positive) · most common among 2–20h players · more than at launch
  • Movement & pacing11% of negative reviews (3% of positive) · most common among under 2h players · more than at launch
  • Grind8% of negative reviews (1% of positive) · most common among 2–20h players · more than at launch

+ What players praise

  • Fun & feel27% of positive reviews (16% of negative)
＋ 映画＋ 感覚＋ 黄色＋ ホラーゲーム＋ 独特＋ 素晴＋ ボタン＋ 可愛− slow− minutes− checkpoint− wasn't− tedious− section− positive− stuck

Counted from 381 recent negative and 600 positive reviews in Japanese and English, using our published topic dictionary. No AI is used. Topics overlap, so shares do not add up to 100%. Sarcasm and nuance are not detected, and this does not show cause and effect.How we count

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Checking the numbers

Figures with a different scope, shown alongside the TrueGG Rating.

MetricPositiveScope
Official Steam rating94.8%All time, all languages · 116,800 reviews
Adjusted rating95.2%Weighted by trust (95% range 95.0%–95.5%), +0.5pt vs official
Japanese-language reviews79.6%All time, Japanese-language reviews (−15.2pt vs overall) · 397 reviews
Show the positive vs negative breakdown

Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.

ConditionPositive reviewsNegative reviews
Under 2 hours played at review6%31%
Very short text40%20%
Key activated outside Steam34%54%
Received for free21%36%
Owns very few games10%4%
Over 100 reviews written8%17%
Average trust (1.0 = full)0.690.63

The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 5.3 hours. 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-19

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When did the rating change?

Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.

Reviews per month

■ Positive■ Negative
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 2017-04: +531 / −73 2017-05: +753 / −76 2017-06: +270 / −35 2017-07: +259 / −26 2017-08: +149 / −13 2017-09: +299 / −47 2017-10: +102 / −13 2017-11: +377 / −21 2017-12: +163 / −32 2018-01: +278 / −55 2018-02: +140 / −23 2018-03: +114 / −19 2018-04: +57 / −6 2018-05: +46 / −7 2018-06: +208 / −32 2018-07: +160 / −31 2018-08: +68 / −4 2018-09: +46 / −6 2018-10: +239 / −36 2018-11: +384 / −17 2018-12: +157 / −25 2019-01: +149 / −16 2019-02: +125 / −19 2019-03: +186 / −30 2019-04: +94 / −10 2019-05: +53 / −6 2019-06: +187 / −7 2019-07: +252 / −22 2019-08: +174 / −23 2019-09: +140 / −15 2019-10: +88 / −8 2019-11: +397 / −18 2019-12: +373 / −24 2020-01: +360 / −17 2020-02: +231 / −16 2020-03: +219 / −11 2020-04: +227 / −11 2020-05: +853 / −59 2020-06: +555 / −25 2020-07: +591 / −30 2020-08: +296 / −22 2020-09: +402 / −17 2020-10: +490 / −33 2020-11: +1,097 / −46 2020-12: +1,081 / −51 2021-01: +1,178 / −47 2021-02: +2,732 / −112 2021-03: +1,375 / −52 2021-04: +739 / −31 2021-05: +3,267 / −215 2021-06: +1,268 / −76 2021-07: +835 / −28 2021-08: +439 / −33 2021-09: +346 / −22 2021-10: +528 / −24 2021-11: +639 / −23 2021-12: +597 / −25 2022-01: +600 / −25 2022-02: +398 / −18 2022-03: +270 / −14 2022-04: +573 / −32 2022-05: +321 / −24 2022-06: +358 / −14 2022-07: +469 / −27 2022-08: +208 / −15 2022-09: +334 / −17 2022-10: +492 / −29 2022-11: +758 / −33 2022-12: +671 / −19 2023-01: +524 / −26 2023-02: +274 / −15 2023-03: +404 / −21 2023-04: +306 / −13 2023-05: +236 / −14 2023-06: +639 / −36 2023-07: +618 / −38 2023-08: +449 / −16 2023-09: +503 / −15 2023-10: +630 / −36 2023-11: +628 / −27 2023-12: +796 / −30 2024-01: +596 / −27 2024-02: +674 / −22 2024-03: +644 / −31 2024-04: +384 / −19 2024-05: +534 / −25 2024-06: +812 / −41 2024-07: +609 / −20 2024-08: +366 / −15 2024-09: +808 / −45 2024-10: +516 / −53 2024-11: +609 / −34 2024-12: +782 / −40 2025-01: +570 / −35 2025-02: +436 / −16 2025-03: +518 / −22 2025-04: +329 / −15 2025-05: +472 / −24 2025-06: +490 / −31 2025-07: +473 / −28 2025-08: +281 / −11 2025-09: +265 / −20 2025-10: +400 / −23 2025-11: +377 / −18 2025-12: +198 / −8 2026-01: +221 / −13 2026-02: +173 / −14 2026-03: +383 / −8 2026-04: +298 / −15 2026-05: +519 / −21 2026-06: +222 / −15 2026-07: +271 / −13 2026-08: +187 / −11 2026-09: +178 / −10 2026-10: +116 / −11 2017/042018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Positive share per month

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Monthly data overall 94.5% 2025-10: update2026-04: update2026-06: update 2017-04: 87.9%2017-05: 90.8%2017-06: 88.5%2017-07: 90.9%2017-08: 92.0%2017-09: 86.4%2017-10: 88.7%2017-11: 94.7%2017-12: 83.6%2018-01: 83.5%2018-02: 85.9%2018-03: 85.7%2018-04: 90.5%2018-05: 86.8%2018-06: 86.7%2018-07: 83.8%2018-08: 94.4%2018-09: 88.5%2018-10: 86.9%2018-11: 95.8%2018-12: 86.3%2019-01: 90.3%2019-02: 86.8%2019-03: 86.1%2019-04: 90.4%2019-05: 89.8%2019-06: 96.4%2019-07: 92.0%2019-08: 88.3%2019-09: 90.3%2019-10: 91.7%2019-11: 95.7%2019-12: 94.0%2020-01: 95.5%2020-02: 93.5%2020-03: 95.2%2020-04: 95.4%2020-05: 93.5%2020-06: 95.7%2020-07: 95.2%2020-08: 93.1%2020-09: 95.9%2020-10: 93.7%2020-11: 96.0%2020-12: 95.5%2021-01: 96.2%2021-02: 96.1%2021-03: 96.4%2021-04: 96.0%2021-05: 93.8%2021-06: 94.3%2021-07: 96.8%2021-08: 93.0%2021-09: 94.0%2021-10: 95.7%2021-11: 96.5%2021-12: 96.0%2022-01: 96.0%2022-02: 95.7%2022-03: 95.1%2022-04: 94.7%2022-05: 93.0%2022-06: 96.2%2022-07: 94.6%2022-08: 93.3%2022-09: 95.2%2022-10: 94.4%2022-11: 95.8%2022-12: 97.2%2023-01: 95.3%2023-02: 94.8%2023-03: 95.1%2023-04: 95.9%2023-05: 94.4%2023-06: 94.7%2023-07: 94.2%2023-08: 96.6%2023-09: 97.1%2023-10: 94.6%2023-11: 95.9%2023-12: 96.4%2024-01: 95.7%2024-02: 96.8%2024-03: 95.4%2024-04: 95.3%2024-05: 95.5%2024-06: 95.2%2024-07: 96.8%2024-08: 96.1%2024-09: 94.7%2024-10: 90.7%2024-11: 94.7%2024-12: 95.1%2025-01: 94.2%2025-02: 96.5%2025-03: 95.9%2025-04: 95.6%2025-05: 95.2%2025-06: 94.0%2025-07: 94.4%2025-08: 96.2%2025-09: 93.0%2025-10: 94.6%2025-11: 95.4%2025-12: 96.1%2026-01: 94.4%2026-02: 92.5%2026-03: 98.0%2026-04: 95.2%2026-05: 96.1%2026-06: 93.7%2026-07: 95.4%2026-08: 94.4%2026-09: 94.7%2026-10: 91.3% 2017/042018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Months with under 30 reviews are omitted from the rate.

Updates and ratings before and after

DateAnnouncement2 months before → after
2026-06-12 The Backstage, the first DLC for Little Nightmares III is out now. 96% → 95% (−0.8pt)
2026-04-30 Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is out now 96% → 95% (−0.8pt)
2025-10-10 Little Nightmares III is out NOW 95% → 96% (+1.0pt)

Picked automatically from the titles of Steam announcements by the developer (one per month, last 3 years, up to 10). The dotted lines mark those months. Before and after are the positive rates of the two months before and after (excluding the month itself); shown as "—" under 50 reviews or when the two months after are not complete. An update is not necessarily the cause of a change.

Reviews per day, last 30 days

0 5 10 15 20 2026-09-19: +7 / −2 2026-09-20: +11 / −0 2026-09-21: +4 / −1 2026-09-22: +13 / −0 2026-09-23: +11 / −1 2026-09-24: +8 / −0 2026-09-25: +4 / −0 2026-09-26: +13 / −0 2026-09-27: +14 / −1 2026-09-28: +8 / −1 2026-09-29: +4 / −1 2026-09-30: +13 / −0 2026-10-01: +6 / −1 2026-10-02: +10 / −2 2026-10-03: +16 / −2 2026-10-04: +9 / −0 2026-10-05: +2 / −0 2026-10-06: +1 / −1 2026-10-07: +9 / −0 2026-10-08: +9 / −0 2026-10-09: +8 / −0 2026-10-10: +9 / −0 2026-10-11: +2 / −2 2026-10-12: +9 / −0 2026-10-13: +6 / −0 2026-10-14: +2 / −0 2026-10-15: +2 / −0 2026-10-16: +6 / −2 2026-10-17: +5 / −0 2026-10-18: +5 / −1 09/1909/2610/0310/1010/17
Show monthly data as a table
MonthPositiveNegativePositive
2017-045317387.9%
2017-057537690.8%
2017-062703588.5%
2017-072592690.9%
2017-081491392.0%
2017-092994786.4%
2017-101021388.7%
2017-113772194.7%
2017-121633283.6%
2018-012785583.5%
2018-021402385.9%
2018-031141985.7%
2018-0457690.5%
2018-0546786.8%
2018-062083286.7%
2018-071603183.8%
2018-0868494.4%
2018-0946688.5%
2018-102393686.9%
2018-113841795.8%
2018-121572586.3%
2019-011491690.3%
2019-021251986.8%
2019-031863086.1%
2019-04941090.4%
2019-0553689.8%
2019-06187796.4%
2019-072522292.0%
2019-081742388.3%
2019-091401590.3%
2019-1088891.7%
2019-113971895.7%
2019-123732494.0%
2020-013601795.5%
2020-022311693.5%
2020-032191195.2%
2020-042271195.4%
2020-058535993.5%
2020-065552595.7%
2020-075913095.2%
2020-082962293.1%
2020-094021795.9%
2020-104903393.7%
2020-111,0974696.0%
2020-121,0815195.5%
2021-011,1784796.2%
2021-022,73211296.1%
2021-031,3755296.4%
2021-047393196.0%
2021-053,26721593.8%
2021-061,2687694.3%
2021-078352896.8%
2021-084393393.0%
2021-093462294.0%
2021-105282495.7%
2021-116392396.5%
2021-125972596.0%
2022-016002596.0%
2022-023981895.7%
2022-032701495.1%
2022-045733294.7%
2022-053212493.0%
2022-063581496.2%
2022-074692794.6%
2022-082081593.3%
2022-093341795.2%
2022-104922994.4%
2022-117583395.8%
2022-126711997.2%
2023-015242695.3%
2023-022741594.8%
2023-034042195.1%
2023-043061395.9%
2023-052361494.4%
2023-066393694.7%
2023-076183894.2%
2023-084491696.6%
2023-095031597.1%
2023-106303694.6%
2023-116282795.9%
2023-127963096.4%
2024-015962795.7%
2024-026742296.8%
2024-036443195.4%
2024-043841995.3%
2024-055342595.5%
2024-068124195.2%
2024-076092096.8%
2024-083661596.1%
2024-098084594.7%
2024-105165390.7%
2024-116093494.7%
2024-127824095.1%
2025-015703594.2%
2025-024361696.5%
2025-035182295.9%
2025-043291595.6%
2025-054722495.2%
2025-064903194.0%
2025-074732894.4%
2025-082811196.2%
2025-092652093.0%
2025-104002394.6%
2025-113771895.4%
2025-12198896.1%
2026-012211394.4%
2026-021731492.5%
2026-03383898.0%
2026-042981595.2%
2026-055192196.1%
2026-062221593.7%
2026-072711395.4%
2026-081871194.4%
2026-091781094.7%
2026-101161191.3%
Show daily data as a table
DayPositiveNegative
2026-09-1972
2026-09-20110
2026-09-2141
2026-09-22130
2026-09-23111
2026-09-2480
2026-09-2540
2026-09-26130
2026-09-27141
2026-09-2881
2026-09-2941
2026-09-30130
2026-10-0161
2026-10-02102
2026-10-03162
2026-10-0490
2026-10-0520
2026-10-0611
2026-10-0790
2026-10-0890
2026-10-0980
2026-10-1090
2026-10-1122
2026-10-1290
2026-10-1360
2026-10-1420
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2026-10-1662
2026-10-1750
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Recent sentiment

PeriodPositiveReviews
Last 30 days92.7%357
Last 180 days94.3%2,437
All time94.8%116,800
Japanese, last 180 days83.3%12
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