Choose Little Nightmares
Choose Little Nightmares if it's currently about 85% cheaper on the Steam Store. 18,797 Steam reviews back the pick.
Little Nightmares vs Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
Little Nightmares and Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Little Nightmares (2017) is 6 years older than Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow (2023). Little Nightmares scores higher on Steam reviews (94.6% positive) than Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow (69.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
Choose Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow if you want an Action and Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow launched in 2023.
Both Little Nightmares and Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Little Nightmares |  Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.6% positive (18,797 reviews) | 69.7% positive (89 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Tarsier Studios | Frozen Line |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Little Nightmares (2017) is 6 years older than Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow (2023).
- Little Nightmares scores higher on Steam reviews (94.6% positive) than Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow (69.7% positive).
- Little Nightmares is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow (2.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Little Nightmares is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow has no Deck rating yet.
Little Nightmares vs Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow — FAQ
- Should I play Little Nightmares or Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow first?
- If you want chronology, Little Nightmares (2017) came out before Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Little Nightmares and Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Little Nightmares run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Little Nightmares is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.