# Games like Little Nightmares

> The closest matches to Little Nightmares: Little Nightmares II, INSIDE, LIMBO, REANIMAL, and Black The Fall. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Little Nightmares II](https://imho.run/games/860510/little-nightmares-ii) — Shares chase sequences with Little Nightmares. 15,498 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/860510/)
2. [INSIDE](https://imho.run/games/304430/inside) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and 2.5D, like Little Nightmares. 23,692 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304430/)
3. [LIMBO](https://imho.run/games/48000/limbo) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Little Nightmares. 12,690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/)
4. [REANIMAL](https://imho.run/games/2129530/reanimal) — A frequent pick in Little Nightmares players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,631 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2129530/)
5. [Black The Fall](https://imho.run/games/308060/black-the-fall) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Little Nightmares. 333 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/308060/)
6. [Still Wakes the Deep](https://imho.run/games/1622910/still-wakes-the-deep) — Shares stealth avoidance and resource management with Little Nightmares. 6,408 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/)
7. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Shares resource management with Little Nightmares. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
8. [Stela](https://imho.run/games/1048600/stela) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Stealth, like Little Nightmares. 262 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1048600/)
9. [Out of Sight](https://imho.run/games/2526310/out-of-sight) — Shares stealth avoidance and environmental puzzle solving with Little Nightmares. 350 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2526310/)
10. [Lucius](https://imho.run/games/218640/lucius) — Shares stealth avoidance with Little Nightmares. 3,013 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/218640/)
11. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Stealth, like Little Nightmares. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
12. [FAR: Lone Sails](https://imho.run/games/609320/far-lone-sails) — A frequent pick in Little Nightmares players' libraries, and another Action. 8,777 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/609320/)
13. [Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/250620/among-the-sleep-enhanced-edition) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Little Nightmares. 2,994 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250620/)
14. [The Midnight Walk](https://imho.run/games/2863640/the-midnight-walk) — A frequent pick in Little Nightmares players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,576 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863640/)
15. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — Also Stealth, like Little Nightmares. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
16. [Pinstripe](https://imho.run/games/331480/pinstripe) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Little Nightmares. 794 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/331480/)
17. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Shares chase sequences and environmental puzzle solving with Little Nightmares. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
18. [Layers of Fear (2016)](https://imho.run/games/391720/layers-of-fear-2016) — Same atmospheric mood as Little Nightmares. 5,082 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/)
19. [Neva](https://imho.run/games/2420660/neva) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Little Nightmares. 3,598 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420660/)
20. [Deer & Boy](https://imho.run/games/1803140/deer-boy) — Also Stealth and 2.5D, like Little Nightmares. 368 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803140/)
21. [DARQ: Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/433550/darq-complete-edition) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Stealth, like Little Nightmares. 1,704 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/433550/)
22. [Alan Wake](https://imho.run/games/108710/alan-wake) — Shares resource management with Little Nightmares. 16,015 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108710/)
23. [Hollow Cocoon](https://imho.run/games/2414630/hollow-cocoon) — Shares stealth avoidance and environmental puzzle solving with Little Nightmares. 181 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2414630/)
24. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Same atmospheric mood as Little Nightmares. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=424840&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=424840&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=424840&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=424840
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/424840
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Little Nightmares

Little Nightmares is a 2017 adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment. Players guide a child named Six through the massive metal vessel known as the Maw, evading distorted adult figures using environmental puzzle-solving, stealth-avoidance mechanics, chase-sequences, perspective-based platforming, and resource management. The game holds a 95% positive rating from nearly 19,000 Steam reviews and is verified on Steam Deck. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric and melancholic, noting that the music and sound design heighten tension throughout. Players highlight that the puzzles blend seamlessly into survival and that silent storytelling leaves deep impressions, with vulnerability serving as a core gameplay mechanic throughout the experience.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 424840
- **Developer:** Tarsier Studios
- **Publisher:** BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 27, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 81
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/424840/little-nightmares)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=424840&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/424840/)
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