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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 299 sampled Steam reviews (274 positive / 25 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing25% mention it
- Visuals & art13% mention it
- World & exploration11% mention it
- Music & audio7% mention it
- Bugs & crashes5% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Controls & UI36% mention it
- Story & writing28% mention it
- Bugs & crashes24% mention it
- World & exploration12% mention it
- Music & audio12% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
85%
59 reviews
5-15h
93%
194 reviews
15-40h
94%
36 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 83 | 70 |
| Creator reviews (2 tracked) | – | 83 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 93% | 87 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 89% | 83 | 114 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 325 total reviews in window · weighted 185.3 up / 22.4 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (173)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 80
- 85
“Tense, beautifully rendered and armed with some fantastic sound design, Little Nightmares II is an unnerving deep dive into a nightmarish world you’ll never want to leave. The game is a shining example of how to do horror right.”
read full review ↗ - 70
- 80
“Little Nightmares II is like a wonderful gift for fans of the original game, but you'll not find any really important innovations here. In addition, controls are not very comfortable. However, the shortcomings are more than compensated by the atmosphere of horror and hopelessness. Tarsier Studios' creation can become one of the most vivid gaming experiences of 2020.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Little Nightmares 2 is a technically great game with a unique atmosphere and living world, which offers pleasantly different logic puzzles and horror moments. However it makes a mistake in it's repetitive relationships with the enemies and unsurprising story, which was already told through trailers and merch.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Little Nightmares 2 is a safe sequel in terms of gameplay, but what makes this game really important is its story.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“At its best, the game sustains an effectively ominous atmosphere as it channels recognizable childhood fears.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“If you were excitedly waiting for the second part, the sequel will certainly not disappoint you, quite the opposite. Great action and horror scenes, scary enemies, interesting puzzles, harmonious underlining music, strong emotions, an outlined story that raises questions and a unique stylization of the world of Little Nightmares await you. However, for enthusiastic players of horror games, it will not be such a strong experience due to the content of the same episodes, and therefore predictability. We were left with so many questions about the unexplained story that we wouldn't be surprised if we got a third part from the developers at Tarsier Studios in the future.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Despite some frustrating combat and platforming issues, Little Nightmares II is better than its predecessor in every way. Don't miss it.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Little Nightmares II is nothing less than engaging from start to finish, with superb pacing, entertainingly varied level design and excellent graphics and performance. Its only real flaws are based on the imprecision that comes with all games in its sub-genre, as well as a few sections that feel more about trial and error than reactive survival. In our view, though, this doesn't detract from a far superior sequel and one of the best cinematic platformers we've had the privilege of enjoying. A real stylish treat.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Little Nightmares II is a well-designed sequel that proves the developers have listened to opinions of gamers. It’s not revolutionary in any way, but it eliminates the biggest flaws of the previous game, accentuates its advantages, and offers more content.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Little Nightmares II's ambition makes the original look like its introduction, and although this added ambition contributes to some of its frustrations, they ultimately don't prevent it from becoming even more clever, gripping and chilling than its predecessor.”
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Patch history
- Little Nightmares II - Game Patch ReleasedMar 17, 2021significant · resets scoring window