Little Nightmares
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 4h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 76% of games we track.
- 58% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Prison” (Look how the canary has flown its cage!) and “The Lair”: from 100% to 72% of starters.
- Only 51% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 118,246 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 241 reviews: 5.4h for positive, 3.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (51.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Prison Look how the canary has flown its cage! 100%
- The Lair Little lost things sometimes find their way home. Most players quit here 72% −28
- The Kitchen The Chefs will miss you! 63% −9
- The Guest Area Little fox among hungry wolves! 60% −3
- The Lady's Quarters A storm is coming. That coat should come in useful. 59% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (22)
story milestone ending side
- The Prison Look how the canary has flown its cage! 100%
- The Lair Little lost things sometimes find their way home. 72%
- Highly Sprung You'd jump even higher if you knew what slept there! 71%
- The Kitchen The Chefs will miss you! 63%
- The Guest Area Little fox among hungry wolves! 60%
- The Lady's Quarters A storm is coming. That coat should come in useful. 59%
- Elusive Hey sneaky rat, how do you keep slipping away? 45%
- Light Up Your Life Not all lights can be trusted, but these should be quite safe! 20%
- So Close You'll do better next time. 12%
- End in Sight The final stretch will be largely uneventful. 10%
- Six's Song So many keys, yet none to unlock your cage! 9.6%
- We'll Meet Again The final chapter is written 9.4%
- Kitchen Hand The recipe is complete, the feast will be divine. 6.2%
- Rascal Little vandal, little beast, The Maw will punish you at the feast. 6.2%
- Little Lost Things Kindness will be your undoing! 5.3%
- Fun & Games Ahead Play nicely, no pulling hair 4.9%
- Ashes to Ashes Who knows what secrets they hold? 4.7%
- I'm Losing You I'll be out of reach for a while. 4.3%
- Ashes in The Maw Are you proud of yourself? 4.1%
- Not Alone What's new with you? 4.1%
- Is Anybody Out There? I wish I could visit you there. 3.9%
- Hard to the Core What’s different about you? Why are you so brave? 3.1%