Supermassive are making Little Nightmares 3, but are sticking close to the series' DNA

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Revealed last night at Gamescom 2023's Opening Night Live, we now know that Little Nightmares 3 is indeed a thing, coming in 2024. It's being made by Supermassive Games, who specialise in horror games (although not quite the same as the nitty-gritty childhood terrors style of Little Nightmares). Following the trajectory of the previous two games, Little Nightmares the third has two controllable protagonists, so you can play in co-op. It also has a tie-in podcast, to build out some of the Little Nightmares lore, a thing you might not have known existed.

I saw a little hands off demo, and spoke to producer Coralie Feniello, who told me that co-op was the most demanded feature from their community of players (though you can also play Little Nightmares 3 in single player, with an AI). "We already asked ourselves the question for the 10th anniversary, but it wasn't the right time for it," she said. "And now, working with Supermassive Games who had an extended knowledge of multiplayer, it really was the right moment to do it."

2021 saw original devs Tarsier moving on to new projects, perhaps with a gentle shove in the small of the back from new owners Embracer Group. Bandai Namco retained Little Nightmares, though, and have regurgitated it like a big mummy bird right into the open mouth of Supermassive, what do all those slasher-movie style games like The Dark Pictures Anthology and The Quarry. The Little Nightmares 3 co-op is online only with your friends, so only players on your friends list, but you also get a friend's pass, so you can still play with a pal if they don't have their own copy of Little Nightmares 3.

The characters you play as, Low and Alone, are once again a couple of little children, and the co-opery comes