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Little Nightmares II is a suspense adventure game in which you play as Mono, a young boy trapped in a world that has been distorted by an evil transmission. Together with new friend Six, he sets out to discover the source of the Transmission.

Release DateFeb 10, 2021
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)94% (very positive) Top 15% / 94.3%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92% Top 2% / 92.3%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)27K  Top 2% / 32.3K  Top 1%
Curators248 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time9.2 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar19 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers134.9K  Top 1%
Owners± 1.1M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 841.1K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 12.8M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Little Nightmares II steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Little Nightmares II's Steam rating and reviews between February 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 95.8% (November 2021) to 94.2% (December 2023).

With 32.3K reviews Top 1%, Little Nightmares II is definitely a major AAA level success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Little Nightmares II and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Little Nightmares II's reviewers. The most popular language is English (40%), followed by Simplified Chinese (25%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 29 different languages represented. The game is available in 14 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Little Nightmares II percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Little Nightmares II depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is not bad at all, with 15 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. The negative review time is high (median is 7 hours), it can be a sign that Little Nightmares II crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • amazing atmosphere and set pieces
  • fantastic music
  • good balance
  • new mechanics
  • stronger atmosphere
  • larger scope
  • improved platforming
  • more variety in nightmares
  • better pacing
  • great level design
  • overpriced
  • short length
  • linear with no replayability
  • deluxe edition DLC should have been in the game
  • minor bugs
  • frustrating game mechanics
  • sluggish controls
  • requires using multiple buttons simultaneously
  • previous game had pacing issues
  • requires external information for context

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 94%  Top 15% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Little Nightmares II's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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