In the Prison, where captured children are held, Six evades the carnivorous Leeches that infest its depths and artificial eyes that will turn her to stone if she's caught in their lights.

She has the option to hug the Nomes, should she get close to one. Throughout the Maw, she encounters Nomes: small, skittish creatures that either flee from her or passively observe her efforts.

Armed with only a lighter, she sneaks through the bowels of the Maw, a massive, underwater iron vessel. Six, a 9-year-old girl in a yellow raincoat, awakens from a dream of a woman wearing a kimono and a Noh mask. On a few occasions, the player is given tools that even the odds slightly and allow them to fight back. The player is generally rendered helpless in their environment due to the lack of any combat abilities and must rely on stealth and the environment to hide from the various enemies.

The player traverses the world through various platformer elements, occasionally being blocked by puzzles that must be solved to proceed. Little Nightmares takes place in a 2.5D world.

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