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Little Nightmares: The Depths

The Depths is the first area the Runaway Kid passes through in Little Nightmares's DLC, Secrets of the Maw. It is located at the very bottom of the Maw and is also where the Granny is encountered.

55 6 July 2017 ESRB T

Little Nightmares: The Depths is an adventure developed by Tarsier Studios, released 6 July 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 48 min to finish.

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What Little Nightmares: The Depths is

Little Nightmares: The Depths is an adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and released in 2017. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Depths is the first area the Runaway Kid passes through in Little Nightmares's DLC, Secrets of the Maw. It is located at the very bottom of the Maw and is also where the Granny is encountered.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Little Nightmares: The Depths holds a critic score of 55 out of 100. That places it above 11% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 16 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 48 min.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel CPU Core i3, 4 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 460. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Little Nightmares: The Depths launched on 6 July 2017, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Splatoon 2. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Splatoon 2.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Little Nightmares: The Depths — frequently asked questions

When did Little Nightmares: The Depths come out?
Little Nightmares: The Depths was released on 6 July 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Little Nightmares: The Depths?
At minimum, Little Nightmares: The Depths needs Intel CPU Core i3, 4 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 460 graphics.
How long does it take to beat Little Nightmares: The Depths?
The main story of Little Nightmares: The Depths takes around 48 min.

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