Little Nightmares 3has announced aLittle NightmaresShowcase that will be held on June 24. Initially revealed during Gamescom Opening Night Live in August 2023, over two years after the release ofLittle Nightmares 2in 2021, the original 2024 release window forLittle Nightmares 3didn’t quite pan out as it was delayed to 2025. It’s now been over a year without any official word since the delay.
TheLittle Nightmaresfranchise has gone through a bit of a shake-up sinceLittle Nightmares 2was released, as Tarsier Studios, the original team behind the series, was acquired by Embracer Group two years prior, in 2019. Due to this split between Tarsier andLittle NightmaresIP owner Bandai Namco, Tarsier was separated from the franchise, which was given to Supermassive Games for this upcoming third installment. Supermassive is mostly known for its cinematic horror games likeUntil Dawn, theDark Pictures Anthologyseries, and other games of similar ilk, so many feel the studio is a perfect fit forLittle Nightmares 3.
After over 12 months without a concrete update,Little Nightmares 3is backwith aLittle NightmaresShowcase event that’s planned for June 24, starting at 12 PM PST / 3 PM EST. The Tweet announcing the event came with a short 13-second teaser video of what looks like a carnival sign with the event’s information on it.Little Nightmares 3didn’t mention which platforms the event would be streaming on, though it can be assumed to be viewable on YouTube as well as Twitch.
Little Nightmares Showcase Date and Time
It’s a bit strange that a game likeLittle Nightmares 3is getting its own showcase event just two weeks after thehullabaloo of Summer Game Fest. Many fans of the series expectedLittle Nightmares 3toshow up during the festivities, as it was originally unveiled at a Geoff Keighley event, but Bandai Namco might have wanted to give the game room to shine away from SGF.Little Nightmaresfans can almost certainly expect a solid release date to come of this event, and there’s a good chance that date is sometime this year. Perhaps even a playable demo may be in store as well.
Meanwhile, the originalLittle Nightmaresstudio, Tarsier, is still working on itsnext game namedReanimal, which looks like a directLittle Nightmaressuccessor. There hasn’t been any news or updates about the game since its August 2024 reveal, so for now, it seems thatLittle Nightmares 3andReanimalmight have adequate time to stand apart from each other unless the latteris also quietly planning to release in 2025.
