Little Nightmares 3 Release Date, Enhanced Edition Revealed

Bandai Namco made a major announcement last night, focusing on the highly anticipated Little Nightmares 3, confirming its release for October 10. For those who find the wait too long, there's excellent news: anyone who pre-orders the digital version of Little Nightmares 3 will receive immediate early access to Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition, allowing them to revisit the original game before the new one launches.

Fans can also look forward to an all-new season of the Little Nightmares podcast, The Sounds of Nightmares, and a comic book titled Little Nightmares: Descent to Nowhere, both starting in October. Additionally, a young adult novel, Little Nightmares: The Lonely Ones, will be released in September. It's a lot to keep track of!

Published by Titan Comics, the Little Nightmares: Descent to Nowhere comic follows two parallel narratives. Hush, a timid mute girl, awakens in a prison cell. In her desperate bid for freedom, she befriends another inmate, Mono, who possesses a deeper understanding of their terrifying world. Together, they must find a way to escape a menacingly dark dungeon.

The novel, Little Nightmares: The Lonely Ones, authored by E.C. Myers and published by Scholastic, centers on Ruse, a young child who regains consciousness in a strange, shaking room with two other children she doesn't recognize—a small girl with a frayed rope around her neck and an emaciated boy wearing a tattered mask.

There was another surprise reveal: Bandai Namco shared a teaser for a stop-motion project developed with studio Taller del Chucho. While details are currently scarce, the company promised that more information will be "unveiled" at a later date.

Little Nightmares 3—the first entry in the series developed by Supermassive—is slated for release on PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X and S, and last-generation systems, including the Nintendo Switch. Pre-orders are live for all platforms except the Switch, which will be available at a "later date." Here is what each edition of Little Nightmares 3 includes:

All Little Nightmares 3 Editions

Standard Edition — includes the base game. Digital Deluxe Edition — includes the base game, the Secrets of The Spiral Expansion Pass, and the Residents Costumes Pack. Collector Mirror Edition — builds on the Deluxe Edition by adding a figurine, a metal case, a physical artbook, the OST in digital and physical formats, and a set of stickers. Premium Collector Spiral Edition — exclusive to the Bandai Namco Store, this version includes the Collector Mirror Edition figurine enhanced with a music box base, a Nome-themed controller/phone holder, and a double-sided coin featuring Low and Alone.

All pre-orders will grant the Dark Six Costumes Set across all platforms, plus early access to Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition. We also learned that The Secrets of The Spiral Expansion Pass will include at least two additional chapters to explore.

But that's not all—we also caught a glimpse of a brand-new VR adventure titled Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes, developed by Iconik Studios.

We thought Little Nightmares 2 was good, awarding it 7/10, with our review stating: "Little Nightmares 2 is every bit as dark, atmospheric, and visually striking as the original. Its runtime remains brief, and while reintroducing Six as an AI companion serves the narrative, it doesn't significantly evolve the puzzle or stealth mechanics, which feels like a missed opportunity."