They're probably the scariest in the game, and you can throw smashable objects to send them scuttling off in other directions in order to sneak past, a little like the claw guys who chased the sounds of bells in Resident Evil 4. The toy room, the game's second chapter, has these freakishly long-armed and blind janitors, who respond only to the sounds that Six makes when walking on creaky surfaces. The vessel is divided into five sections, each with a theme, including a toy room, a kitchen and guest quarters, with a monster type to match. The Maw is an impressively detailed horror locale, and I love Little Nightmares' storybook-y visual style-every object is perfectly modelled and lit to befit that. There's a heavy stealth element, too, with Six having to evade the creatures that occupy different areas of the vessel. This is a side-scroller, but you move around in a 3D space, pulling objects around to help you reach switches or new areas. Tarsier previously worked on PlayStation's LittleBigPlanet series, and a lot of that platformer-puzzler DNA carries across. In Little Nightmares, you play a small girl called Six who's trapped on The Maw, a gigantic vessel of damned souls, where everyone is clamouring desperately for their next meal-including you. Playing as a child evokes a natural sense of helplessness, of course, which is particularly useful in a horror game.

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