Little Nightmares 3 Sets Release Date, Enhanced Edition Announced

Bandai Namco made a significant announcement yesterday—Little Nightmares 3 officially launches on October 10. For those eager to dive back into this eerie universe sooner, digital pre-orders include immediate access to Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition as an early preview leading up to release day.

The franchise expands beyond gaming with a new season of the narrative podcast The Sounds of Nightmares, alongside Little Nightmares: Descent to Nowhere, a comic series debuting in October. Arriving earlier in September is YA novel Little Nightmares: The Lonely Ones—marking an ambitious multimedia rollout.

The Titan Comics series follows Hush, a voiceless young girl imprisoned alongside Mono, an enigmatic ally who understands their nightmarish world better than she does. Their desperate escape from a sinister dungeon unfolds across parallel narratives.

Scholastic's YA novel introduces Ruse, awakening in a mysterious, shaking chamber alongside two strangers—a girl bearing rope scars around her neck and a masked boy starving within his restraints.

Bandai Namco additionally teased a stop-motion collaboration with Taller del Chucho studio, though details remain scarce until further announcements.

Developed by Supermassive Games, Little Nightmares 3 arrives on PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and last-gen platforms (including Switch—though pre-orders for Nintendo's system open later). Available editions include:

Little Nightmares 3 Edition Breakdown

• Standard Edition - Base game
• Digital Deluxe - Adds Secrets of The Spiral Expansion Pass and Resident Costumes Pack
• Collector Mirror Edition - Includes Deluxe content plus figurine, steelbook, artbook, OST (digital/physical), stickers
• Premium Collector Spiral Edition (Bandai Namco Store exclusive) - Enhances Mirror Edition with music box figurine base, Nome controller stand, and dual-sided Low/Alone coin

All pre-orders grant the Dark Six Costumes Set and early access to Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition. The Expansion Pass confirms at least two bonus chapters.

The announcements culminated with Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes—a new virtual reality experience developed by Iconik Studios.

Our Little Nightmares 2 review (score: 7/10) praised its "eerily beautiful" atmosphere while noting its brevity and untapped cooperative potential.