Co-operative gameplay and teamwork are emphasized in Little Nightmares 3. You have two characters to escort to safety after all. Considering the previous entry neglected any form of two-player integration, it’s natural to wonder if Little Nightmares 3 includes co-op or multiplayer, and we have the answer.
One of the biggest differences between the first Little Nightmares and its successor is the characters. Little Nightmares 1 was a story around a small child called Six. Little Nightmares 2 went one step further and gave Six a co-op pal—Mono. In Little Nightmares 3, both are out, and in come Low and Alone for a new torturous tale.
With Supermassive Games running the ship, things are changing for the threequel. That being said, let’s find out if co-op, multiplayer, or something in between debuts.
Can You Play Little Nightmares 3 in Online Co-op?
Little Nightmares 3 introduces online co-op for the first time and allows you to unravel the unknown with another human player.
Adding a second main character in Little Nightmares 2 hinted at this possible new direction. Co-op seemed to be an inevitable inclusion if Little Nightmares 3 also had a second protagonist to control. This had turned out to be the case, and both Low and Alone can be controlled by two different players.
You need an online connection, and someone else with a copy of the game, but the opportunity for online co-op is there.
Does Little Nightmares 3 Have Local Co-op?
Little Nightmares 3 does not feature local co-op in any way and it’s one of the more baffling omissions from the horror title.
A 2023 interview with Gamesradar explained the studio’s decision to go against local co-op. Game director Wayne Garland said: “Couch [co-op] is something that we considered, but again, when you come back to the atmosphere and the immersion that we’re trying to elicit through Little Nightmares, I think it was important for us that we stuck to our online co-op only rather than traditional more party aspects.”
There you have it. Supermassive Games wants co-op, but still wants you to feel like you’re on your own. It’s an immersion thing, although I still feel it’s not quite enough justification as I’d love to play it in local co-op. This might just be me though! Who knows, it might get added as a feature well after release. We’ll have to see.
I don’t think I even need to ask if you’re disappointed about a lack of local co-op. With so many titles advocating the concept, it seems baffling to omit it from Little Nightmares 3 altogether. Are you hoping it’s added later on as part of an update? Let us know.
If you’re hungry for more co-op games, check out the biggest co-op games coming out in 2025, as well as a bunch of other co-op games similar to It Takes Two and Split Fiction.
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