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Little Nightmares vs Trine 2: Complete Story

Little Nightmares is a horror platformer game from Tarsier Studios (2017) while Trine 2: Complete Story is a platformer puzzle game from Frozenbyte (2013).

Quick answer: Little Nightmares rates higher, 8.3 to 8.1 on the GamingPickz Score.

Little Nightmares

2017 · Tarsier Studios

8.3GamingPickz Score

$19.99

Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Trine 2: Complete Story

2013 · Frozenbyte

8.1GamingPickz Score

$19.99

Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

What each one is

Little Nightmares is filed under Horror and Platformer. In contrast, Trine 2: Complete Story under Platformer and Puzzle.

Little Nightmares

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Description from its Steam store page

Trine 2: Complete Story

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Description from its Steam store page

Story, characters and reception

Little Nightmares
Plot

Six, a nine-year-old girl in a yellow raincoat, awakens from a dream of a woman wearing a kimono and a Noh mask. Equipped with only a lighter, she sneaks through the bowels of the Maw, a massive, underwater iron vessel. Throughout the Maw, she encounters Nomes: small, skittish creatures that either flee from her or passively observe her efforts. (Wikipedia)

Reception

Reception Little Nightmares received critical acclaim. Review aggregator Metacritic , which applies a weighted average to reviews on its website, reports "generally favorable" reviews. Cory Arnold said on Destructoid " Little Nightmares hypnotized me with ever-present suspense," and awarded it a score of 8. (Wikipedia)

Trine 2: Complete Story
Plot

Trine 2 takes place several years after the events of the first game. The three heroes, Amadeus the wizard, Pontius the knight, and Zoya the thief, are summoned by the magical artifact known as the Trine to embark on a new adventure. Their journey begins when they encounter a mysterious light that leads them into an enchanted forest. (Wikipedia)

Reception

Reception Trine 2 received largely positive reviews, earning a score of 9/10 by IGN , and 84/100 for the Windows and Wii U versions on Metacritic , as well as a score of 85/100 for the game's release on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. By October 2014, Frozenbyte announced that the Trine series had sold over seven million copies worldwide. ^ "Trine 2 for PC Reviews" . (Wikipedia)

At a glance

Little NightmaresTrine 2: Complete Story
GamingPickz Score8.3/108.1/10
Steam ratingOverwhelmingly Positive (95%, 116,529)Overwhelmingly Positive (95%, 22,041)
Critic aggregate81/10084/100
Price$19.99$19.99
Install size10 GB
Steam Deckverifiedplayable
Released20172013
DeveloperTarsier StudiosFrozenbyte

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Little Nightmares vs Trine 2: Complete Story, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Little NightmaresHorror platformer game
    Trine 2: Complete StoryPlatformer puzzle game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Little NightmaresHorror, Atmospheric, Adventure
    Trine 2: Complete StoryPuzzle-Platformer, Platformer, Adventure

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Little NightmaresScore 8.3 · 95% on Steam · 81 critic
    Trine 2: Complete StoryScore 8.1 · 95% on Steam · 84 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Little Nightmares116,529 reviews · 9 add-ons · 10 GB
    Trine 2: Complete Story22,041 reviews · 1 add-on

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Little Nightmares$19.99
    Trine 2: Complete Story$19.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Little NightmaresVerified
    Trine 2: Complete StoryPlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Little Nightmares takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Little Nightmares (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Little Nightmares (verified)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Little Nightmares (116,529 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

AtmosphericAdventureSingleplayerPuzzle-PlatformerPuzzleIndiePlatformerGreat Soundtrack

Where they differ

Little Nightmares is also

HorrorDarkStory RichStealthPsychological Horror2.5D

Trine 2: Complete Story is also

Beautiful2D PlatformerCo-opFantasyOnline Co-OpLocal Co-Op

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Little Nightmares is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Trine 2: Complete Story is relaxed, easy to pick up.

System requirements, side by side

Little NightmaresTrine 2: Complete Story
Minimum GPUNvidia GTX 460
Minimum CPUIntel CPU Core i3
Minimum RAM4 GB
Install size10 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Little Nightmares · Trine 2: Complete Story.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Little Nightmares and 1 for Trine 2: Complete Story. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Little Nightmares and Trine 2: Complete Story in scope?

Little Nightmares has drawn 116,529 Steam reviews, ships 9 add-ons and installs in 10 GB. Trine 2: Complete Story has drawn 22,041 Steam reviews and ships 1 add-on.

Is Little Nightmares or Trine 2: Complete Story better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Little Nightmares rates higher (8.3 to 8.1). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Little Nightmares or Trine 2: Complete Story?

Little Nightmares is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Should I get Little Nightmares or Trine 2: Complete Story?

Little Nightmares rates higher, 8.3 to 8.1 on the GamingPickz Score. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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