Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition
- Developer
- Tarsier Studios
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Released
- 10 October 2025
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5
Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Set in a mysterious world, Little Nightmares follows the journey of Six, a hungry little girl who must escape the Maw, an iron vessel inhabited by monstrous, twisted beings. The Enhanced Edition improves upon the original release by supporting 4K resolution at 60 FPS and enhancing visual effects, including RTX reflections, improved water effects, additional particles, and volumetric lighting. It also offers players the option to choose between Quality Mode or Performance Mode, allowing them to prioritize either visual fidelity or frame rate based on their preferences.
Best gaming PC for Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Bandai Namco Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel I3-2100 or AMD FX-4350 | Intel I5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB or AMD HD 7850, 2 GB | Nvidia RTX 2070, 8 GB or AMD RX 6700, 10 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 11 October 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel I5-6600 and your GPU is at or above Nvidia RTX 2070, 8 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.