{"id":1988514,"date":"2026-06-13T17:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1988514"},"modified":"2026-06-13T17:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:45:51","slug":"little-nightmares-3-the-backstage-wants-you-to-meet-the-puppeteer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1988514","title":{"rendered":"Little Nightmares 3 \u2013 The Backstage wants you to meet The Puppeteer"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/little-nightmares-iii\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Little Nightmares III<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Little Nightmares 3 \u2013 The Backstage wants you to meet The Puppeteer<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">It&#8217;s behind you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Little_Nightmares_III_The_Backstage_Screenshot_1.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Two stylized child-like figures stand in a dimly lit room filled with hanging Edison light bulbs. One figure, wearing a pot-like hat, holds a small lit object. The other figure, with a hat resembling a bucket, appears to be interacting with the first. A makeshift bed with pillows and a rolled-up umbrella are visible in the background.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Little_Nightmares_III_The_Backstage_Screenshot_1.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Supermassive Games \/ Bandai Namco<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-13T17:45:51+00:00\">June 13, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"7af022bf-6bb9-4870-82e1-1cbec0338b82\" data-name=\"Little Nightmares III\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Little Nightmares III\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Little Nightmares III\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Little Nightmares III\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Little Nightmares III\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Little Nightmares III\" title=\"Follow Little Nightmares III\"><br \/>\n  Follow Little Nightmares III<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/little-nightmares-iii\">Little Nightmares 3<\/a> \u2013 The Backstage \u2013 the DLC expansion announced during last week&#8217;s Summer Game Fest festivities \u2013 is now available.<\/p>\n<p>The first additional content for Supermassive Games&#8217; twist on Tarsier Studios&#8217; deeply unsettling world, The Backstage is out now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, and last-gen systems.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Little Nightmares III \u2013 The Backstage DLC Release (Secrets of The Spiral Expansion Pass)\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xP9wYV15-_0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xP9wYV15-_0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Little Nightmares III \u2013 The Backstage DLC Release (Secrets of The Spiral Expansion Pass)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Little Nightmares III \u2013 The Backstage DLC Release (Secrets of The Spiral Expansion Pass).<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xP9wYV15-_0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Players will see Low meet Dime, a new child wearing a torch hat, &#8220;a very helpful tool for finding their way in what lies beyond the curtains of The Carnevale&#8221;. The two children must &#8220;face new threats and use their light to find a way to save Alone from the hands of a new Resident: The Puppeteer&#8221;. Which all sounds very on brand for such a deliciously macabre game.<\/p>\n<p>Little Nightmares 3 \u2013 The Backstage is available to players with the Secrets of the Spiral Expansion Pass, or can be purchased separately for \u00a36.49 on console, or \u00a36.99 on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>Matt gave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/little-nightmares-3-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Little Nightmares 3 review<\/a> a modest three out of five stars, writing: &#8220;Supermassive&#8217;s decision to play it safe means too many familiar frustrations, but impressive artistry \u2013 and a mid-game uptick \u2013 makes for a grimly compelling adventure all the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>ICYMI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/little-nightmares-2-enhanced-edition-switch-2\">Little Nightmares 2&#8217;s Enhanced Edition is finally available on Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. Tarsier Studios&#8217; sinister platform horror <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/little-nightmares-ii\">Little Nightmares 2<\/a> released the Enhanced Edition for Xbox Series X\/S, PS5, and PC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/little-nightmares-2s-free-enhanced-edition-update-out-now-for-pc-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s\">way back in 2021<\/a>, but this is the first time the second game is playable on Nintendo&#8217;s second Switch console.<\/p>\n<p>While the upgraded version had been given away for free for owners of the original, uh, non-enhanced versions on prior platforms, Little Nightmares 2: Enhanced Edition is the only version available for Nintendo Switch 2, which is why it costs \u00a324.99.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/little-nightmares-iii\">Little Nightmares 3<\/a> \u2013 The Backstage \u2013 the DLC expansion announced during last week&#8217;s Summer Game Fest festivities \u2013 is now available.<\/p>\n<p>The first additional content for Supermassive Games&#8217; twist on Tarsier Studios&#8217; deeply unsettling world, The Backstage is out now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, and last-gen systems.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Little Nightmares III \u2013 The Backstage DLC Release (Secrets of The Spiral Expansion Pass)\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xP9wYV15-_0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xP9wYV15-_0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Little Nightmares III \u2013 The Backstage DLC Release (Secrets of The Spiral Expansion Pass)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Little Nightmares III \u2013 The Backstage DLC Release (Secrets of The Spiral Expansion Pass).<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xP9wYV15-_0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Players will see Low meet Dime, a new child wearing a torch hat, &#8220;a very helpful tool for finding their way in what lies beyond the curtains of The Carnevale&#8221;. The two children must &#8220;face new threats and use their light to find a way to save Alone from the hands of a new Resident: The Puppeteer&#8221;. Which all sounds very on brand for such a deliciously macabre game.<\/p>\n<p>Little Nightmares 3 \u2013 The Backstage is available to players with the Secrets of the Spiral Expansion Pass, or can be purchased separately for \u00a36.49 on console, or \u00a36.99 on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>Matt gave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/little-nightmares-3-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Little Nightmares 3 review<\/a> a modest three out of five stars, writing: &#8220;Supermassive&#8217;s decision to play it safe means too many familiar frustrations, but impressive artistry \u2013 and a mid-game uptick \u2013 makes for a grimly compelling adventure all the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>ICYMI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/little-nightmares-2-enhanced-edition-switch-2\">Little Nightmares 2&#8217;s Enhanced Edition is finally available on Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. Tarsier Studios&#8217; sinister platform horror <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/little-nightmares-ii\">Little Nightmares 2<\/a> released the Enhanced Edition for Xbox Series X\/S, PS5, and PC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/little-nightmares-2s-free-enhanced-edition-update-out-now-for-pc-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s\">way back in 2021<\/a>, but this is the first time the second game is playable on Nintendo&#8217;s second Switch console.<\/p>\n<p>While the upgraded version had been given away for free for owners of the original, uh, non-enhanced versions on prior platforms, Little Nightmares 2: Enhanced Edition is the only version available for Nintendo Switch 2, which is why it costs \u00a324.99.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Little Nightmares III Little Nightmares 3 \u2013 The Backstage wants you to meet The Puppeteer It&#8217;s behind you. 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