Latest Reviews of Tarsier Studios Games
Review Little Nightmares (PS4) - Unsettling Puzzle Platformer Hits the Spot
The need for greed
Republished on Wednesday 27th July 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of August's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Much like LittleBigPlanet, the macabre puzzle platformer Little Nightmares includes sugar, spice, and all things nice – it just chooses to stir...
Review Little Nightmares II (PS4) - An Artistic Exercise in Trial and Error
Maw than meets the eye
You can’t ignore the LittleBigPlanet in Little Nightmares II. Tarsier Studios may have turned to horror with its eerie 2017 puzzle platformer Little Nightmares, but the Swedish studio’s body of work largely involves Sackboy, and he hangs over this gloomy PlayStation 4 sequel like an ominous shadow. Mono moves like Media...
Thinking outside the box
Statik is a PlayStation VR puzzle game similar in style to Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. You awaken in a strange room as a test subject with both hands locked inside a puzzle box while your captor Dr Ingen observes you from afar. You must solve these puzzle boxes in order to uncover why you are being tested and learn how...
Review LittleBigPlanet PS Vita (PlayStation Vita)
The whole world in your hands
Sony is often criticised for shrinking its home console franchises down to handheld size – but, despite the best efforts of its detractors, that commentary doesn’t always hold weight. Sackboy’s maiden craftworld campaign may have been animated by the DualShock 3, but LittleBigPlanet PS Vita is one of those...
Review Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists Of Plastic (PlayStation 3)
Originally developed for the PC by Mark Healey, the co-founder of Media Molecule, Rag Doll Kung Fu is a parody of classic kung fu movies
The game is a simple arena based beat 'em up, akin to Nintendo's Super Smash Bros., where up to four players select an action-figure protagonist and battle it out on a purposely cliche stage. Rag Doll Kung Fu has a...
Latest Tarsier Studios Articles
Hands On Little Nightmares Is Primed for Greatness
Hungry for more
Of the many games that were playable on the show-floor at PAX East 2017, Tarsier Studios' Little Nightmares was one of the titles we were most excited to get our hands on. And we were lucky enough to get some time with the game as well as chat with level designer Matthew Compher about some elements of the title announced back in...
News This PS4 Exclusive from Tarsier Studios Looks Eerie and Engaging
Bathhouse blues
Remember LittleBigPlanet Vita? Well, the studio behind that delightful romp has just announced a new game for the PlayStation 4, and it looks to be a goer. Titled Hunger, the game follows the adventures of a nine-year-old girl named Six. The Spirited Away-esque storyline sees our heroine stolen from her home, and forced to work in...
Hands On Little Nightmares Is Primed for Greatness
Hungry for more
Of the many games that were playable on the show-floor at PAX East 2017, Tarsier Studios' Little Nightmares was one of the titles we were most excited to get our hands on. And we were lucky enough to get some time with the game as well as chat with level designer Matthew Compher about some elements of the title announced back in...
News This PS4 Exclusive from Tarsier Studios Looks Eerie and Engaging
Bathhouse blues
Remember LittleBigPlanet Vita? Well, the studio behind that delightful romp has just announced a new game for the PlayStation 4, and it looks to be a goer. Titled Hunger, the game follows the adventures of a nine-year-old girl named Six. The Spirited Away-esque storyline sees our heroine stolen from her home, and forced to work in...