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Bandai Namco did attempt to explain everything in a video if you are interested. The game does not tell you much of anything, and there is no dialogue other than the two kids occasionally softly calling out to one another to grab their partner’s attention. The only reason I know their names is by reading about them on the Steam page.

Eventually you will find a girl named Six who will travel with you and help out by giving you a boost at times to get to higher areas. You play a young boy named Mono who is trapped in this dark, nightmarish hellscape of a world. Even then, you are left to reach a lot of your own conclusions. Jumping in fresh with Little Nightmares II is not a bad thing because so much of the world is unexplained, or explained very subtly as you play. In terms of the story, if you played the first game, then you know a little bit more about what is going on in this dark world, but probably not too much. In terms of direct comparisons, the game is most like Limbo, which is also a side-scrolling adventure set in a mysterious world where almost everything is a threat to our tiny main character. Most players will likely enjoy this new look at the typical horror genre. That is not to say that adults will not find the game scary or even downright terrifying at times, just that the lens that the story is told through is that of a younger child. Little Nightmares II brings us yet another take on horror gaming with a platformer interface and a slant towards the kinds of nightmares and fears that populate many younger children’s dreams. Much to the joy of those who enjoy the genre, horror games come in many flavors these days, from bloody shoot-em-ups like the remade DOOM to deeper puzzle adventure games like The Medium, and even hybrids like Control.