Little Nightmares III sets The Shores launch time

Little Nightmares III is taking Low and Alone to The Shores on 30 September, with the expansion set to unlock at midnight in France.

What's actually going on

Bandai Namco’s expansion page confirms that The Shores is the next chapter in the unsettling journey through the Spiral. The new area is built around a flooded shoreline and a lighthouse that the two protagonists must reach.

The setting keeps the series’ grim logic intact: water reshapes the route forward while new dangers wait beneath and around it. Low and Alone will have to navigate the drowned environments together, with the expansion continuing the co-operative structure introduced by Little Nightmares III.

The Shores is included in the Secrets of the Spiral Expansion Pass, but it can also be bought separately. That gives players who only want this chapter a clearer route in, while pass owners can move straight into the new area when it unlocks.

For players in France, the practical detail is the midnight launch on 30 September. The release covers PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC through Steam, according to the announcement checked for this story.

Our opinion

The Shores sounds like a smart next step for Little Nightmares III. A flooded zone and a hard-to-reach lighthouse give the expansion a strong visual hook without abandoning the series’ favourite trick: turning an ordinary place into something that feels quietly hostile. The midnight launch is useful news for players planning a co-op session, while the separate purchase option avoids making the Expansion Pass the only way in.

Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment, accessed 27 September 2026.