Little Nightmares III - Characters
The children and figures of Little Nightmares III, from the two protagonists who can be played in co-op to the figures who recur across the game's expansion chapters and the companion podcast that fills in the series' wider lore.
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Low is one of the two playable children of Little Nightmares III and the character the game opens on: his first appearance is waking in front of a broken mirror after a dream about a mirror reflecting a window. | Protagonist (Playable) | Wandering children of The Nowhere | Fires arrows to trip distant switches and cut ropes Uses the bow to create noise and pull attention away from Alone Squeezes through gaps and climbs routes sized for a child Carries and throws small objects to solve puzzles | Playable from the start of the campaign (chapter select) |
| Alone | Alone is the second playable child of Little Nightmares III and Low's partner for the whole campaign. | Protagonist (Playable) | Wandering children of The Nowhere | Swings the wrench as a melee weapon and as a lever on machinery Pries open panels and smashes brittle props to clear paths Hauls heavier objects than Low can move alone Reaches the routes the bow cannot open | Playable from the start of the campaign; co-op partner or AI companion in solo play |
| The Ferryman | The Ferryman is the figure the Secrets of the Spiral expansion is built around and the namesake of the Ferryman Costume Set bundled with the Expansion Pass. | Supporting (Secrets of the Spiral) | The Spiral | Associated with passage between the areas of The Spiral Named source of the Ferryman Costume Set cosmetics | Little Nightmares III - Secrets of the Spiral Expansion Pass |
| The Puppeteer | The Puppeteer is an antagonist first established in the companion podcast The Sounds of Nightmares and then used as a boss enemy in the Secrets of the Spiral expansion, where he is the encounter waiting at the end of The Backstage. | Antagonist (The Sounds of Nightmares) / Boss Enemy (Secrets of the Spiral) | The Spiral | Boss encounter of The Backstage DLC chapter Puppet and string imagery tied to control over children | Secrets of the Spiral - The Backstage (2026-06-12) |
| Otto (The Counsellor) | Otto, better known as The Counsellor, is the deuteragonist of Little Nightmares' companion podcast The Sounds of Nightmares: a psychiatrist who works with a young girl trapped by her own nightmares. | Supporting (The Sounds of Nightmares) | The Sounds of Nightmares | Treated as the authority figure of the podcast's clinic Recurs as a reference point for the DLC's returned characters | The Sounds of Nightmares podcast (series lore) |
| Noone | Noone is the young girl at the centre of The Sounds of Nightmares, the patient whose sessions with the Counsellor make up the podcast. | Protagonist (The Sounds of Nightmares) | The Sounds of Nightmares | Describes dreams that mirror locations and creatures of The Nowhere Frames the podcast's narration across its episodes | The Sounds of Nightmares podcast (series lore) |
| The Candleman | The Candleman is the recurring mystery figure of The Sounds of Nightmares, a presence the podcast's characters discuss along with the Ferryman. | Supporting (The Sounds of Nightmares) | The Sounds of Nightmares | Recurring cryptic figure across the podcast's episodes Referenced alongside the Ferryman as part of the Spiral lore | The Sounds of Nightmares podcast (series lore) |
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