Aside from staying out of reach from those trying to harm her, the player's character solves small platforming puzzles to get from area to area. The players hides and scurries away from various nefarious denizens of The Maw, many of whom are trying to eat the player's character. In Little Nightmares, the player controls a small, yellow-raincoat-wearing creature that has to escape from the belly of a dark and menacing ship called The Maw.
