The Cosmology of Nowhere | Little Nightmares Theory

A deep dive into the form and function of the place we call "Nowhere."

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
03:31 - The Orrery
05:29 - The Giants
10:03 - The Threshold
12:47 - The Star Ocean
16:15 - The Convergence
19:27 - The Wayfinder
22:09 - Outro

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What is an Armillary Sphere, and How Does it Work?

[XED-xi]

I am completely satisfied with how supermassive and bandai have expanded the world. It isn't an easy task to create an audio fiction series and answer major questions. It's a very ballsy move and I wish more people did this, I was sad about how shoes like lost and from have more questions that answers but little nightmares stays in that mid zone and keeps you engaged.

[alang.bandala]

You are the only one that makes me excited for new theories. THIS is the kind of stuff that I LOVE about Littke Nightmares. Go ahead! Yoh are keeping the comunity alive!

[doctorlucasp]

This is a really good theory man, I always thought of the regions as eldritch eye-based horrors competing with eachother for dominance over the minds of the twisted human population of the world

[Fulcrum]

I am speechless.

Sooo many ideas exploding in my head at every second of this video. I applaud your efforts!

[brystella]

The little connections you're able to make is phenomenal! This was a fascinating watch and your videos are top quality and clearly have a great deal of effort and time put into them. Thank you for the most enjoyable 20 minutes. Though this detail probably means nothing, when Low uses mirrors to travel what looks like ripples in water appears on the mirror, perhaps alluding to this theory and that mirrors or reflections in general could be another form of connection in Nowhere. You've probably noticed that mirrors have a large presence in this world, and are seen or mentioned in many places.

[cookies_and_mustard]

I wasn’t too sure where you were going with this theory at first, but you made some great connections and points! I also want to note that Supermassive may have hinted in a PlayStation Blog that there may be a new chapter that is described as a clock mechanism of some sorts. Maybe we’ll get more information on the cosmology of the Nowhere in game!

[Sipliminal]

The ferryman might have also been connected, as evident by the line ‘no more bellman among our sea’ and ‘halo ascending above our sea’

[theghostlypenguin]

Bro, I love these theories so much. I have no idea how you don't have more subs. I've been a big fan of this series for a long time, and its nice to see somebody new making quality videos about the topic. Keep up the good work!

[schrelaxo]

These theories are literally the most entertaining LN content out there, I totally love them. Btw, what do you think of VLN as a game?

[theopmster]

Getting this many videos in one month is awesome. I hope to see more from you.

[Skreebles]

This video is exactly what I needed for theory fuel AND storywriting fuel concerning Little Nightmares. I thank you, sir.

[mlkywxy]

Loved this video!! This theory completely changes the way I see The Nowhere. The feeling of it reminds me of being a kid again, how I was in a world I couldn't understand, and how much shock I felt once I got older and began to realize that it's so much bigger-- so much more complex-- than I ever could've imagined. And that's a good thing, since Little Nightmares always does its best to make you sympathize with the traumatized children in its world. So if this theory is true, it would fit in well with that theme.

Also, I think your point about people missing out on the podcast is very true. When I originally listened to the first episode, I liked it, but I wasn't interested enough to bother listening to the rest cuz I didn't think it would be scary enough to be a good Little Nightmares experience. But recently I tried listening to it again, and I fell in love. The horrific scenery is described so well, and it conveys the emotions of fear and panic perfectly. It's definitely still Little Nightmares, even if in a different format. Man, what will it take to convince people that trying new things is good... 😞

[ismetcancelik]

bro cooked connecting Noone's description with planet imagery in games. also I can't understand what they are saying in that audio book thing. Maybe it is the accent maybe it is the fact i am not a native speaker. I am glad to see some stuff you showed in the video

[Gemini]

Absolutely excellent! 👁‍🗨
A series of keen observations accompanied by sound reasoning and brilliantly articulated speculation!
This is seriously good theory crafting! 👏🏻Well done!

[EJMM]

Our community are such smart and creative people

[trinstonmichaels]

Can't wait for the game to come up.

[SEEMMONEY]

My theory is that the "clock" thing is on the funfair. If I'm right, I beleive in LN3 we will go to the Carnival Noone mentioned in her nightmares in TSON. I say this to say that we might go into the depths of the Carnival and that might be a puzzle we'd have to solve. Also Noone mentioned the Carnival to be on some sort of a flying ship so that might explain why..

[JOLMStruly]

Darnnn you're right I've been too slow to process SoN but I've been working my way through understanding it.

TBF it may also be that audio fiction requires more interpretative work from the audience than visual mediums.

Anyways I loved the oceanic/cosmic horror elements you brought up because I certainly caught that with the candleman. fascinating character

[Hunter-ruwb]

I personally thought, since the first game, that this world was always an alternate dimension to Earth, kinda like the Upside Down from Stranger Things, and I still hold onto this theory heavily.

[jackiehinkle]

I didn’t even know there was a PODCAST!!!! LETSS GOOOO!!!