The new mechanics would Improve the players understanding of the world and events and increase the engagement in the story through improved pacing and fluidity. These include contexts for interacting with objects in the world, QTE alerts that inform players of the location of an upcoming QTE and the action that the character will perform if successful. And, there are periodic reminders of immediate character goals and much more fluid camera and animation transitions throughout.

The Dark Pictures is a series of standalone cinematic horror games linked by one common element: that every playable character can live and every playable character can die throughout the story, yielding numerous possible endings and near-limitless replayability. Each game in the series challenges players to face their fears and uncover the secrets of The Dark Pictures universe, where every choice has potentially irreversible consequences. The Dark Pictures: Little Hope is the second game in the cinematic horror game anthology series.