2D Metroidvania Little Nemo And The Guardians of Slumberland Is Now Available on Steam!
Explore a hand-animated fantasy world inspired by Winsor McCay’s comics as you push back against a mysterious entity that threatens to destroy it!
Slumberland – April 1st, 2026 – After years of hard work, The whole team at DIE SOFT is excited to announce that Little Nemo and The Guardians of Slumberland is finally available to play on Steam today!
Developed primarily by Dave Mauro and inspired by artist Winsor McCay’s work, Little Nemo and The Guardians of Slumberland transports you into the colorful, hand-animated world of Nemo’s dreams. Once a peaceful place, Slumberland has been besieged by the mysterious Oblivion, which threatens to destroy this precious world and its inhabitants. It is now up to you to push back and stop the Oblivion from spreading, consuming Slumberland and anything within it as it grows.
Explore an entirely hand-animated world inspired by Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo comics, meet a colorful cast of characters, and unlock new abilities as you travel through thematically unique yet seamlessly connected domains. Enlist the help of unique NPCs, upgrade your arsenal of PJs and Ability-granting toys and set out on a quest to fight back the Oblivion – a mysterious entity whose only goal is to consume Slumberland and anything within it.
The full version of the game includes several distinct domains to explore – each with its own thematic elements and inhabitants – ability-granting toys to collect, challenging bosses to fight, unique NPCs to befriend and PJs to upgrade. The game is primarily designed for an approachable and accessible baseline experience, but can be ranked up for more skilled players to also enjoy. Players will be accompanied throughout the adventure by a full unique soundtrack composed by Peter Berkman, lead guitarist and songwriter of American pop-rock band Anamaguchi.
The release of Little Nemo And The Guardians of Slumberland marks the final milestone of a journey that started when the project was successfully kickstarted back in 2022 – before growing into a fully fledged experience that will take you between 10 and 15 hours to complete. Speaking on the game finally being available on Steam, Dave Mauro of DIE SOFT said “I’m very excited to finally get the game into players’ hands! I think we’ve made something really special that captures what I love about retro games and expresses it in a more modern metroidvania format”.
Key Features
- A lush, hand-animated world, composed of many distinct thematic domains, all seamlessly connected.
- Defeat challenging bosses, discover collectibles, and unlock new abilities to progress.
- An original soundtrack composed entirely by Peter Berkman of Anamanaguchi.
- Tight and responsive controls for retro-inspired platforming action.
- Designed with approachable and accessible baseline experience, that can be ranked up for more skilled players.
Little Nemo and The Guardians of Slumberland launched on Steam on March 31st, 2026, with a Nintendo Switch version of the game coming later this year.
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About DIE SOFT
DIE SOFT is an independent game studio founded by Dave Mauro. Little Nemo is the studio’s flagship title. Dave is the artist, engineer, & designer behind the game and has some help from a tiny team of talented collaborators.
