Little Nightmares: Shadow Improvement Guide

The game should work without problems on your system at maximum graphics quality settings.

Choose the “Ultra” option for shadows separately or use the “Ultra” preset for graphic quality.

Engine.ini and Scalability.ini.

Both files are located in the WindowsNoEditor folder (Steam\steamapps\common\Little Nightmares\Atlas\Saved\Config).

1. Open the Engine.ini configuration file with a text editor (Notepad, WordPad).

2. Start a new paragraph. Write or paste the following text.

[SystemSettings]
r.Shadow.MinResolution=2048
r.Shadow.FadeResolution=1

3. Save the changes and close the file.

4. Open the Scalability.ini configuration file with a text editor.

5. Write or paste the following text.

[[email protected]]
r.Shadow.RadiusThreshold=0.01

Sixth. Save the changes and close the file.

Ultra settings.

Please note that the envelope on the floor and the door knob don’t cast a shadow.

Modified settings.

Crisp, detailed shadows.
All small objects now cast a shadow.
Shadows don’t disappear when the camera moves away.