LittleBigPlanet 3

In LittleBigPlanet 3, explore a world filled with creativity as you explore all corners of the Imagisphere, meet the inhabitants of the mysterious planet Bunkum and face the nefarious Newton. Discover endless…

78 18 November 2014

Adventure Platform Sandbox

LittleBigPlanet 3 is an adventure developed by Sumo Digital, released 18 November 2014 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.

Verified 27 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What LittleBigPlanet 3 is

LittleBigPlanet 3 is an adventure game developed by Sumo Digital and released in 2014. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The adventure begins when Sackboy is swept through a wormhole into the whimsical world of Bunkum, where he is greeted by Newton, a bumbling but well-meaning lightbulb person. Newton shares an urgent tale: three powerful Titans, long ago sealed away in a tin by Bunkum's ancient heroes, are in danger of being unleashed once more, a catastrophe that could throw the entire world into chaos. Together, Sackboy and his new companions set out to prevent this disaster and, when the threat proves all too real, to reawaken Bunkum's legendary heroes: Oddsock, who runs fast and scales walls; Toggle, who can change size at will; and Swoop, who takes to the skies. Across the strange and colorful corners…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the LittleBigPlanet series

LittleBigPlanet 3 is the 20th of 25 entries we hold in the LittleBigPlanet series. The next entry was Minecraft: LittleBigPlanet Edition in 2015. Its critic score of 78 is 6 points below the series average of 84. The highest-rated entry is LittleBigPlanet at 96.

See all 25 LittleBigPlanet games in release order →

How it was received

LittleBigPlanet 3 holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 131 votes.

What it launched against

LittleBigPlanet 3 launched on 18 November 2014, within three weeks of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and Tales from the Borderlands. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Tales from the Borderlands.

Cheats and codes

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