LittleBigPlanet 3 adds three new playable characters alongside Sackboy with unique abilities. Enriched collaborative creative levels, access to previous LBP content. Less revolutionary than LBP2 but generous and fun.
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Category
Platformer4 players7+
Co-op
Description
Third main installment of Sumo Digital's LittleBigPlanet adding three new characters with complementary abilities to Sackboy. Published by Sony, released in Europe in November 2014. OddSock, Toggle, and Swoop with unique abilities, creative story mode, extended editor, over a million community levels, and four-player local co-op. European version.
LittleBigPlanet 3 review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
A universe made of fabric, cardboard and tinkered objects: everything evokes a sewing workshop turned playground, of irresistible tactility. The handmade charm of the settings and the roundness of Sackboy overflow with tenderness. This art direction, warm and inventive, makes the game a visual object apart.
Eclectic and warm, the soundtrack blends jazz, world, electro and licensed tracks in a joyful patchwork of irresistible whimsy. Each world has its own sonic colour, underlining the handmade, good-natured spirit of the game. This musical generosity, creative and sunny, instantly lifts the mood.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Three new heroes with abilities complementing Sackboy, OddSock, Toggle and Swoop, open fresh approaches within an editor wider than ever. The story mode lays the groundwork, but it is the million community creations, four-player local co-op and the object quest that keep the experience going. A creative playground that, for all intents and purposes, never runs out.
The third LittleBigPlanet, entrusted to Sumo Digital, adding new characters with their own abilities while carrying the series' handover late in the PS3's life. Widely distributed in the West, its collector interest stays measured and rests mainly on its role as the last major console chapter of the Sackboy saga rather than scarcity. An affordable piece for fans of family creative gaming.
Better with friends
A creative platformer of irresistible charm, built for four-player local co-op where you help each other through levels packed with traps. Mutual aid takes on a joyful chaos: shoving each other by accident, fluffing a jump together and laughing at the wipeouts is the whole spice of it. The shareable, inexhaustible creation tools extend the fun and make it an endless family playground.
Is LittleBigPlanet 3 still worth playing in 2026?
LittleBigPlanet 3 widens the formula by adding three new playable characters alongside Sackboy, each with unique abilities that open new level-design possibilities. Collaborative creation grows richer, and access to the content of the previous entries guarantees a near-infinite reservoir of levels. Less revolutionary than LittleBigPlanet 2, whose gains it mostly extends, and marred at launch by a few technical troubles, it nonetheless stays generous and fun. For the fan of the series or the lover of creative, convivial platforming, the title offers a fine adventure, provided you do not expect a break.
