Little Inferno

Single-player puzzle adventure about burning toys and finding combinations

Tomorrow Corporation · Released Nov 19, 2012

Reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 14K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 96% of 50 in 30 days
Playing now: 12; peak 24h 19
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 years ago; Dec 8, 2022

What is Little Inferno?

A single-player puzzle adventure set almost entirely in front of a fireplace, with a cold world outside. You throw toys and other objects into the fire and try different combinations as the story unfolds.

For you if...

+you enjoy short puzzle games built around item combinations
+you like dark humor and a quiet story

Not for you if...

−you want varied gameplay beyond buying and burning objects
−you dislike waiting for deliveries or interpreting combination clues

What players say

95% of 13,784 reviews are positive · 96% of 50 in the last 30 days

Players praise experimenting with item combinations, the art, and the story. Some find the buying-and-burning loop repetitive or the delivery waits tedious. Players also report crashes and complain that earning every achievement requires paid DLC.

Screenshots and trailer

Little Inferno system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Win 7, Vista and XP
Processor: 1.5 Ghz
Graphics: You will need a graphics card that supports Shader Model 2.0 or greater and DirectX 9.0c.
Memory: 1GB
Storage: 200 MB

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 22
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: Dutch, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian.