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Little Inferno

Single-player puzzle adventure about burning toys and finding combinations

Tomorrow Corporation · Released Nov 19, 2012

AdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 9,907
Recent reviews
Very Positive
94% of 70 in 30 days
Players
27
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Dec 11, 2022
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)

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

96% of 9,907 reviews are positive · 94% of 70 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.

Players over time

▼ -37% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 48 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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How many players finish Little Inferno?

14% of Steam players have unlocked «Ready to go?», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Little Inferno screenshot 1

Little Inferno system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does Little Inferno have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Little Inferno run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
22
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Dutch, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian.

Does Little Inferno use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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