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; 94% of 70 in 30 days
Players: 20; daily peak, Oct 26, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; Dec 8, 2022
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 1 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

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 · 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.

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Little Inferno system requirements

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

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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.

Single-player

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.