
A Little to the Left confidently hits its marks as a quality Casual/Indie title.
89
Verdict
92%
Steam
90
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (92% positive from 17K reviews)
Healthy player count of 583 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (90/100 critic average)
Engaging multiplayer/co-op experience
No significant drawbacks reported
A Little to the Left is a 2022 puzzle video game developed by Canadian independent studio Max Inferno and published by Secret Mode. The game was initially made for the GMTK Game Jam but was later expanded to a full game.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 18d ago
This game is everything I thought it would be. The illustrations are beautiful, the music and sound effects really fit the gameplay, and the puzzles are so fun and creative. I love it! I could play it forever! Can't recommend it enough to people who love puzzles like me. Really charming, what an absolute joy!
I bought this game on sale because I had read that it's fairly small, but even with the discount I feel it's not really worth the price tag. On top of being small (I finished about 2/3rd of the main game before the refund grace period expired, and there seems to be zero replay value), there's just not much gaming to be done. What's supposed to be about tidying up often feel more like trying to guess what the developers wanted you to do. There's a "hint" system, but rather than give out hints it just shows you the solution for the level (or part of it if you choose to). Things get worse when physics are involved, as grabbing items puts them under an awkward random angle that can't be changed while held, making it impossible to fit items together, and letting go doesn't put items down but causes them to fall as they're held, and they often fall over as a result. This violates one of the primary rules I have for game controls: things that are easy to do outside of a game should be easy to do in a game. The awkwardness kills the intended relaxing atmosphere, at which point there really isn't much to write home about. Finally, many achievements are locked behind two DLCs with hefty price tags. The combined cost of the game with DLC gets quite close to titles with actual engaging gameplay and much more content. I'd much rather buy that than play this.
Such a satisfying and cozy puzzle game. The art style is pretty good and organizing the chaotic little messes is super relaxing (minus the cat messing things up, but that's part of the charm). Some puzzles are a bit abstract, but overall it's great to unwind with. That being said, it is a bit short for the full price. I'd definitely recommend picking it up on sale!
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