Adventure · November 19, 2012
Little Inferno (2012)
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Casual · 451
- Indie · 428
- Puzzle · 286
- Singleplayer · 283
- Satire · 227
- Funny · 227
- Short · 199
- Comedy · 199
- Great Soundtrack · 160
- Dark Humor · 147
- Sandbox · 144
- Atmospheric · 139
- Adventure · 137
- Story Rich · 128
- Dark · 118
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 12.9k Steam reviews | Top 18% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 29% |
| Metacritic | 68/100 | Genre average 77 — top 88% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 52% for session depth among Adventure |
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- Dutch
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Italian
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Japanese
- Korean
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
Full audio (2)
- English
- Ukrainian
Reception Metrics
Steam community
95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 12.9k reviews
12.2k positive · 644 negative
Metacritic
68/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.5/10
Curator recommendations
8.7k
Press Quotes
'A beautiful masterpiece that everyone should try ... it might be the most compelling and beautiful indie game I’ve played all year.' - Alex Faciane, Gamezone 'The creepy atmosphere, the single-minded focus on extremely minimal actions, and the mocking self-awareness all contribute to a deft statement on games and how we play them.' - Garrett Martin, Joystiq 'Should you play this game? YES. [...] The confused people wonder if Little Inferno is even a game. The impressed people write about…
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
6h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
Achievements
22
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 19, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Tomorrow Corporation |
| Base price | $3.74 -75% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
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Editions & Packages
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