Indie · June 19, 2012

Tiny and Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers (2012)

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Tiny & Big, a comic styled jump and slice platformer, gives you the unique ability to shape a whole world at your will! You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession: Grandpa's white, fine rib underpants! On his journey through a forsaken desert he will meet mysterious creatures, no clowns, a taxi robot and his arch enemy: Big! Key Features Unique Hand-drawn Look – all hand-crafted textures, primo Hatch Shading, and dynamic Sound Words puts you right into a graphic novel! Creative Jump 'n' Slice Gameplay – use grappling rope, rocket science and laser surgery to slice the whole world, overcoming all obstacles in your very own way. Enjoy unlimited slicing freedom and unique sandbox gameplay! Better than Life Physics – experience believable physics in a completely destructible, immersive environment that has been built to be cleaved into beautiful, multi-core-simulated pieces of art! Character-driven Story Line - follow Tiny into a weird and humorous story drenched in peculiarity: get back grandpa's underpants, by all means necessary. Defeat Big, your old arch enemy in the process! Buckets full of Indie Music - collect more than 15 songs from hardly known but genuine indie bands. Discover new songs from the underground, and show off to your friends!

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Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.1k Steam reviewsTop 59% in Indie
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 41%
Metacritic75/100Genre average 77 — top 63% of Indie titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 94% for session depth among Indie

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Indie · 185
  • Physics · 113
  • Platformer · 99
  • Puzzle · 90
  • Great Soundtrack · 79
  • 3D Platformer · 78
  • Adventure · 69
  • Third Person · 57
  • Comedy · 42
  • Action · 36
  • Singleplayer · 31
  • Funny · 30
  • Short · 24
  • Beautiful · 19
  • Atmospheric · 13

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 4.1k reviews

3.8k positive · 329 negative

Metacritic

75/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

2.8k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Absorbing gameplay and presentation combined with a mesmerizing soundtrack…” 90% – Gaming Nexus “Tiny & Big is everything an indie title should be.” 85% – Everyeye.it “Delightfully drawn and packed with both personality and innovative game ideas…” 83% – PC Gamer UK

Indie releases from 2012

8 Indie titles launched in 2012 — top 6 by review volume.

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 19, 2012
DeveloperBlack Pants Studio
Base price$2.39 -80%
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

53

Steam unlocks available

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain

Editions & Packages

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