PC Critic Reviews

A Little to the Left is one of the most comfortable video games I have played in a while. The puzzles are good to excellent, some with multiple solutions, all with attached easy-to-use hints, complete with the options to simply move on to the next. But the game shines because it nails the presentation and connects it so deeply to its puzzles.

A Little to the Left manages to offer genuine challenge, without losing its relaxing, no-pressure atmosphere. Despite being a little too demanding with the nitty-gritty of some solutions, Max Inferno’s debut is a warm, charming triumph.

Even as frustrating as some of A Little to the Left‘s more obscure puzzles can be, we still find ourselves going back to it, picking up a Daily Tidy or trying to figure out those last few solutions. Yes, there’s a big difference between the best and the worst puzzles here, but really, it doesn’t matter: you’ll revel in the good, and you’ll feel challenged by the ones whose solutions elude you. Coming from a two-person design studio, A Little to the Left is a breath of fresh air and exactly the sort of wholesome game we need more of.

A Little to the Left is a fun puzzle game for all ages. The depth and variety of puzzle is good to see, with extra replayability allowing certain puzzles to shine. A daily puzzle delivered to each player provides a unique touch. While the game is great, there aren’t a lot of accessibility options such as a colour-blind mode or arachnophobia filter. However, the nature of the game is still easily approachable with beautifully stylised art and music bringing great pleasure. A Little to the Left is pure wholesome and cozy fun.

If last year’s Unpacking has left you craving more mess to mess with, then A Little to the Left is an obvious next port of call. We’re witnessing the birth of a new genre, the tidy ’em up. Judging by how expertly these games tap into the innate human desire for order, expect many more examples to follow.

A Little to the Left might be this year's most plesant game thanks to its cathartic organization puzzles.

A Little to the Left has quaint, cosy design married with a multitude of gratifying puzzles and a mischievous cat. If you have an eye for organisation and live for the order of the everyday things in life, this’ll tick your boxes.

A Little to the Left is a tidy up-meets-zen mood experience capable of putting at peace the most troubled of hearts. Delicate colours and relaxing music help concentrate on the one objective of the game: to reorganize both the outside and the inside of ourselves. The occasional block in the resolution of puzzles can be solved by using the Let It Be feature or looking at the solution on the note pad: these are two perfect options to guarantee an impeccable fluidity to the experience and to give the players an array of possibilities when facing apparently insurmountable situations.

A pleasant and, at times, playful soundtrack, fun visual effects, and the occasional light interference of a mischievous cat add to an overall charming package. A Little to the Left may have left me scratching my head in confusion at times, but more often, it left me pleased and content with the neatly arranged spaces I created.

A Little to the Left is just delightful. And that’s all that really needs to be said about it.