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Little Inferno cover art

Little Inferno

Tomorrow Corporation · 2012-11-19

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 23, 2013 (Linux), Apr 15, 2013 (Mac), Mar 23, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 25, 2013 (Android), Apr 02, 2015 (Wii U), Nov 19, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.

21
playing now
95%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (153 ratings)
4.1h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

21 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Little Inferno is a puzzle video game developed and published by American independent game developer Tomorrow Corporation. The game was released for the Wii U in November 2012 in North America, Europe and Australasia. Microsoft Windows, iOS, OS X, Linux and Android versions followed throughout 2013. A Nintendo Switch version was released in March 2017 in North America, Europe and Australia.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 21 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 504 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~63/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 550k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,750 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2021-12-03) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 50 of 79 observed days · $6.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
42142120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4882026-08-06 22:00 — 33 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 34 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 35 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 25 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 36 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 32 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 17 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 14 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 20 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 23 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 14 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 21 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 21 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-12-01 — best price $9.992016-03-02 — best price $9.992016-10-20 — best price $4.992017-07-03 — best price $5.992017-11-30 — best price $9.992018-07-05 — best price $9.992019-04-22 — best price $4.992019-08-15 — best price $14.992019-11-28 — best price $5.092020-01-24 — best price $7.492020-05-27 — best price $3.792020-11-05 — best price $14.992021-02-11 — best price $5.092021-07-20 — best price $14.992021-11-29 — best price $14.992022-02-14 — best price $5.092022-06-28 — best price $14.992022-11-18 — best price $2.992023-01-12 — best price $5.092023-06-09 — best price $14.992023-09-28 — best price $14.992024-01-18 — best price $5.092024-04-12 — best price $14.992024-07-24 — best price $14.992024-11-01 — best price $14.992025-02-10 — best price $4.942025-05-08 — best price $3.742025-08-09 — best price $14.992025-10-23 — best price $7.492026-01-18 — best price $14.992026-04-14 — best price $14.992026-07-16 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
28.8%
earned "Chimney Stuffer"
14.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,85628%22
Switch (Nintendo)760%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkFunnyIndieShortCasualComedyPuzzleSatireSandboxAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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