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Little Inferno
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
72 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Let's talk intensely about a very innoative game: [b][i]Little Inferno[/i][/b] ...but why? This Game is very simple: you get a fireplace and you burn all kind of stuff. And that's it. You are provided with so many…”
21 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game is so simple but at the same time so FUN! Dont judge this by its cover cause im gonna tell you rn, this game is a GEM! If you never tried it, then what are you waiting for? The story is so captivating, the…”
“Great little game. Slow build then it takes off. The music and story lines are emotional and hopeful in a sad gray world. Currently playing the Holiday DLC, just as fun”
“Little Inferno is an adorable yet strange game to describe, where in the entire purpose of the roughly 4 hour experience is to burn various objects in a fireplace. The gameplay is exactly as it sounds, accentuated by a…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I really love this game. I played it around Christmas and for a game where you burn things it does give off a sense of warmth. I ended up replaying the game this last Christmas and enjoyed it again all the same. Would…”
“Watched this game played by multiple youtubers like 14 years ago, still incredible to this day, no idea how I forgot about it.”
“Burn everything with decent characters and a pretty nice story. Simple, pure destruction. Great replayability. Different possible endings and engaging, recurring characters and themes. Great game!”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Little Inferno is an adorable yet strange game to describe, where in the entire purpose of the roughly 4 hour experience is to burn various objects in a fireplace. The gameplay is exactly as it sounds, accentuated by a…”
“My inner pyromaniac has never been so sated! This game is about burning things and it is amazing, a classic game and even has puzzles to solve for extra in game rewards. This game will give you hours of fun and even…”
“Nice short little game that passes an hour or two. I think I played this on Mobile or DS years ago and is a nice nostalgic blast from the past.”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Cannot express how much I enjoy the burning mechanics. Beautiful.”
“Can't belive this game is 14 years old! It's so satisfying, the sound design on the fire, the physics of the burning objects, the combos and special interactions items have when burning, its all absolute fire 🔥”
“Great little game. Slow build then it takes off. The music and story lines are emotional and hopeful in a sad gray world. Currently playing the Holiday DLC, just as fun”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Base game achievements locked behind paid DLC is a scummy move.”
“short, cute, and cozy little game. definitely get little inferno if its on sale. idk if the dlc is worth it though, get it if youre an achievement hunter”
“I found the ending lack luster, it seemed a little too optimistic/there was no secret. The other reason this is a downvote is that the DLC is required to 100% the game, not only that but once you get it you have to…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Can you not crash for 2 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ seconds god please”
“god i love this game so much, but idk why it keeps crashing on my device. maybe its because i don't use a high end laptop but i'm pretty sure it's not that heavy to run.”
“I might be biased because of my pyromania, but it's a really fun game even with the occasional bug or crash”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is so simple but at the same time so FUN! Dont judge this by its cover cause im gonna tell you rn, this game is a GEM! If you never tried it, then what are you waiting for? The story is so captivating, the…”
“short, cute, and cozy little game. definitely get little inferno if its on sale. idk if the dlc is worth it though, get it if youre an achievement hunter”
“100% Little Inferno on 1/4/2024. You burn things in a fire place. Yep, that is it. Did you know in November of 2022 the game added achievements and a DLC? Me neither. Achievements made it quite more fun, DLC wasn't…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Fun little point n' click. Burn things, be creative, figure out combos. Should be a quick and easy 100% completion, except for one single missable achievement (and the required DLC content).”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“I grew up watching this game and it felt surreal (and nostalgic) to finally play it myself. It’s a great way to turn your brain off and burn stuff for fun. I love how obscure and simple the mechanics are—one of those indie games that’ll randomly pop into your head years later…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I don't have a real fireplace so this was quite cosy.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Casual · Indie · Puzzle · Singleplayer · Satire · Funny · Short · Comedy · Great Soundtrack · Dark Humor · Sandbox · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Dutch, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian * |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://LittleInferno.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Win 7, Vista and XP Processor: 1.5 Ghz RAM: 1GB Hard Drive: 200 MB Video Card: You will need a graphics card that supports Shader Model 2.0 or greater and DirectX 9.0c.