A Little to the Left

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

A Little to the Left is a satisfyingly methodical puzzler that had me feeling relaxed from the minute I started shifting items around. Every part of the game feels intricately crafted to feel as relaxing as possible and each puzzles offers a real sense of satisfaction that I don't often get from other games.

In all its tricks, turns and trials to overcome, A Little to the Left succeeds on the basis of its charming and relatable premise on the obsessive nature of order and sequence. Messes to tidy up, objects to arrange and patterns to recognize, or perhaps be led astray in assuming there's one to even recognize. Max Inferno already establish a quaint and attractive presentation here, but it's thanks to the execution of its main puzzles -- with a few added mechanics and incentives to replay puzzles on top -- where A Little to the Left finds that added lift to help bolster its appeal. The game's key...

A Little to the Left is a family-friendly puzzler that’s great in short bursts. It doesn’t have a whole lot of content at the moment, but still provides a few hours of relaxing brain teasers to solve.

Have you finished playing Unpacking and thought to yourself, “I wish I had more puzzle/organisation video games in my life”? Well, you’re in luck! From the small Canadian indie studio, Max Inferno, comes a cozy puzzle game called A Little to the Left. While the game itself doesn’t have an obvious plot, much like Unpacking, there is an underlying narrative hidden beyond the puzzles. You’re tasked to organise a house after it’s been turned into disarray by a mischievous cat “with...

A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos.

A Little to the Left has some really fun puzzles, but the game needed to be organized a little better.

A charming puzzle game about the satisfaction found in organsing and tidying. Plus one mischievous kitty.

A Little to the Left is a charming and refreshingly cosy puzzle game to sink into. From the tone of the puzzles to the mischievous intrusions of a fluffy white cat, it's a simple delight, only let down by a few more obscure puzzles and fussy controls for certain object interactions.

Brimming with charm, A Little to the Left is a visual delight that is equally cute, clever, intuitive, and deeply satisfying — best enjoyed on a rainy day with a warm cup of tea in hand. Spanning over the course of roughly two and a half hours, A Little to the Left is the perfect accompaniment for your next quiet weekend at home.

A Little to the Left is at its absolute best when it’s focusing on finding just the right spot for everyday things, and at its worst when it’s operating on its own, chaotic-puzzle logic. Those two worlds and design choices are at odds in my opinion, and collide to unfortunately produce an uneven end result. However, I feel confident in saying any puzzle game fan will find something to like and perhaps even love here, and with it being available to try on Xbox Game Pass, it’s worth a download.

Slick puzzle design finds itself at odds with the creativity of organising that A Little to the Left wants to evoke.