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Little Inferno HD – Adventure Game Review
Little Inferno HD is a Adventure/Puzzle/Entertainment game from Experimental Gameplay Group, first launched in 31st January 2013.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 637+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Little Inferno HD Stand Out
OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD!
"A beautiful masterpiece", "inventive, moving and unrelentingly funny", "a deft statement on games and how we play them" – Little Inferno is an unordinary game, filled with surprise and wonder, and even better the less you know about it before playing!
- Included in the App Store 'Best Games of 2013'
- IGF Grand Price Finalist
- IGF Nuovo Award Finalist
- IGF Tech Excellence Finalist and Winner
- IGF Design Honorable Mention
- IGF Audio Honorable Mention
Congratulations on your new Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace! Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. Stay warm in there. It's getting cold outside!
Burn flaming logs, screaming robots, credit cards, batteries, exploding fish, unstable nuclear devices, and tiny galaxies. 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, Human Resource Machine, and 7 Billion Humans.
- 100% indie – made by 3 guys, no office, no publishers, no funding.
- Play in English, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Ukrainian!
LITTLE INFERNO: HO HO HOLIDAY DLC
Return to the world of Little Inferno with an all new scary holiday story, a mysterious new character, a new catalog, new toys, new combos, and lots of new holiday content to keep you warm.
What's in the expansion?
- A scary new holiday story… something is coming!
- A new holiday catalog with 20 new toys… with curious new properties.
- A Mysterious new character.
- More than 50 new combos.
- Infinite Yule Log. Start a fire and leave it burning for a cozy ambiance.
- The original campaign of Little Inferno is also always available to play.
- Play in English, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Ukrainian!
This Adventure game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Little Inferno HD is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 8th December 2022
Recent improvements include:
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Includes the all new, Little Inferno: Ho Ho Holiday DLC, with an all new scary holiday story, a mysterious new character, a new catalog, new toys, new combos, and lots of new holiday content to keep you warm!
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The original Little Inferno is now available in 6 more languages: Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Ukrainian.
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New UI: Change languages in game with our language selector! Access the main menu with an all new menu button in your fireplace.
Download & Availability
Little Inferno HD is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Little Inferno HD on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Somehow, it makes our screen hot. But where we live, thats not a problem! Always playing this game.
This game is legitimately a gem, we got 100% on all 6 files thats how good it is, if you are unsure if its worth it just watch jacksecpticeyes play through on it, that should be enough to get you hooked.
We first played this game back when we were seven years old on the original port of the game. We believe we had downloaded HD a few years later and deleted it after seeing it had the same mechanics. Although, we see now that HD definitely has higher quality graphics and a wider aspect ratio better suited for something like our 16 Pro Max. And while we dont remember all the combos we cheated with Googles help as a kid, we do have better logical reasoning now, so Im still able to go through pretty quickly. A lot of people may find the game boring, but we love it. Its very mesmerizing. We could sit and play it for hours at a time we actually believe we had a file on our iPhone 13 and another on our iPad Mini 1st Generation that had days worth of playtime. Plus, for being a fire-related game, it actually has fairly deep lore and its even more nostalgic coming back to it a decade later. Thanks for this awesome game.
Idc idc 5 stars we used to play this when we were a lil girl and we decided to redownload it and OMGGGG the nostalgia this game gives us is insane the only thing we could say is that we dont remember it being $5 but HELLO worth it for us.
This game so was so amazing we played this back when we were 2 and this brings back so much childhod memories For us.
You should make a second game about what happens when the weather man drops him off somewhere.
The app itself operates well. To make the sound work, youll need to make sure your silent mode switch(physical switch) is turned off.
We dont normally write reviews. Like, ever. But we love this game. Ive loved it since it came out over 10 years ago when we purchased it on our old Android. Its hard to describe what this game is. Because Im not sure game is the right word. Simply put, you buy things and burn them in a fireplace. The music is great and the story is amusing. Its really calming to just burn things.
All we have to say is….. Please make more.
The entry for the latest version as of 12-22 says includes new dlc ..we had bought the non-hd version of the main game years ago, and was fine buying the Hd version now to try the new content only to realize its yet another purchase for the DLC. Im not mad and glad to support one of our fav developers, but it was a bit misleading or Im just a dummy, also possible. Just want you to be aware.
This is our all time favorite iOS game and the holiday edition did not disappoint!! We were so excited to be able to play it again, but with some new twists. This game is so creative and unique, you just have to try it because its hard to explainbut you wont be disappointed.
When we start it up theres only one error the background in the menu screen was removed so can you fix that plz thank you.
We bought this game years ago and Im happy to see the holiday DLC make it to the phone version! So exciting.
It kept us entertained for an hour or so. We pressed through because people said the ending was worth it. It wasn't. The developers seem to think they are too clever by half. Some of the clues for combinations were fun, but that quickly got old. We know the gameplay loop was aped from freemium games to satirize them, but it's still a crappy gameplay loop. We hate timers on anything even if it's to make a point rather than take our money. But at the end of the game we feel like it was a waste of 2.5 hours and $3. If that was their point in making the game, they made it. But we've had genuine joy and pleasure for our money in other games.
Honestly one of our favorite games since high school. The whole story is wonderfully done with a important meaning- but on top of that there is something strangely satisfying and cozy despite it being disturbing to burn your toys away. The graphics of this game will definitely give you a cozy warm vibe during the holidays and a new outlook once completed.
This game will never disappoint us. Ever. This game is our absolute go-to when we need to start getting our rage out subtly. Perfect for being a child once more, even if only for five minutes.
Quirky and fun with great art and animation.
Best game ever and feels so nostalgic and sad for some reason but by far one of our favorite games.
This game is really cute and has so many different things to do! We like that you get letters and don't just burn things and find out the story line. In the end this is a really good game and we recommend buying it.
We must ask WHY IS THERE NOT A SEQUEL THIS GAME IS SO BRILLIANT IT NEEDS MORE TO BE ADDED TO IT AND we ALSO WANT A SEQUEL BECAUSE WE HAVE ONLY EVER SEEN SUGAR PLUMPS IN HER LETTERS TO US WHAT DOES SHE ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE we NEED ANSWERS.
We like your games but we wish you had more.
Little inferno doesnt seem like much at first, just a simple game about burning things, right? Wrong. You start to get letters from a little girl named Sugar Plumps, innocent right? Well she starts wondering whats out in the world, she has a little inferno fireplace too and shes wondering what is out in the world besides burning stuff. She challenges you to turn around, if you could if you wanted too. But you cant, you find out you are stuck there, watching your fireplace day and night. Then suddenly spoilers for this almost 10 year old game Sugar Plumps literally DIES, and you dont care, you keep burning stuff. Basically what Im saying is get the game, its great.
We discovered this game when Jacksepticeye used to play it very fun would like to recommend.
We love it. It is so fun and the fire is cool and we love the explosions this is the best game ever dab on the haters.
Loved and finished it in 4 hours we just want to see more story like seeing sugar plums in real life or anything.
List: 101: Aidman 102: Pills 103: Haunt Now Catalogs! #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20.
Is there gonna be a 2nd game or something.
We love the game! Its kinda scary but everything is free and u only need in-game coins and it doesnt even take long! We used to play this game so much on our moms tablet heh! Its like a stress reliever we pretend the items are the people we hate (we know we sound odd) and there are so many combos and letters its cool.
THE ENDING WAS INCREDIBLE. Best game ever! No ads, such a good storyline, and over all just such a fun game.
This game is a gem. Studio created it is really talented! We hope there will be more games like and not just in app farm games. We completed little inferno a couple of times and suggested to all of our friends whos playing mobile games. We love little inferno.
This game is amazing. Its simple, yes its 4.99, yes, but it is one of the best games Ive ever played. This is a must-have game.
When we say it needs mor updates, we mean it needs more updates to support newer iOS versions. We have a bug where we cant even enter the game because the match on the title screen goes out, and then Im soft locked other than that, great game, finished the story twice already.
This was the best two hours of our life it was simple gameplay but for some reason we just wanted more and it Taught a great lesson how you cant go back in life whatever you do people would judge you for that forever.
This game is hilarious (and meta) and has multiple components. You can burn every item and progress the storyline (some effort can be involved, but it's not super challenging either). Or you can take your time and try to figure out combos (like Doodle God, except the game still progresses if you don't get everything). And then it completely changes gears and you get a different kind of game at the end.
We own an iPhone 7 and it works perfectly fine on our phone. Hasn't lagged nor crashed once (even with 32 mini nukes) Very fun game but a dlc would be great with more catalogues and combos.
Great game, love the crackling sounds of the fire. Cute ending too. The combos don't always make sense but who cares, just cheat a little for fun.
Ive wanted to play this game for years. We believe it first released on the Wii, so Ive been wanting to play it since then. Boy, thats a long wait. The gameplay is relatively simple. Find an object, or set of objects, and burn them. This games a puzzler, so youll have to solve a riddle like puzzle to achieve success. Its a quirky and mildly humorous game. One of our favorite bits in the game being a commentary on college party girls. Cant say much more about it for obvious reasons. The fire effects in the game are second to none. Theyre stellar. We just wish you could set the whole fireplace on fire and really let it burn. Alas, you can only let it burn a lot and explode the thing, not make it a raging and lasting furnace. The puzzles themselves are on the mild side. We have more than half the puzzles solved, and the remainder stump us as of now. We were able to complete the game with little trouble by way of difficulty. Theyre not the most satisfying puzzles Ill say, but they are riddles indeed. We got bored of dragging, dropping, and burning things so its good this games short. About 4 hours. The story is quirky and has a nice little thing to say about life and video games, which is much appreciated. We give the game a 3/5 because it was good. Not great. Not perfect. But good. We encountered no bugs or crashes during the game which is a plus. We recommend this game to people who want to play a riddle puzzler. If you dont want that, then you can give this game a pass. Cheers.
This is the only place we can write about this, why are there 2 paid versions of world of goo?? Both cost 4.99 and yet only one is on here asking us to pay for it again? What is going on? There is no other version of world of goo on here despite us paying for it despite us already paying for it.
Ive tried everything. There is no sound.
We have never played a game so unique and Interesting, where we have to never question the reason why Im doing anything Im just burning things over and over and getting money for it. So addicting and more complex than you think, amazing game overall and 100000% makes you appreciate life.
This game is just as fun as we remember it. This is a game that was made with the idea of fun in mind. Mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmm WEEEEEEEE.
We still think about this game day and night. Back in 2018 we could not get our hands off of it. Its so addicting and fun. A recommendation to everyone.
We bought this game YEARS ago and we loved. Now Im redownloading it after 5 years just to relive it again. Worth every cent especially if Im coming back again.
We got this game and we thought was just burn stuff and unlock more stuff, no this game has a very depressing story and we nearly cried, its also very satisfying, we love the game.
This game is by far the best and underrated indie game out there. It takes something simple, like burning stuff for fun and making it into something more then just burning stuff. The combos keeps you going and brainstorming on what the riddles mean, the items you burn are not only bizarre but makes you curious on what they do, and if thats not enough; the little story behind it with this girl name Sugar Plumps, will make your heart beat for this game, and the incredible music makes it perfect. Even after 6 years since its release, it stands against time where its still fun and gets the inspirational message across with its story. We hope the developers consider making a sequel to this game, with more wacky combos, items and another great story that would make you melt with the game. (Pun intended lol). If youre thinking about playing this game or not for sure what game to play next, we highly consider playing this game, its really worth the money.
Great game but last update was a bug fix two years ago can we have more content.
Its a wonderful story line game that will keep you entertained for hours. Its extremely well made and worth the price.
Addictive gameplay, wonderful story and highly engaging. The game is so much more than just burning things in a fireplace. Give it time and it will work its way into your heart.
This game is so addicting dude, but we hated the fact that it ended so abruptly. We wanted some sort of reward for playing all the way but still, physics are cool, the items r cool. We recommend.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.0.2
- Size: 270.97 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
- Developer: Experimental Gameplay Group
Last updated: 8th December 2022 | Genre: Adventure, Puzzle | Developer: Experimental Gameplay Group