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**A Little to the Left** is a cozy puzzle game about sorting, stacking and organizing household items into pleasing arrangements — while keeping an eye out for a mischievous cat with a taste for chaos.[^1] It was developed by Max Inferno and published by Secret Mode, launching on PC and Mac on 8 November 2022 with the Nintendo Switch version a day later.[^1][^2]

## Gameplay

The game offers more than 100 tidying puzzles built on playful, intuitive interactions — straightening picture frames, ordering books, aligning stationery — with multiple valid solutions for many arrangements.[^1]

## Development and release

Max Inferno is an indie studio based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, formed in 2021 by Annie Macmillan and Lukas Steinman; Daniel Crane later joined as technical lead.[^3] After the PC and Switch launch, the game reached Xbox and PlayStation consoles on 15 February 2024 — day one on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass[^4] — then iOS on 9 October 2024 and Android on 28 November 2024.[^5][^6]

The *Cupboards & Drawers* DLC (June 2023) added over 25 levels, alongside free seasonal event levels; a second expansion, *Seeing Stars*, followed.[^7]

## Reception

Publisher Secret Mode marked a playful 999,999-sales milestone on the game's first anniversary in November 2023,[^7] and announced it had passed one million copies sold in January 2024 — about 14 months after launch.[^4] Its success alongside [[Unpacking]] established "tidying games" as a recognizable corner of [[cozy-game|cozy gaming]].

## External links

- [Official website (Max Inferno)](https://maxinferno.com/)
- [Steam page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/A_Little_to_the_Left/)

[^1]: Valve. ["A Little to the Left"](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/) — Steam store data. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
[^2]: Nintendo. ["A Little to the Left for Nintendo Switch"](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/a-little-to-the-left-switch/) — Nintendo.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
[^3]: Max Inferno. ["Max Inferno — official studio site"](https://maxinferno.com/) — maxinferno.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
[^4]: Secret Mode. ["A Little to the Left arranges Xbox and PlayStation launches for February"](https://wearesecretmode.com/news/a-little-to-the-left-arranges-xbox-and-playstation-launches-for-february) — wearesecretmode.com, January 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
[^5]: Secret Mode. ["Tidy on the go with A Little to the Left on mobile"](https://wearesecretmode.com/news/a-little-to-the-left-ios-out-now) — wearesecretmode.com, 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
[^6]: Secret Mode. ["A Little to the Left sweeps onto Android today"](https://wearesecretmode.com/news/a-little-to-the-left-sweeps-onto-android-today) — wearesecretmode.com, 28 November 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
[^7]: Secret Mode. ["A Little to the Left cleans up with 999,999 sales"](https://wearesecretmode.com/news/a-little-to-the-left-cleans-up-with-999-999-sales) — wearesecretmode.com, November 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2026.