A Little to the Left Review (PS5)

There’s nothing quite like a cosy game, and A Little to the Left is a perfect example of how a simplistic premise can deliver a comforting experience. In this relaxing puzzle game, you sort and organise basic household items, such as documents, books, toys, and anything you’d consider requiring a bit of a sort out, really. Throw in a lovely art style and you have yourself one charming, albeit short, cosy game to wind down with.

As to be expected with a game striving for cosiness first and foremost, A Little to the Left doesn’t aim to provide you with a groundbreaking story. Aside from a mischievous cat that occasionally likes to mess around with you, the gameplay is what it’s all about, which is a reasonable enough expectation given the concept of the title.

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Most puzzles you encounter require you to simply drag and drop items in differing scenarios. For instance, one level requires you to shift books around from left to right to reveal a continuous design on the spines, while another sees you putting cat toys back into a basket. Levels do become progressively harder the more you play, focusing on logic more than anything else, but you may find yourself becoming irritated with the controls. Sometimes, objects won’t land where you want them to, which often leads to repeated attempts to pick up the object again.

Despite this, however, there are plenty of puzzles to wrap your head around, including The Daily Tidy Delivery, a unique puzzle you receive each day. If you’re wanting to start your day off with a puzzle, it looks like you have the option to do so here.

The “little” in the title also summarises the game’s length. As with most games like this, you’ll likely finish it in three to four hours, which for some is a perfect length considering how long it takes to finish other games being released these days. Nevertheless, the experience itself is charming, with a lovely soundtrack, and interesting puzzles to solve. If you’re after another cosy game to play, then you will likely enjoy yourself.