Are You a Little to the Left and Excited for a PACKED Update?

K'jipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA – 26 June 2025 | Almost three years since it first launched, cozy puzzler A Little to the Left has no more messes to conquer. Today’s free Packed Update neatly brings active development on the game to an end, with one final gift to fans to thank them for their love and support over the years.

The Packed Update includes three new drawer-themed levels, offering single-solution puzzles that look perfectly arranged when completed. There have also been sweeping changes to the Daily Tidy, including the addition of a new level, hints for these levels, easing of streaks including checkpoints and forgiveness if missing a day, and customisable badges to show off your dedication to daily decluttering.

Alongside this, players can now challenge their tidying talent in Shuffle Mode, which reorders the entire library of A Little to the Left puzzles and tasks you with solving them in whatever order they come out. Shuffle Mode will also include levels from DLC packs, so fans who own both Cupboards & Drawers and Seeing Stars can challenge a gauntlet of over 160 levels in an unusually disorganised order.

Finally, A Little to the Left is adding new accessibility features to ensure everyone can enjoy the game. A Colour Assist Mode can now be toggled on, replacing a handful of puzzles with variants that no longer rely on colour to be solved. All platforms will also benefit from the ability to pan and zoom, letting you get a closer look at the objects you’re sorting – perfect for those peskier puzzles.

A Little to the Left began life as a game jam project for Annie Macmillan and Lukas Steinman and has grown to become a million-selling game with two paid DLCs, numerous free updates since launch, and versions available on all available platforms. This final update is not the end for the team at Max Inferno, who are already exploring ideas for their next game.

Praise for A Little to the Left

“A supremely rewarding ode to neatness” - The Guardian

“Max Inferno’s debut is a warm, charming triumph” - NME

“A Little to the Left is the perfect calming game to wind down with” - The Verge

About A Little to the Left

Sort, stack, and organize household objects into just the right spot in A Little to the Left, a tidy puzzle game with a mischievous cat who likes to shake things up!

• Puzzles hidden among household objects.
• Multiple solutions make for intuitive and satisfying puzzle design.
• A puzzle unique for you every day with The Daily Tidy Delivery.
• Perfect for casual puzzle game fans and those who get a jolt of satisfaction from a well-organized space.

About Secret Mode

Secret Mode is the winner of the Ukie Best UK Publisher 2024 award. We believe that games are for everyone, and that creativity has no limits. We believe quality and fun are everything.

For more information visit: wearesecretmode.com  

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About Max Inferno

MAX INFERNO is a seaside indie game studio from K'jipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia. It makes charming games that are inspired by moments in the team’s daily lives.

The studio was founded in 2021 by Annie and Lukas, who have always loved making things together: Halloween costumes, treasure hunts, dance moves... Now they have a platform for all of the odd and lovely ideas for interactions they want to see in the gaming world.

Thanks to the success of its first title, A Little to the Left, the MAX INFERNO team is growing and is focused on even more delightful things for the future.

Find more info and sign up for the Max Inferno Newsletter here: www.maxinferno.com

Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: @maxinfernogames

Article by: Susan N.

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'Make Way' for the Jingle Jam Annual Charity Event!

Dundee, Scotland – 22 November 2023: All the pieces are falling into place – chaotic cross-platform multiplayer "DIY racer" Make Way will be charging onto PC via Steam on 4 December, with consoles coming soon after.

Make Way will be the first game ever to launch as part of Jingle Jam, the annual charity fundraising event  that brings influencers, gamers and the games industry together to raise millions for charity. Jingle Jam has raised over £23m for good causes since 2011. Available from 1 December, the Jingle Jam 2023 bundle Games Collection will include more than 70 games worth an incredible £1,000, with 100% of proceeds shared between 12 charities. Steam keys for Make Way bought as part of the Jingle Jam bundle will activate on 4 December.
 
Make Way is a fast-paced thrill-ride with a simple mantra: Build, Race, Win, Repeat. Players must build their own tracks alongside their friends with a set of randomly selected pieces, before battling in round-based races to take the top spot on their ever-expanding courses. With a wide array of obstacles and track pieces to unlock and use, no two races will ever be the same.

About Make Way

• Mix and match unique track pieces and hazards for near-endless course configurations
• Fight for weapons and power-ups to gain the advantage
• Unlock new track pieces and vehicles for wackier races
• Up to four players, either locally or online with cross-platform multiplayer
• Adjust the chaos levels with customisable rules, giving you control over safety barriers, hazard placement, and more

 

Make Way will launch on PC via Steam on 4 December 2023 for $14.99 / £12.99 / €14.99, with consoles coming soon.

The Steam version will be available as part of Jingle Jam from 1 December.

About Secret Mode

Greetings from The Bunker! Secret Mode is the publishing wing of the award-winning Sumo Group Ltd. Our goal is to publish internally developed projects from any of our 18 game development studios across the UK, US, Europe, and India, as well as third party independent game developers. We believe that games are for everyone, and that creativity has no limits. We believe quality and fun are everything. 

About Ice Beam

Ice Beam is a passionate independent development studio based in Dundee. The company founder, Tom Goodchild, has worked in the games industry for over 20 years and has led the design on several boxed and digital releases on Microsoft, PlayStation, Nintendo, Steam, mobile, and virtual reality platforms. The studio's first game, Socketeer, was released in 2018 on PC and console.

Article by: Susan N.

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