Little Problems News

Everyday misunderstandings and minor inconveniences are here for you to solve! Help Mary get through her first day of university in our Little Problems demo at Next Fest.

From today, Monday February 24 until Monday March 3, you can play through the demo and get to know Mary and her family and friends. Explore why Mary is late for her first lecture, what grades everyone got and who broke Mary's favourite cup.



Dive into the demo now and give us your thoughts in the comments below and on social media. And don't forget to give the game a wishlist!

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[h2]Solving a few mysteries (the FAQ!) [/h2]
[h3]🔍 How can I play Little Problems?[/h3]
You can download the free download during Steam Next Fest to play the game. It's a point and click puzzle game so all you'll need is your mouse!

[h3]🔍 How many cases are in the demo?[/h3]
The first three cases are in the demo; there will be 10 cases to piece together in the full game.

[h3]🔍 When is the full game out?[/h3]
Little Problems will be out this year, 2025!

Graham remarked the other day about how strange it can be to see which indie megahits spawn waves of homages and which ones don't, noting that Lucas Pope's Papers, Please has surprisingly few immitators. His post reminded me of Pope's other hit, Return Of The Obra Dinn. The closest we've come to a "Dinn-like" is probably 2022's outstanding The Case Of The Golden Idol, though as I said in my review, its fill-in-the-blanks murder tableaus felt just about distinct enough to be their own separate thing.

Happily, the "Golden Idol-like" appears to be having a bit of a moment of its own right now, as Playstack, the publishers of Golden Idol, have just announced the delightful-looking Little Problems, a detective game that turns its word-shuffling problem-solving to the altogether more relatable conundrums of everyday life. And I couldn't be more here for it.

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