Mini Video Game Review: A Little To The Left

There will always be a space on the Nintendo Switch for cozy puzzle games. The Switch is the perfect game to cozy up to in the corner of the couch and play for hours, as evidenced by Animal Crossing during the pandemic. A Little To The Left is the latest cozy puzzle game, and it might take the award for the coziest puzzle game of all time.

In A Little to the Left, players get to peacefully solve puzzles that consist of organizing various household items intuitively. The early levels ease you into the concept with “puzzles” that are as simple as cleaning up a bunch of cat toys and placing them into a basket.

Those who find peace in tidying up their homes will feel satisfied by A Little To The Left. Some puzzles offer multiple solutions that encourage players to explore more ways to tidy up their spaces. For example, one might organize a bookshelf based on the size of the books, or one can sort them by the colors of their spines.

After players solve all of the puzzles, they can either explore other solutions or participate in the daily puzzles, which are made up of variations of the main puzzles. Like Mini Motorways, this gives players a reason to turn on A Little To The Left every day. The game also features a system that gives hints and even allows players to completely leave a puzzle they are stuck on, encouraging players of all skill levels to explore this gentle puzzle game. It’s a nice accessibility feature that gives the game more broad appeal.

The presentation of A Little To The Left is incredibly simple, with nice pastel colors and simple backgrounds that complement the relaxed gameplay. To add to the atmosphere, peaceful and whimsical tunes enhance the vibes as players blissfully solve their puzzles.

It’s short (Like this review) and the main story only lasts for a couple of hours, but it doesn’t get much better than this for players who just love organization.