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• Patch Notes·16 Jul 2026Official

  3.6.1 Patch Notes - Save Corruption Hotfix

  Hi everyone, we released an update v3.6.1 late last week, and incase you were wondering what it's about, it is a hotfix patch that is intended to mitigate cases of save data corruption that could occur on Windows machines.Essentially, this hotfix enforces save files to be encoded as UTF-8, instead of letting Windows infer the encoding type; there were rare cases where Windows could incorrectly interpret the save file as a legacy encoding type (ANSI), leading to the data becoming corrupted as it was read in the wrong format.We are monitoring for issues related to this fix, and so far so good! If you do encounter a corrupted save file, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at support@maxinferno.com with details as to how the corruption occurred, and we'll look into it. Thanks!
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• Patch Notes·4 Mar 2026Official

  3.6.0 Patch Notes - Bugfix Update

  Hi all, you may have noticed a new update available for A Little to the Left version 3.6.0 and were wondering what it's all about! We've continued to provide bugfixes to some rare issues that had come to our attention. Here's the list of fixes:Fixed rare freeze that could occur on Daily Tidy Trim Plant level generationNo longer possible for Daily Tidy Books level to solve if books are paired from shortest to tallest or thinnest to widest when symmetrical height or width solutions are in playStacked objects grabbed as they are dropping will no longer miss detection of stacks belowTape roll in Workbench level placement detection is now more reliableLevel Select levels track edge scroll will now continue to push if using mouse input, and cursor is out of bounds but still within window (such as in cases of ultrawide screens)Wipes dropped on the kit handle in DLC2 First Aid Kit can no longer disappearStamps will no longer jump through envelopes or get stuck to the edge of another envelope partially obstructing a valid placement area in the Stamps puzzle (both base game and Daily Tidy version)Fixed a soft-lock in the Stamps puzzle that could occur when rapidly clicking stamps and envelopeTelescope Daily Tidy will now spawn larger placeable stars and will no longer spawn stars atop predefined constellation stars, to make them easier to seeSoup Cans puzzle solution made more forgivingHint pages will no longer get stuck between states if page is flipped while menu is closingUpdated hints for symmetry levels in base game (Shells, Seed Pods, Clovers) for clarity, to communicate both puzzle rules and an example solution layoutUpdated font in controller diagrams for consistencyCorrected placement positions of DLC2 Markers for visual consistencyVibration is now deactivated on any connected controllers by default, if the primary control method does not support vibration(Steam Only) Verify temporary save data is complete and valid before copying over to save path, to protect from s...
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• Announcements·21 Nov 2025Official

  Max Inferno is growing!

  Hello from all of us at Max Inferno! 👋We are proud to say we recently expanded our tiny team of three, to NINE people, and while that may still be considered small, it’s a BIG deal to us!Max Inferno was sparked when we (Lukas and Annie) decided to quit their jobs and pursue making A Little to the Left full time. It was scary and exciting, and a lot of hard work! It was also the best decision we ever made.Lukas and Annie, Co-Founders Max Inferno Studio, 2021A little later, Daniel Crane joined the team, coming on board as Technical Lead. Daniel is a wealth of knowledge and the kindest person you’ll ever meet, plus he has a very cute doggo named Salty.Daniel’s dog: Salty!This Fall, Justin Karas, Paul G. Hammond and Zack Delaney all joined, moving from freelance to full-time! They had been helping us from the start, so we are thrilled to continue working even more closely with these guys!We also welcomed Isaac Young, Alex Smith and Thomas Eaton, and we can tell right away this is going to be great team to work with!  We are excited to keep making fun games, and to better manage our work/life balance, thanks to the help of these talented people, and by moving to a four-day work week. We can't wait to show you what we got cooking, but for now we will send nine friendly waves from our various outdoorsy locations! In order of appearance: Lukas Steinman (Co-founder, Programming Lead), Anne Macmillan (Co-founder, Creative Lead), Justin Karas (Senior artist and Sound Designer), Paul G. Hammond (Senior Artist), Daniel Crane (Technical Lead), Alex Smith (Senior Gameplay Programmer), Zack Delaney (Gameplay Programmer), Isaac Young (Senior Systems Programmer), Thomas Eaton (Programming Support).Thanks all! We really appreciate your support and interest in our game-dev journey.- Max Inferno team
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• Announcements·12 Sept 2025Official

  Unpacking + A Little to the Left – New Bundle Available Now!

  Hey everyone,We’re super excited to announce that A Little to the Left is partnering with the wonderful team at Witch Beam to create a Steam bundle with Unpacking!You can now purchase a pair of beautifully cosy, mindful puzzle games that celebrate the joy of organisation and arrangement. Check out the bundle right here.For anyone unaware, Unpacking is a puzzle game all about pulling possessions out of boxes into rooms and homes, all the while, telling a touching story about the life you’re arranging.The bundle includes the base game for both A Little to the Left and Unpacking. If you are yet to jump into either game, we hope you enjoy discovering them via this bundle!
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• Patch Notes·6 Aug 2025Official

  3.5.10 Patch Notes - Packed Update Bugfixes

  Hi everyone, we had a small number of issues that popped up as part of some of our changes introduced in the Packed Update. Not too many fixes here, but a few critical ones, most notably around some Daily Tidy tweaks that produced confusing or unsolvable puzzles. Fixed errors that were preventing the Daily Tidy Plant puzzle from solving in some variationsEased difficulty of the Daily Tidy Calendar puzzle redesign by removing multiple cadences, and improving hintFixed issue in Daily Tidy Books that saw puzzle start in order, causing puzzle to auto-solve and making it unable to be solved the alternate wayAdded an accessibility fallback to the Cat Pet rhythm segment of the Radial Dance Party that if after 1 minute the pet timing criteria has not been met, but more than 8 pets have been attempted, any subsequent pets will be considered successfulPersist and load local backup save data in the case that cloud save operation corrupts save filePreventing excessive error logging from ZoomManager appearing in log files if save data cannot be loadedSlow music effect from Sharp Pencils cat swipe will no longer persist into next level in Shuffle mode, or if level was exited to Title via the Retry menu and gameplay was re-entered from thereNo longer possible for the Curved Zip Tie and Bit Case to be lost offscreen in the Archive Tool Drawer levelNail in upper left corner of screen in Parts Organizer puzzle will no longer shift position when level has transitioned inRemoved additional criteria from Colour Assist version of Cupboards & Drawers DLC Coin Box level that required columns for Colour solution to be in a specific row order based on segments count. Columns can now be in any order, to align with logic found in the main game versionEased required alignment for bottom right Paint Can for Label solution in Paint Cans puzzleFixed inconsistent title sizes on Level Selects for “Home Sweet Home” in Polish and “Good Tidyings” in Simplified ChineseResolved superficial crash that cou...
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