Max Inferno takes the least heartbreaking parts of Florence and the most satisfying mechanics from Unpacking to create the ultimate cozy puzzle game: A Little to the Left.
While the pastel colors in A Little to the Left are gorgeous, they don’t make getting stuck in a puzzle any less infuriating. Chapter 1 has you tidying up desks, bookshelves, frames, and sticky notes, all the while bending the rules to question your puzzle-solving skills. As this equally comforting and frustrating (in the best possible way) game arrives on PlayStation and Xbox, it’s time to revisit all of its Chapter 1 puzzles in A Little to the Left and crack their solutions.
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All Chapter 1 Puzzles in A Little to the Left

Here is every puzzle in Chapter 1: Home Sweet Home of A Little to the Left and how to solve it:
Puzzle Appearance | Puzzle | How to Solve The Puzzle |
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![]() | Cat Portrait | Tilt the cat portrait so it’s in the right position. |
![]() | Basket | Place the cat toys inside the basket. |
![]() | Color Pencils 1 | Arrange the pencils based on the color of the mark they’ve left on the paper. |
![]() | Yellow Sticky Notes | Arrange the yellow sticky notes by following the cursive pattern. |
![]() | Tilted Frames 1 | Tilt the portraits so they’re in the right position. |
![]() | Messy Paperwork 1 | Pile up the paperwork from largest to smallest. |
![]() | Colored Bookshelf 1 | Arrange the bookshelf from tallest to shortest. |
![]() | Game Cartridges | Move the Cartridges left and right so it’s s straight pile. |
![]() | Postcards | Follow the pattern of the postcards to place the remaining ones on the right letter. |
![]() | Green Sticky Notes | Arrange the green sticky notes by following the cursive pattern. |
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![]() | Pinup Board | Place the pins in the correct grapes. Use the number of pins to decide which color goes in each bunch. |
![]() | Calendar Stickers | Place the calendar stickers in the correct date by predicting and following their pattern based on the first few days. |
![]() | Red Bookshelf | Arrange the books from tallest to shortest, then back to the tallest again. |
![]() | Tilted Frames 2 | Tilt the frames so the content of the portrait is in a straight line. |
![]() | Red Sticky Notes | Arrange the red sticky notes by following the cursive pattern. |
![]() | Color Pencils 2 | Arrange the colored pencils from tallest to shortest. The pattern should be: yellow, pink, blue, orange, and green. |
![]() | Messy Paperwork 2 | Sort the messy paperwork on the desk so the papers are not piling on top of each other. |
![]() | Colorful Bookshelf | Arrange the books so they seamlessly transition from one color to another. The pattern should be pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. |
![]() | Sharpened Pencils | Position the sharpened pencils from shortest to smallest. Shove the pencil shavings to one side. |
![]() | Broken Record Player | Move the headshell of the record player near the end of the record so it works properly. Then, spin both pitch controls until the red lights go on. |
Published: Feb 14, 2024 10:08 am