Little Inferno Review | Hardcore Droid

Hardcore Droid: "There’s no denying that fire setting is one of the more accessible forms of fun. I remember when I first learned the word “pyromaniac” as a child, and immediately began to wonder if I was one (it was the same with “hypochondriac,” “kleptomaniac,” and “egomaniac”). In true Calvinist form, I realized that only by trying it out would I be able to tell for sure. I timidly burned some napkins and scraps of paper, thrilled at the thought of uncontrollable escalation, but it soon became clear that I would burn nothing more extraordinary than old shopping receipts. Little Inferno finally gave me the chance to redeem myself. It’s a game that holds up a match to the inner pyro in us all, then invites us to hold that match under the nearest flammable object."