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A technicolor side-scrolling narrative adventure game inspired by classic movies including Flash Gordon, Sinbad, and The Land that Time Forgot. Join our bold yet hapless hero as he explores lost civilizations, undersea kingdoms, prehistoric jungles, and lands beyond imagination.
Little Orpheus is a indie, action and adventure game
developed by The Chinese Room
and published by Secret Mode.
Released on September 13th 2022 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 543 reviews of which 359 were positive and 184 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.4 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam with a 60% discount, but you can find it for 0.22€ on K4G.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: AMD FX 6300 X6 / Intel Core i5-3570K
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB VRAM, Radeon 7870 / GeForce GTX 660
- DirectX: Version 11
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Little Orpheus is an episodic, side-scrolling platforming adventure game where you play as Ivan Ivanovich, a cosmonaut retelling his story to a general about how he lost his nuclear-powered exploration capsule after he was dropped to the center of the Earth. He tells stories about how he traversed mysterious lands from Russian legends, such as Plutonia and Sannikov Land as well as encounters with the Menkv. But how much of it is true? Atmosphere-wise, this game is silly and funny with Ivan's narrating and the general's questioning, with levels that are beautiful and distinct from one another. It reminds me of sci-fi movies of the late 20th century. It has 8 episodes and 1 bonus/epilogue. You can replay the levels, and by collecting orbs (not available on first runs) you can unlock costumes and concept arts. Each episode can be between 18-30 minutes long. While the story and premise are interesting, the gameplay sadly is lacking. Most of the time you will only be moving Ivan to the right with some platforming, while hearing him and the general talk. The bonus episode fortunately changes that, with some chase scenes and a vehicle piloting scene/boss fight, but sadly no other episodes have that degree of variation. The game is neither hard nor long, so if you'd like a funny journey through beautiful vistas, you'll still enjoy this title despite its monotonous gameplay.
Calling this game a "puzzle platformer" would be too generous: it's more of a 2d walking simulator where it's near impossible to lose, and no puzzle takes more than a second of thought. Back when I played Limbo and Inside, their over-reliance on puzzles felt irritating, as it's hard to feel the horror of what's happening when you're too busy moving boxes around. Here, perhaps, a certain amount of challenge would benefit the game's feeling. Built around bickering between our plucky hero and the general questioning him, the story would incorporate so much more physical and meta-gags in the style of Call of Juarez: Gunslinger: "So that's how you died, tovarish? Smashed between cogs?" -- "No-no-no, I misspoke. That's how I WOULD have died if I didn't make the jump in time!" -- stuff that the actual game has very little of. Overall, the game is hilarious, but undercooked. More polish and more features could move it from good to great.
Well... I can definetly understand why this game has mixed reviews. So, let's start with the good points. The story is great. It's funny, engaging and unpredictable. The graphics are also very nice and the environments change completly with each episode (of which ther are eight plus the epilogue) which makes them always interesting. Now let's move on to the not so good points. The gameplay is pretty basic, which gets boring pretty quickly. However, the game is a walking simulator so it's something that's expected. The problem is the bugs. The big one tends to appear towards the end of the game, at episode 8. I really hated it. It wouldn't stop killing me no matter what I did or didn't do (just standing idle got me killed). Thankfully, just quitting the game than opening it up again and clicking on resume instead of the episode selection screen allowed me to restart from a checkpoint and bypass that bug. I conclusion, I would only recommend the game to people who know about the biggest bug and the workaound because they won't be able to finish the game without that knowledge.
Don't buy this for the gameplay. Buy it for the humour, the beautiful environments, and the great soundtrack. I had 4 absolutely hilarious hours with it. The ending didn't bother me, I felt it fits the story. Gameplay is light platforming, light stealth, light quick time events and light chase sequences. I found it very approachable and chill.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Little Orpheus is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Little Orpheus is currently available at a 60% discount. You can purchase it for 1.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Little Orpheus received 359 positive votes out of a total of 543 achieving a rating of 6.37.
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Little Orpheus was developed by The Chinese Room and published by Secret Mode.
Yes, Little Orpheus is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Little Orpheus is not playable on MacOS.
No, Little Orpheus is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Little Orpheus is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Little Orpheus is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Little Orpheus does not support VR.
Little Orpheus is a single-player game.
No, Little Orpheus does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Little Orpheus does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Little Orpheus does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Little Orpheus is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Little Orpheus.
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| Steam price | 26 October 2026 19:46 UTC |
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Developer
The Chinese Room
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Secret Mode
Release
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