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Little Problems is a Cozy Detective game about solving minor inconveniences, everyday misunderstandings, and of course, little problems. This game is not about saving the world; it's about enriching it, one case at a time.
Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game is a detective, cozy and casual game
developed by Posh Cat Studios
and published by Amplified Games.
Released on September 09th 2025 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 2 languages: English and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 591 reviews of which 529 were positive and 62 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.98€ on Eneba.
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- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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I picked this game because the hand-drawn art caught my attention, and I'm so glad I decided to give it a chance. The developers clearly put a lot of care and passion into making this little cozy game. You play as Mary during her first year at university, solving all kinds of everyday mysteries by exploring each scene, paying attention to the smallest details and connecting clues through logic. The puzzles revolve around filling in missing names, dates, and other details by carefully observing each scene, reading the information you're given, and connecting everything through deduction. Some chapters introduce little twists to keep things fresh, like matching people's names to their photos. Nothing ever felt like random guessing, every answer could be worked out through logic, which made solving each puzzle really rewarding. Some chapters were definitely more challenging than I expected, but the hint system is great if you ever get stuck. It points out mistakes without giving away the answer, giving you just enough help without taking away the fun. The soundtrack is honestly lovely and fits the atmosphere perfectly. The art is charming and adorable, and I really enjoyed following Mary's journey throughout the game. If you enjoy detective games, solving mysteries and giving your brain a fun little workout, I'd definitely recommend giving this one a try. And if you do, don't forget to look everywhere... there might be a cupcake sticker waiting for you! 🧁 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3755346267
This was about as cozy as a detective game can get. Golden idol except instead of brutal murder, someone dropped the ball on a group project or got lost at a music festival. This was very soothing to play and the last case was a delight. I won’t say more about it, you’ll have to play it yourself. no notes on the game. final score 25/10.
Despite the cozy theme and cutsey graphics, it's surprisingly difficult. Well, it's not *as* difficult as its inspiration, the Golden Idol series, but the twee, cozy, anime visuals mislead you into thinking that this will be a casual entry into this genre. Far from it! Some cases require serious study and re-examination of the clues. As a general rule, I prefer to gouge out my eyes rather than watch anime or indulge in this Kawaii hogwash, but it's surprisingly well done here. The visuals are well drawn and animated, a lot of love and attention has been put into the visual presentation of the game. The sound design has also received a similar amount of attention. The major flaw in the game is the narrative, or the complete lack of one. Usually these cozy games have something going for them, some low-stakes drama in the background. But here's it's just a mishmash of random vignette scenes from a university student's life with a vague connection of the all important group project, there's barely a story or plot there, there's absolutely no overaching mystery to solve. It's just a series of unimportant cases to solve. The journal does try to embellish and transition between the scenes but it's not a very effective or convincing glue. An upside is that the cases themselves are interested. There's 10, and each one has a unique twist on the formula, meaning the game doesn't repeat itself. In terms of the genre, it's as surprisingly close clone of the Golden Idol series. It even includes the "desk that accrues random movie clips and letters between cases", which a lot of other Idol-likes seem to leave out. However it fails to learn some key lessons from the Golden Idol series, and the main one is that the journal into which you enter clues is not modal and does not sit atop the interactive screen, instead it displaces it, so if you wish to transcribe a clue from somewhere 3 deep (e.g. a book in a bag on a person's inventory) then you either need a great memory or have to click 4 times to reopen the damn clue. Overall, it's a decent foray into the Idol-like genre. With a little bit of TLC in terms of story it could have been one of the standout games, instead it's more of a tail chaser. Miscellany: * The typewriting text is annoying, it's not even per-character, they're slowly revealing the text a pixel at a time by a little sliding window. It looks so cheap. They need to switch to the per-word method. I just set it to instant, but even that was a tad annoying in the timing and clicking. * I quite liked playing with location hints off, but I also want them on. Perhaps a hotkey to turn the hints on and off? * Why are the sticky notes cross-scene? What use is that? * Despite saying the visual are great, I want to gripe that I think there's different artists, as the style and depiction of characters seems to waver. * The game wants you to reidentify people a lot. I suspect that's to help you figure out who is who in the different styles!
Cozy detective game about nothing important. Takes the Golden Idol gameplay and puts it in a new context. The puzzles/deductions aren't very difficult (expect the last level, that one was a doozy) and it's all very low stakes. Kinda relaxing and takes your mind off all of life's bigger issues for a while, so that's nice. Not super invested in the story, but frankly it's only there to introduce new "cases" and the overall arch isn't really that important or interesting; In fact it only affects two scenarios. Cozy, fun, and slightly challenging.
A very sweet detective game with a light to moderate level of challenge. It's surprisingly refreshing to have the deductive reasoning be about light, everyday problems instead of grim murders and demons taking over the world or whatever. The different types of information you have to figure out are quite varied all of them tie in well to the cute aesthetic.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
No, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game received 529 positive votes out of a total of 591 achieving a rating of 8.37.
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Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game was developed by Posh Cat Studios and published by Amplified Games.
Yes, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game is not playable on MacOS.
No, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game 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 Problems: A Cozy Detective Game is playable on Steam Machine, 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.
No, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game does not support VR.
Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game is a single-player game.
No, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game 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.
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Posh Cat Studios
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Amplified Games
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09 Sep 2025
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