Little Orpheus: A Technicolour Side-Scrolling Adventure Game

Little Orpheus is a Windows-based game developed by The Chinese Room. The game is delivered in eight bite-size, commute-friendly episodes, making it simple enough for casual players but rich enough for seasoned adventure fans.

In 1962, while NASA strives to put a man on the moon, a Soviet cosmonaut named Comrade Ivan Ivanovich is whisked into a unique mission. He is dropped into an extinct volcano in Siberia aboard his exploration capsule, Little Orpheus, to venture into the center of the earth. He mysteriously disappears – but Ivan resurfaces three years later, and claims to have saved the world but also admits to having lost the atomic bomb powering his capsule.

Taken to a secretive bunker, he faces General Yurkovoi, an intimidating figure known even to frighten Stalin. Ivan recounts his extraordinary journey, from lost civilizations and undersea kingdoms to prehistoric jungles, battling subhuman tribes and formidable monsters while spreading socialism in the subterranean realms.

Little Orpheus is a technicolor side-scrolling adventure game drawing inspiration from beloved classic movies like Flash Gordon, Sinbad, and The Land that Time Forgot. With simple yet engaging platforming and light puzzle-solving, the game offers enjoyment for casual players and seasoned adventure enthusiasts alike. Experience stunning visuals, brilliant voice performances, a captivating score by BAFTA-winning composer Jessica Curry and Jim Fowler, and the added bonus of the 9th episode, “A Rush of Onion to the Head,” and the Lost Recordings Mode. Little Orpheus is an epic subterranean journey that will leave a lasting impression.