- Little Devil — State of the Game: July 2026 - 9 August 2026
Little Devil — State of the Game: July 2026Enemy AI overhauled, item drops rebalanced, coin auto-pickup added, and a weekend at the Rapture Gaming Festival.Welcome to the Little Devil July 2026 State of the Game update! Hello everyone, Michael here.July was a behind the scenes month more than a flashy one, a lot of systems work that makes the game feel better to play without necessarily giving me much to screenshot. There's also a proper event write up in here too.You can also read the full version of this post over on the Little Devil website:littledevilgame.co.uk/little-devil-july-2026Let's get into it.🕹️ Enemies Got SmarterLittle Devil's room population has been completely overhauled this month. Enemies used to be hand placed room by room, now they're spawned using a proper threat budget system, scaled by room size and how far you are from the start of the floor. Long range enemies…
- 🎮 Little Devil — State of the Game: June 2026 - 5 July 2026
Little Devil — State of the Game: June 2026Status effects overhauled, enemy variants added, Penny's shop is open, and Pride's design is locked in.Hello everyone, Michael here!It's been a system heavy month for Little Devil, not always the flashiest to screenshot, but a genuinely important one for how the game holds up long term.You can also read the full version of this post over on the Little Devil website:littledevilgame.co.uk/little-devil-june-2026Let's get into it.🩸 A Complete Status Effect OverhaulLittle Devil's status effects have been rebuilt from the ground up this month. What used to be three effects with fairly rough visual feedback is now six: Poison, Burn, Bleed, Slow, Frozen and Electric.This wasn't just visual polish either. It meant rewiring how every bullet, explosion and weapon in the game talks to enemies, so the whole system is more flexible going forward. New status…
- 🎮 Little Devil — State of the Game: May 2026 - 6 June 2026
Little Devil — State of the Game: May 2026v0.0.2 has landed in the closed Playtest — a brand new starting area, Gluttony completed, nine new weapons, thirteen One Hit Wonders and eight Soul Abilities.Hello everyone, Michael here!May has been an absolutely enormous month for Little Devil — and v0.0.2 has landed in the closed Playtest to prove it. New weapons. New abilities. A brand new starting area. And Gluttony... well, Gluttony has had a bit of a glow up. A disgusting, terrifying glow up.You can also read the full version of this post over on the Little Devil website: littledevilgame.co.uk/little-devil-may-2026Let's get into it.🎮 Little Devil v0.0.2 is Live in the PlaytestThe big news first — version 0.0.2 has been pushed out to closed Playtest testers. Everything covered in this post is in that build and in the hands of players right now.If you're not in yet, the Playtest is still l…
- 🎮 Little Devil — State of the Game: April 2026 - 5 May 2026
Hello everyone, Michael here!First things first — I owe you all an apology. March slipped by without a State of the Game, and that's entirely on me. Life got a little hectic behind the scenes, but I'm back, and honestly? I'm making up for it today because there is a lot to cover. April has been one of the most productive months Little Devil has seen. So grab a snack, settle in, and let's dig in! And if you haven't already — the Little Devil Webcomic is live on Webtoons! The story begins there. Trust me, you'll want to know what you're getting yourself into before you descend into Hell. 😈 Read it here!😈 A Word on the PlaytestBefore we get into the new stuff, I want to talk about the closed Steam Playtest — because it's going really well and I'm genuinely buzzing about it.The playtest is still live and running. If you haven't already, you can head to the Little Devil store page on Steam…
- Little Devil Playtest Signups Are Now Open - 5 March 2026
Want to play Little Devil early and help shape the game?Little Devil now has a Steam Playtest signup available on the store page.The Playtest itself isn’t live just yet, but you can now request access and be ready when it begins.The goal of this Playtest is to gather feedback on the core gameplay, including:Combat feel and enemy behaviour Early level progression The first boss encounter Balance and difficultyYour feedback during this Playtest will help shape future updates and improvements to the game.The Playtest build will feature the first set of levels and the first boss, along with the core roguelike mechanics such as permadeath and randomized runs.What’s in the Playtest?Players will be able to explore the opening area of Little Devil, fight through enemies, and face the first boss encounter.Some elements such as music, sound effects, and additional content are still being worked o…
- 🔥 Little Devil – State of the Game (February) - 2 March 2026
February may have looked quiet from the outside…It wasn’t.A lot of behind-the-scenes polish has gone into making Little Devil smoother, smarter and far more controller-friendly.Here’s what’s been happening in Hell:❤️ Enemy Health UI FixSome of you may have noticed enemy health bars weren’t behaving properly.They are now.Demons can no longer hide their suffering.🐗 Snout Fiend – New Attack AddedSnout Fiend now has a brand new attack.Encounters should feel less predictable and a little more chaotic (in a good way… probably).🧠 Improved Enemy Wandering BehaviourAll enemies have had improvements to their wandering behaviour.Less robotic. More natural. More “I might ruin your day at any moment.”It’s subtle, but it makes the world feel much more alive.🎭 Jester Demon – Movement Animation AddedThe Jester Demon finally moves like he means it.A full movement animation has been added, giving him…
- State of the game January - 7 February 2026
Hello everyone, Michael here!Here we have the State of the game for January 2026!So, let's dig in!Stackable UpgradesWe have a couple new Stackable upgrades joining Little Devil. With all 3 levels done, they will also work with the One Hit Wonders (like Split Personality, Mirror Shot etc)PunchDemon SwordLevel ScoresSo, do you remember playing the old games in the 90s like Streets of Rage, Sonic the hedgehog etc and they all seemed to have a score system at the end of each level? Well... Little Devil now has that too! I will say, don't be too alarmed by that time bonus. When I recorded this video I didn't realise I had the enemies and time bonuses switched on accident. It has been fixed since then! Menu / OptionsYou may remember these menu and options from the last update. Well, I have now sorted out the functionality of it properly, allowing for the difficulty setting to modify the enemi…
- State of the game December - 1 January 2026
Hello everyone, Michael here!So, I haven't forgotten about these State of the games. I am just moving them to the end of the month (technically beginning of the next month) to be more appropriate.So, let's get on with this!WebsiteSo, to start with, there is now a new website dedicated to just Little Devil! So, feel free to come check it out here! This site holds some of the information/updates/lore for Little Devil along with being the new hosting place for the Little Devil comic, which tells the story before the game! Steam Art/Logo - UpdatesI have updated all of the Steam art as well as updating the logo, to make it look nicer and be more readable.MenuI have created a full, working, menu for the game now. Allowing you to change the controls, see game data, change difficulty and all other settings you may want to change/see. This also comes with 3 save slots, allowing multiple saves on…
- State of the game November - 7 November 2025
Hello everyone, Michael here! Thanks for checking out Little Devil! I am still working on things here but I'll admit, I had a little bit of a break these last 2 weeks (hence why this post is late). To be fair though, it's because I was on my honeymoon! Anyway, enough about that, lets tell you about some of the new things that have changed/been added! IntroI have been working on a little intro video for Little Devil. It is not quite finished yet (but it is almost!) and I wanted it to be similar to the old intros in the 90s Sega games. So, that is what I have done. I can't wait to unveil the full video when it is finished! This is also my first time with using Unity's Timeline tools! BulletsSo, the bullets have gone through a redesign now. We used to have this big bullet on the left but it didn't quite look right. It was too messy, so I have re-designed the bullets with a more retro feel,…
- State of the game October - 1 October 2025
Hello everyone, Michael here. Thank you all for checking out Little Devil, I am working my solo little butt off trying to get this game done and ready for you all! So, I wanted to start doing State of the games, monthly, so I can update you all on the progress. So, this will be my first one of those and obviously not all of you follow my social media's etc so I will try and remember everything that has been done for this first post. The later ones should be shorter... maybe! xD So, to make this easier/read better, I am going to put this into sections for you all! Without much further ado, here we go! Player CharacterWe have Little Devil as our main player character. I have 2 other characters currently planned to be added, I will reveal those when I have done some art etc for them. Little Devil has all of his controls, health, art and animations done. He even has a little personality thr…
- Little Devil has arrived on Steam! - 27 September 2025
Hello everyone, Michael here! I am here to tell you that Little Devil has arrived on Steam! Now, whilst the game is not quite ready for release, the store page has now gone live. Moving forward, I plan to release the states of the game on here and let you know just how everything is going! For those of you that don't know, Little Devil is a game I have been working on solo for a while now. It is a Roguelike game where you take control of Little Devil as he trapes through Hell battling the 7 deadly sins, Lucifer, and a host of other creatures/devils. This game has everything permadeath, pickups, traps, 90s nostalgia references and more! If you want to know more about who Little Devil is, and why the Hell is he fighting.. well... Hell? I think the best way I can answer that is this... check out the free webcomic on the MIPixel website and on Webtoons! You can see the links here: MI Pixel…
