Little Big Adventure 2
Little Big Adventure 2
Game
Game2015
Little Big Adventure
Developer [2.21], Adeline Software
Little Big Adventure is a 1994 action-adventure game developed by Adeline Software International. It was published in Europe by Electronic Arts, and by Activision in North America, Asia and Oceania under the name Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure. The game was initially released on CD-ROM and some time later on floppy disks; the CD-ROM version features full-motion video, music and speech whereas the floppy disk… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
255 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
82
LovedLoved
148 positive · 32 negative
95% range 76–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 148 | 32 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 22 | 3 | 39 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
158 of 192 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
82% recommend · 147 yes, 32 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 179 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (401 of 456 positive).
Many players love the game's charm and nostalgia, calling it a classic adventure. [1][2][3] Some reviewers criticize the removal of keyboard controls in the enhanced edition. [4][5][6] Several players appreciate the inclusion of the original DOS version as a bonus. [7][8][9]
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- [14]
The new non-DotEmu version doesn't even have widescreen or custom resolutions. This is a step BACK from the DotEmu version. Yes, it has achievements and NG+ (which isn't really NG+, it's an option to start the game with some OP presets, there isn't a "carry over" system). But ignoring the graphical advantages and keyboard controls from the DotEmu version is just absolutely staggering. Achievements of course don't …
- [1]
Beware that the original controls are gone into oblivion - the game can't be fully played using the keyboard. I did play the original many-many times and the lack of keyboard controls shocked me at first, but that shock was gone in about 5 minutes. The game works just fine with controller and even mouse, so it could be a point-and-click adventure. Otherwise, this is a gem. It still looks and sounds as good as I …
- [4]
Recommended, with reservations. Movement is mouse driven ONLY unless you have a game pad. The lack of keyboard movement with the arrow keys like in the original can cause many moments of rage, and makes for long work of puzzles that would normally take seconds. If you remember and love this game but lost the disks or just can't get it working on modern hardware, it's worth the reasonably low price. If nothing else …
- [8]
Enhanced Edition is a mobile port with mouse controls. It's unplayable and useless. You do get an original game as well, it runs in dosbox, you can select it before launching. One question is... why would you pay for it. I did, but LBA1 is abandonware, it's free and legal to acquire, in fact WinLBA was created by the lead programmer of the LBA1 himself. Technicalities aside, let's get to the point: Game itself is …
- [2]
Ahhh, one of the best games of my childhood, now on Steam. Little Big Adventure (LBA) is an action adventure game, created by Frédérick Raynal (the same guy who created the original Alone in the Dark, in 1992). The gameplay is great. You can interact with the environment to look for items, talk to people, fight enemies (or even friends, if you so desire) with your fists or a magic ball that bounces around, etc. The …
Summarised from 34 of the 253 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
82% of the 179 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Little Big Adventure. The complaint that keeps coming up: removal of keyboard controls frustrates many players. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Little Big Adventure was a commercial hit, with sales of 320,000 units by February 1997. By August 1999, its global sales had surpassed 500,000 units. However, the game was commercially unsuccessful in the United States, where it sold 30,000 units. Writer Daniel Ichbiah blamed this on Electronic Arts' "incoherent marketing" of the game, and Frédérick Raynal criticized the publisher's decision to give Little Big Adventure a more aggressive name and cover artwork, and to portray combat in its advertisements. Next Generation gave the PC version of the game four stars out of five, and said that the game has enough challenge to keep players from start to finish despite noting some puzzles being…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 255 · most liked firstBeware that the original controls are gone into oblivion - the game can't be fully played using the keyboard. I did play the original many-many times and the lack of keyboard controls shocked me at first, but that shock was gone in about 5 minutes. The game works just fine with controller and even mouse, so it could be a point-and-click adventure. Otherwise, this is a gem. It still looks and sounds as good as I remember it when I was a child. Totally recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is incredible! I used to play LBA 2 as a kid, so I imagine the original first one, was similar in gameplay and graphics. This enhanced version features higher resolution, widescreen, a zoom in and out funktion, native gamepad support, it works like a freaking charm, I would had never expected ever to play a LBA game again, let alone play the first one in 2015 but with a controller and with way better and intuitive gameplay. This how a re-release of an old game should be, I hope the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I reviewed Little Big Adventure: Twinsen's Quest. Sadly, a remake this buggy isn't going to help a game that dated. Read more here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/little-...
negative · AI labelView post →According to his former colleague Didier Chanfray, Laurent Salmeron, one of the founding members of Adeline Software, programmer and designer on Drakkhen and Little Big Adventure 1 and 2, has passed away. www.mobygames.com/person/248/l...
neutral · AI labelView post →Going to recommend checking out @stoked.bsky.social's new vid on one of my favourite games: Little Big Adventure. Definitely deserves more love than it's getting in an era of crashing YouTube views for hardworking creators.
positive · AI labelView post →New Genesis game from Frédérick Raynal, creator of Alone in the Dark and Little Big Adventure, complete with cool spinner controller? Sign me up! www.kickstarter.com/projects/107...
neutral · AI labelView post →Little Big Adventure: Twinsen's Quest, remake of the 1994 game, will be released on Nov. 14 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. And there is a demo on Steam this week (only)! I have fond memories of the original game, which takes place on planet Twinsun.
positive · AI labelView post →Edit: Thank you for listening to us DotEmu! This review has been revised due to post-release changes to alleviate some of my and others concerns. It's fantastic to finally see the original Little Big Adventure on Steam! The "Enhanced Edition" now available on Steam contains a port of the mobile version along with the original emulated in DosBox. I really recommend getting this version not due to the mobile port, but rather due to the original bundled herein. If you have never heard of this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Did you know that I made a @play.date game with the one and only Frédérick Raynal, creator of Alone in the Dark, Little Big Adventure & Toy Commander? SKEW is (literally) a spin-off of my game The Last Worker and is voiced by Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter). It’s endless fun! play.date/games/skew/
neutral · AI labelView post →Recommended, with reservations. Movement is mouse driven ONLY unless you have a game pad. The lack of keyboard movement with the arrow keys like in the original can cause many moments of rage, and makes for long work of puzzles that would normally take seconds. If you remember and love this game but lost the disks or just can't get it working on modern hardware, it's worth the reasonably low price. If nothing else it's worth it for the convenience of having it in your Steam library. I would…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The new non-DotEmu version doesn't even have widescreen or custom resolutions. This is a step BACK from the DotEmu version. Yes, it has achievements and NG+ (which isn't really NG+, it's an option to start the game with some OP presets, there isn't a "carry over" system). But ignoring the graphical advantages and keyboard controls from the DotEmu version is just absolutely staggering. Achievements of course don't work in the DotEmu version, so no point replaying it for that. While I love LBA…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frédérick Raynal, the creator of Alone in the Dark and Little Big Adventure, is crowdfunding a new Sega MegaDrive / Genesis game (complete with a cool spinner controller)! Here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/107...
neutral · AI labelView post →We're live now with Yahtzee Tries with @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social and Marty checking out Little Big Adventure: Twinsen's Quest and @gamemakerstoolkit.com's new game, Mind Over Magnet!
neutral · AI labelView post →Upon seeing my childhood gem in the store, I couldn't help but pick this up again, However, starting the game and realizing the control layout and how it reduces the game to being completely unplayable with a keyboard, I can't quite choose on whether I should recommend this title to anyone. I personally have no controller for this PC and because of this, it literally makes the game unplayable, but for those who do have said controllers, I would recommend this to them, it's a real masterpiece.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ahhh, one of the best games of my childhood, now on Steam. Little Big Adventure (LBA) is an action adventure game, created by Frédérick Raynal (the same guy who created the original Alone in the Dark, in 1992). The gameplay is great. You can interact with the environment to look for items, talk to people, fight enemies (or even friends, if you so desire) with your fists or a magic ball that bounces around, etc. The game world is very lively; every NPC (and the game has hundreds of them) is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished Little Big Adventure Remake! Loved my time with the game. It's a bit janky but charming, like the original. Got the platinum too! 😁
positive · AI labelView post →Enhanced Edition is a mobile port with mouse controls. It's unplayable and useless. You do get an original game as well, it runs in dosbox, you can select it before launching. One question is... why would you pay for it. I did, but LBA1 is abandonware, it's free and legal to acquire, in fact WinLBA was created by the lead programmer of the LBA1 himself. Technicalities aside, let's get to the point: Game itself is amazing. For 1994, it offers a story and a world better than some modern AAA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ah, reminds me of Little Big Adventure. The gameplay emphasizes choosing the correct movement mode. I don't remember them all, but one of them was "discreet" which was basically tiptoe-mode.
neutral · AI labelView post →Think I'm gonna play Stellar Blade on stream when I start again, since I don't need much of a guide for it. Might play a second game too, to mix it up, but we'll see. Maybe Little Big Adventure or Crash Bandicoot, that could be fun, an old classic of some sorts.
neutral · AI labelView post →An absolute classic adventure/platformer game, not the sort that you see get made anymore. I really loved it many years ago and still a great game to this day. Originally it was released on steam with just the newest version but after lots of feedback the classic version was added. Both versions are good but play out differently, The enhanced edition is a little more simplified but also easier to control (moving around and attacking). It's worth checking both out and playing through them.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love it, the new enhanced version. Sure, the original is original. But, give it a go, it makes the game more enjoyable. Please developers, do an enhanced version of LBA 2 too. I will gladly pay for that. I'm sure there are many other people out they'll do as well. HAPPY AGAIN :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best adventure games ever <3 <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So much excitement over Silksong today, poppets! Anyway, I'm now going to stream a remake of a classic game from my childhood: Little Big Adventure - Twinsen's Quest! Find the Path here: www.twitch.tv/runia_da_witch #LittleBigAdventure #gaming #VTuberEN
neutral · AI labelView post →finishing up Twinsen Relentless Little Big Adventure 1994 DOS amazing weird French game journey twitch.tv/RetrogradeTom
neutral · AI labelView post →I started my video game programmer career on this machine almost 30 years ago. 😅 You rarely see "Time Commando" or "Little Big Adventure" in the lists of people's top 10 PSX games, but I'm still proud of what we managed to do on this machine back then! 🎉
positive · AI labelView post →15. Toy Commander - made by No Cliché, the defunct SEGA owned studio led by Frédérick Raynal (creator of Alone in the Dark & Little Big Adventure) is a 1-4 player multiplayer game on Dreamcast. A 16 year old once told me he didn’t know games could be that much fun. He was wearing a Fortnite t-shirt…
neutral · AI labelView post →Stay far away from this one! They removed all keyboard controls. Yes you heard it correctly. The dos version that comes with it doesn't even work. Get the original on GOG and thank me later. LBA1 on forced mouse controls is a total failure.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I became buddies with an Elephant, met a dude who's been waiting 21 years for the new Star Wars film and murdered countless government contractors. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →for anyone asking what game this is, it's the remake of Little Big Adventure, and while i have not yet had the chance to play it and see for myself it seems that Twinsen's brand new never-before-seen sister has taken the place of Zoé in all of the marketing material
neutral · AI labelView post →It's really hurts to put a "No" on this classic but I can't recommend buying this on Steam. The "enhanced" edition is SHOCKINGLY bad. How could they have taken such an amazing game, made it worse and then dare to call it "enhanced"? The controls simply do not work. Jumping/throwing the ball is really frustrating and you often get stuck in a state where Twinsen thinks your mouse is far away and nothing can be done to stop him from walking towards a point you can't see. I've had to restart the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →playing Little Big Adventure Twinsen Relentless original version where you bang into walls the game is really cool but quite difficult unless you are an expert French-style DOS gamer twitch.tv/RetrogradeTom
neutral · AI labelView post →I've played the second game before, cause it was the only one that came to Brazil at the time. I had the oportunity to play this one years later. Somethings were strange about the gameplay but this revamp they gave was really good. Loved it a lot. ♥
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just discovered that a game I was OBSESSED with in the 90s has been remade! I can’t work out if this is just Little Big Adventure 1 or if 2 is built into it. Either way I NEED this! I had it on PC in 1997. Spent many hours playing this game. Coming out in the next month or so on consoles!
positive · AI labelView post →This is a good remaster, apart from the fact that the controls for PC are totally ♥♥♥♥. If only they just kept the old control bindings. why change something that is not broken? why on earth would someone think that using click to move will be a good idea in an RPG? this is not a freaking RTS game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Twinsen’s Little Big Adventure Classic is a return to a very specific, magical moment in gaming history — a time when developers experimented boldly with worldbuilding, technical ambition, and genre blending. Developed and republished by [2.21], this classic version preserves the original 1994 experience almost exactly as it was, quirks and all. The result is a game that feels both nostalgic and strikingly strange, inviting players into the eccentric world of Twinsun, a planet balanced between…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am playing more Time Commando what a fun French game by the developers of Little Big Adventure 1 + 2 using their unique animation style to create tons of enemies with many combat moves and fun battles with multiple weapons and puzzle-like combat!! twitch.tv/RetrogradeTom
neutral · AI labelView post →This game has such a large amount of charm and is probably the most whimsical game I've ever played
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most memorable and unique action-adventure games I've ever played. Totally charming, funny and epic. It may not be for everyone, you have to be in the mindset for a very 90s experience, but if you are willing, you are in for an adventure you'll hardly forget!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLBA Classic is a game from the 90s that just received new updates in 2022! If you love retro games and haven't given this one a try yet, well, what are you waiting for? This game provides a number of puzzles and combat situations that prove to be challenging even today. Prepare to get immersed in a world with a story, that is quite literally the definition of what an adventure looks like, which is sure to entertain both adult and younger audiences. Veteran players just got more reasons to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This review regards LBA1&2 They don't make games like these anymore, the graphics are super cute as well as the sounds, the games are story rich and full of the right amount of atmosphere, the fixed camera can be annoying at times but you can change it rapidly via the "Enter" key.. To sum up both games are a masterpiece and very playable even for today standards. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game as a kid, when I was 8 years old, and I was blown away. Back in the day, I had an MS-DOS PC, and the game worked nicely. Now, I saw the enhanced edition available, and sure enough, why not give it a try? Well, the enhanced edition comes with a crucial problem. Namely: The controls. I wonder how someone can manage to get the game run on higher resolutions, but screw up the controls so badly. I didn't bother reading through the menus, I just wanted to play. It doesn't work…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolute classic. Charming, creative adventure game in a fantasy setting with early 3D "Gouraud shading" graphics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That's just a port from tablet version. I actually expected more than that. All those 'enhanced graphics' only stand for interface in the menu and inventory. Well, at least gamepad is supported. I don't feel like clicking mouse to move around the screen and do stuff. The sequel is much more playable. _______________________________ UPD: Ok, so now there's also a good old dos version of the game, totally compatible with modern PCs. Nicely done, it's such a nostalgy to re-experience…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Little Big Adventure is coming to Atari Jaguar! The new JagLBA port brings Twinsen's classic 1994 PC adventure to Atari's 64-bit console. The original game engine is running, and the opening level is taking shape. #AtariJaguar #LittleBigAdventure #RetroGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →✨ Gamer since: 4 ✨ First system: Windows 98 ✨ Last: Nintendo Switch ✨ Main: PC ✨ Fav: PC ✨ Fav Dev: Grasshopper Manufacture ✨ First game: Little Big Adventure 2 ✨ Fav Game: Dragon's Crown Pro ✨ Least Fav: Pathologic ✨ Graphics or Frames: As long as it runs well idc
neutral · AI labelView post →I love it, one of my favorite games!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not the game I brought. It has been messed with, re branded and all saves / achievements have been removed. What the hell is going on and who in their right mind would do this?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Random Game of the Day Day 635 - Little Big Adventure: Twinsen's Quest An action/adventure puzzle game from the mid-90s, remade for modern consoles. I never even heard of this series prior to this being released. I've only played a few hours into it, but from what I've played it's pretty
positive · AI labelView post →If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood Little Big Adventure 2 brings back so many really early memories 🥲
positive · AI labelView post →* Dizzy (ZX Spectrum), all the games in the series * Heroes of Might and Magic, played up to 5, but 2 and 3 were my favorites * Masters of Orion 2 * Little Big Adventure * Monkey Island, all the games in the series
neutral · AI labelView post →First Game I Ever Played: Little Big Adventure 2 Favourite Game System: PC (Steam) Favourite Game: Dragon's Crown Pro Comfort Game: Planet Zoo Game You're Currently Playing: Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale Favourite Gaming Soundtrack: Higurashi Game You're Looking Forward to in 2025: REANIMAL
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't know how was it to play it back in the day, but despite pleasant for the eyes visuals I wouldn't recommend it today due to dated and rather average gameplay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An amazing little game with a big heart and an immersive dystopian world.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Controller and the key mapping is horrendous
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of those old games that fills the soul with warmth and gives a pleasant aftertaste
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nostalgic piece from childhood memory... one of the "hard" games I remember as a kid. This game is a bit like a merge of the old "Chip's Challenge" and action rpg of the old, revamped to be fully played in mouse, and my guess is it's probably for mobile? Since they completely removed keyboard control (The original version has keyboard). But they do support gamepad now, so probably for console port as well. The mouse control revamp, isn't that bad, in fact, it makes things a lot easier than…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I must say that this "Enhanced Edition" is a tremendous lie. There's nothing at all that enhances the gameplay. It's just some sort of adaptation to new computers in order to be played nowadays. WHAT ARE THIS DISGUSTING POINT AND CLICK CONTROLS??? HOW COME SOMEBODY EXPECTS THAT THEY COULD'VE BEEN GOOD FOR THE KIND OF MECHANICS THAT THIS GAME HOLDS??? This mouse "Innovation" turned the whole game into a single bug and a painful experience. Everytime I load the game I have to crouch in order to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →where are the keyboard controls like the original, for the remaster? point and click Tablet mechanics for a childhood KEYBOARD only classic. NO. Save that for the TABLET audience. and the controller movements... L.O.L. Bro, what happened? I appreciate the 16:9 visuals, nice, but its the gameplay that's the core experience, not the visuals. Then the Sound? Windows 10 midi sounds blurred with in game audio in the audio options. Sounds a hot mess. then DOSBOX an emulator for old games tossed in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game introduced me to the world of 'non 2D' PC gaming. An absolute gem of an adventure with a wonderful (and colorful) cast of characters (with some unique voice overs), a very good story plot, excellent music scores and once you master the game controls; this little gem will draw you into the world of Twinsun. I would totally recommend this game if you are looking for an adventure game with a good story and is clean fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →such a weird one for me but possibly Little Big Adventure 2 (known as Twinsen’s Odyssey) it was the first game I played (if that even is the verb - I barely progressed it, never mind completed it) that wasn’t a franchise racing game, and I realised you could play in a whole world. It sticks with me
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