Little Inferno

In Little Inferno, the story is told through letters from various characters, primarily the player's eccentric neighbor, Sugar Plumps. Set in the snowy city of Burnington, where the Tomorrow Corporation produces the "Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace" to keep residents warm, the game focuses on the player burning items in their fireplace to stay entertained. Sugar Plumps, who becomes progressively more disturbed as the game goes on, requests items for burning and eventually reveals that she intentionally set her house on fire. Her disappearance leads to mysterious letters from an apparition resembling her, prompting the player to burn certain items, ultimately causing their house to explode and escape into a new phase of gameplay.
The second part of the game transitions to a side-scrolling adventure, where the player explores Burnington and meets characters like the postman and the CEO of Tomorrow Corporation, Miss Nancy. Nancy confesses her plan to escape the doomed city in a rocket, and the player is given a choice to join her. The game ends with the player and the Weather Man, who has been reporting the city's bleak weather throughout the game, soaring through the sky as the sun breaks through the endless snow.