Images and thoughts to be posted later. :)

little BIG Demon:

In Brief:
little BIG Demon was created for the Gamiron 12 competition.

It's a simple puzzle game where you have to pick up all the dots within a specified time to be able to proceed to the next level via a portal, that is invisible until the level is complete. The number of dots required is quoted in the bottom left of the screen. As you pick them up you can see how many more are required to open the portal to the next level. The first few levels of the twenty-four levels available are very easy to beat; however, obstacles will be placed in later levels that mean you need to put your thinking caps on to beat those levels within the allotted time. You can restart a level at any time by pressing R. When you've completed a level, you have the option of replaying the level. All levels that have been unlocked can be replayed at any time. Locked levels are absent from the level map.

Initially move the small demon over each dot to pick it up. Some dots are isolated from the main level, and you will need to press the red button (or buttons) to be able to create a bridge to access the isolated dot. The small demon is not heavy enough to operate the buttons, so you need to convert the small demon to a larger demon by walking over the large demon's den. The weight of the larger demon enables the button to be pressed, which in turn will creates the bridge required to access the isolated dot.

You can see a video of game play HERE.

Controls:
Arrows = move
R = restart level
esc = menu

Conclusion
little BIG Demon is an ideal coffee break brain teaser that should keep you entertained for several coffee break sessions. :)

I don't know what the point of the crystals you earn for completing a level are included for? The faster you complete a level, the more crystals you earned; however, there's no high score table to keep a record of these crystal points you earn. The points are only for that particular level and are not accumulative. The game could be improved if there was a high score table and the ability to create profiles so that friends and family could compete against each other's scores. This would add some re-playability to the game; though I would suggest additional levels are added as well, or an accessible editor so that players could create their own levels. That said, as this was part of the Gamiron competition, the developer probably didn't have enough time to incorporate such niceties. Still, it would be improved if the developer was to develop the game further.

As it stands it feels a little unfinished (not surprisingly considering it was created under time constraints).; however; overall, little BIG Demon is still a worthwhile download. It's one of those games I'd dip into occasionally when I was in between more in-depth games, with that said I would score it a reasonable 6.5 out of 10. If it had more levels and the other things I mention above, I'd score it higher.

I did have issues with the game 'appearing' to crash, i.e., the game icon would disappear from the task bar when I took a screen capture. It wasn't until I turned my headset on that I noted a cacophony of sound that turned out to be fifteen different copies of the game running in the background (I took fifteen screen captures but didn't use all of them in this review). I could only see the games as a list when I opened task manager.

I noted that the original release of the game was by Sholar; so, I'm assuming Sholar is Ashoot. I've still not received any confirmation from itch.io regarding the change of developer name with the same games previously released on Gamiron competitions?

Notes on Security
I scanned a zipped copy of the installed game using Virus Total and it found zero hits from 62 antimalware engines. You can see the scan results HERE