Little Misfortune similar games & best alternatives

Little Misfortune

Mac, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Linux, Xbox One • 2019

Should you play it?

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

What works
  • Unique hand-drawn art style
  • Engaging and emotional narrative
  • Excellent voice acting
  • Dark humor and mature themes
  • Accessible gameplay for all players
Things to keep in mind
  • Short game length
  • Limited gameplay interaction
  • Linear story with minimal branching
  • Some players find protagonist's voice annoying
  • Price considered high by some for content

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business

  • Thank Goodness You're Here!

  • Macbat 64

  • Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

  • Water Womb World

  • The Old City: Leviathan

  • Milkmaid of the Milky Way

  • Sinless + OST

  • Detective Grimoire

Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business

  • Macbat 64

  • Water Womb World

If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Story

    One Dreamer

  • Escapism

    Kidnapped Girl

  • Fantasy

    Inscryption

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Little Misfortune: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Experimenting, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Idle.

Why this game works

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