Little Misfortune similar games & best alternatives

Little Misfortune

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

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Adventures of Bertram Fiddle 1: A Dreadly Business

  • Bear With Me - Episode One

  • Thank Goodness You're Here!

  • Forgotton Anne

  • A Space For The Unbound - Prologue

  • The Henry Stickmin Collection

More skill-focused

Games that feels like Little Misfortune but with a stronger focus on skill and mastery

  • Lucy Dreaming

  • The Blackwell Legacy

  • The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

  • The Darkside Detective

  • Children of Silentown

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

More strategic

Games that feels like Little Misfortune but with more strategic problem-solving

  • FoxTail

  • Chicken Journey

  • Time Loader

  • Golf Club Nostalgia

  • Broken Age

  • Voodoo Detective

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Little Misfortune: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Strategy, Competence, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026