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2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable92 % positive16.79 €

A short, dark story adventure about a little girl chasing a terrible secret through a colorful fairy-tale world of oddball characters. The contrast between cute visuals, black humor and heavy themes is what makes it memorable.

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lots of humour

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In short: Games like Little Misfortune

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Little Misfortune special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Sally Face

98 %Match

2016PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified97 % positive2.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Little Misfortune: a strong story, a dark atmosphere and a distinctive art style.

An episodic point-and-click adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face who investigates a murder series and supernatural secrets in a gloomy apartment building. Its distinctive comic-like low-poly look, 90s atmosphere and emotional story set it apart.

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Fran Bow

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dark point-and-click adventure in which you play a young girl with a mental illness who shifts between a brutal reality and a disturbing alternate world. Nightmarish hand-drawn art and inventory puzzles carry a bleak, emotional story.

Slay the Princess

Strong, story-driven narrative

A psychological horror visual novel where you are sent to slay a princess in a cabin while a cast of voices in your head keeps commenting. Every choice sends the story spiraling into new branches, and the hand-penciled art and superb voice acting make each loop eerie and surprising.

Scarlet Hollow

Accessible and relaxed

A story-driven horror visual novel set in a North Carolina mining town, where your choices and relationships with the locals decide who survives. Folk-horror dread, a creeping mystery and a hand-drawn look define the experience.

Life Is Strange

Accessible and relaxed

As photography student Max, you discover you can rewind time and dig into a disappearance in a sleepy coastal town, with your choices shaping friendships and fates. It's a heartfelt coming-of-age drama with an unforgettable indie soundtrack.

Burnhouse Lane

Accessible and relaxed

A dark point-and-click adventure about agency nurse Angie, who must complete five impossible tasks to win her life back. Puzzles, odd characters and horror moments shape her trip to another world and back.

Night in the Woods

Strong, story-driven narrative

As college dropout Mae, you return to your decaying hometown, hang out with old friends and stumble onto something sinister in the woods. Sharp, funny writing, gorgeous flat-colored art and an honest look at depression and a dying town make it stand out.

The Cat Lady

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dark psychological horror adventure about a lonely, suicidal woman drawn into a fight against grotesque serial killers. With its gritty collage-like look, strong voice acting and heavy themes of depression and loss, it is an intense and emotional experience.

Kentucky Route Zero

Accessible and relaxed

A magical realist adventure about a secret highway beneath Kentucky, putting atmosphere, characters and poetic storytelling ahead of puzzles or skill challenges. Its minimalist, theatrical look and sound make it a singular experience.

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