Little Misfortune is a single-player adventure video game set in a 2.5D perspective. The game comes from the team at Killmonday Games. Little Misfortune is available for Windows, macOS, Xbox One, Linux, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4.
This game is dark and emotional, with an intriguing story. The contrast between the light, colorful art style and the heavy story is incredibly unique, and if you’ve finished playing Little Misfortune, you’ll be happy to know that there’s plenty more games like it.
In this list, we’ve picked out the best 8 games like Little Misfortune. They all contain elements that fans of games like Little Misfortune will enjoy, including dark, dramatic stories, unique art styles, and memorable characters.
Little Misfortune covers a lot of sad topics like domestic violence, death, and drug abuse. Please use your discretion and look up trigger warnings where needed.
Fran Bow
There’s no other game on this list that is as similar to Little Misfortune as Fran Bow.
This makes sense, though, because Fran Bow was also developed by Killmonday Games and set in the same universe as Little Misfortune. This game came out four years before Little Misfortune and is available for Linux, Windows, and OS X. There are also versions of Fran Bow for iOS and Android devices.
The story in Fran Bow takes place in 1994. It’s a point-and-click adventure where you take control of a ten-year-old girl who witnesses the murder of her parents. After this tragic event, Fran goes hiding in the woods and ultimately gets found and admitted to an asylum. This causes her to part ways with Mr. Midnight, her cat and only friend.
When Fran’s psychiatrist gives her pills, she starts experiencing hallucinations of a parallel universe. This causes her to find a way out of the institution to reunite with her cat.
The story in the game is partly inspired by events that occurred in the life of Natalia Martinsson, a developer from Killmonday Games. Natalia noted that creating the game was therapeutic for her. Fran Bow features an art style similar to Little Misfortune, but a bit darker.
There are many puzzles that you’ll have to solve throughout the game. There are also a few mini-games in Fran Bow with different art styles. You will come across more than 50 interactive characters with interesting personalities.
If you like games like Little Misfortune, you’ll adore Fran Bow. It’s one of the best story-rich games on Steam and is worth checking out.
Anna’s Quest
Anna’s Quest is an adventure game that, similarly to Little Misfortune, features a simple art style that blends perfectly with a dark story.
It is a graphic adventure video game that came out in 2015. The game has been ported for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 in 2021. Anna’s Quest comes from indie game studio Krams Design.
The game follows the story of a young girl named Anna who lives with her grandfather in a dark forest. After her grandpa becomes ill she tries to find him help and a mysterious woman kidnaps her. The woman then performs experiments on the young girl. The result of this is that Anna develops telekinesis.
Throughout the game, you will have to use telekinesis along with your puzzle-solving skills to progress through the story.
After meeting a boy who was turned into a teddy bear by the same woman, he and Anna try to escape from her and go on a big adventure together. During the adventure, Anna receives help from a shady fox. She also encounters many interesting characters along the way.
You can point and click your way through the entire game. There are also keyboard shortcuts you can use. Anna’s Quest features a tutorial that teaches players how to use telekinesis, interact with the environment, and combine items. You’re encouraged to examine the environment around you closely so you can find important items.
Unforeseen Incidents
Unforeseen Incidents follows the story of a handyman named Harper Pendrel who finds out about a mysterious virus that starts killing people in his hometown. The game comes from Backwoods Entertainment and is available for Linux, macOS, Windows, and Nintendo Switch.
The gameplay takes place in a hand-painted world filled with unique characters that make the mystery a delight to explore. As Pendrel, you one day encounter a dying woman in the middle of a street, which leads to a tangled mess of a conspiracy.
Pendrel, along with the help of a reporter and a local academic, must find the truth about who unleashed the deadly virus. Although the story is quite deep and serious, there are some very funny moments in Unforeseen Incidents. The game is full of witty moments, brilliant art, wonderful music, and great voice acting.
As you talk with different characters during your quest for the truth, you’ll make some shocking discoveries. There are also some puzzles you’ll have to solve to make progress in the game. Some of the puzzles require you to use your tools and the items you pick up along the way.
Puzzles can range from easy to challenging. You shouldn’t expect that you’ll always find solutions intuitively and sometimes you’ll even need to sleep on it to figure out what you should do.
Sally Face
Sally Face is an indie adventure game with mystery and horror elements that consists of five episodes, and it comes from the team at Portable Moose. The game is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4 and 5, as well as Nintendo Switch.
The story follows a young boy named Sal Fisher who has a prosthetic face and spends a lot of his time investigating local murders with friends. You’ll need to explore the world as much as possible and interact with characters to discover hidden parts of the story.
Sally Face features point-and-click gameplay and contains many puzzles that you’ll have to solve to make progress in the game. There are also optional puzzles you can solve if you want to reveal additional parts of the story. The point-and-click gameplay is occasionally broken up by different mini-games.
In each episode, Sal Fisher solves a different mystery. Some are regular murder mysteries while others contain supernatural entities. The development of Sally Face took five years, mostly since Portable Moose studio consists of only one developer, Steve Gabry.
Steve did everything from the gameplay mechanics to the art, music, and design. The art in the game took inspiration from 1990s cartoons. It’s one of the best mystery games on the Switch by a mile and fans of games like Little Misfortune will love it.
Tokyo Dark
Tokyo Dark is a point-and-click adventure game that follows the story of a detective named Itō Ayami who is searching for her partner Kazuki Tanaka. Kazuki goes missing under mysterious circumstances while working on a case.
Tokyo Dark comes from indie game studio Cherrymochi. The game is available for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
Your actions in the game will heavily impact the story. Every choice you make will affect Ayami’s thought processes and mental state. There are multiple endings in the game. Depending on your choices throughout the game, your story will result in an adequate ending.
One of the most notable features of Tokyo Dark is its SPIN system. In the game, SPIN is an acronym that stands for Sanity, Professionalism, Investigation, and Neurosis. This system will constantly update itself as you make various decisions and will have an impact on how other characters react to you.
Although this is a point-and-click adventure video game, it draws inspiration from visual novels. The inspiration is especially evident in the dialogues you engage in with other characters. The soundtrack in Tokyo Dark comes from the frontman of the British metal band Reign of Fury.
The Whispered World
The Whispered World is an adventure video game from Daedalic Entertainment. It came out in 2009 and is available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. A mobile version of the Whispered World is available for iOS devices. All of the graphics in The Whispered World are drawn by hand.
The story in the game takes place in a dream fantasy world called Silentia. Players take control of a young circus clown named Sadwick. After Sadwick experiences recurring nightmares about the world falling apart, he sets out on a journey to save Silentia from impending doom.
When Sadwick tries to find out why he keeps having this nightmare, he learns from an oracle that what he dreams of will happen. Not only that, but the oracle tells him that he’ll be the reason for the world ending. Sadwick becomes determined to prove her wrong.
As you progress through this point-and-click adventure game, you will encounter both weird and fascinating characters. Be prepared to experience an unforgettable story with a decent dose of absurdity. Apart from interacting with the environment and talking with characters, you’ll also have many puzzles you’ll have to solve.
The story starts simple but gets significantly more complex as you make your way through different environments. Every quest you get plays an important part in the overall story. Solving a quest will give you an item that you’ll later on in the game.
This is one of the most interesting adventure games on Steam with a heavy focus on puzzles, and fans of games like Little Misfortune will love it.
Bear With Me
Bear With Me is an episodic noir adventure video game. It comes from indie studio Exordium Games and consists of three episodes. You can play Bear With Me on Linux, Windows, and macOS.
The story follows a girl named Amber who is on a quest to find her missing brother. Amber receives help from her teddy bear, cleverly named Ted E. Bear. Just like this name is a pun so is a lot of the dialogue. The conversations between characters are quite sarcastic and funny.
As you search for your brother, you will have to interrogate many suspects and witnesses in your surroundings. Things start getting crazy after a mysterious red man begins looking for you. Apart from controlling the Amber character, you’ll also be able to sometimes play as Ted E. Bear in Bear With Me.
Players will need to pay close attention to the environment in the game. However, there is a simple hint system that is designed to help you avoid wasting time on checking every pixel. The art style in the game is very original for adventure games.
In case you’re a fan of dark comedy and good storytelling, this game is definitely for you. The two main characters have a lot of depth and there is a big chance you’ll get attached to them quickly.
Shardlight
Shardlight is a graphic adventure game that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world.Ben Chandler and Francisco Gonzalez made this game and it is available for Windows and iOS.
The events in this game take place 20 years after World War III. Nuclear war has led to the destruction of most of the world. The sky is now brown and shards of uranium glass are found everywhere. In fact, these little uranium shards have become the main source of artificial light.
The city you roam around in is ruled by a faceless oligarchy that has complete control over everything that happens. To make things worse, the city you’re in has to deal with a dangerous disease that’s killing many people. The only hope for people to remain safe from the disease is to get a vaccine only the richest can afford.
In the game, you take on the role of a young woman named Amy. One day, Amy takes a job repairing a reactor for a lottery ticket that may grant her a dose of the vaccine. After an unfortunate event at the job, she sets out on a mission to provide everyone with access for the vaccine.
The game features a heavy focus on exploration and interaction with all characters. There is a fast travel map that allows you to go between different areas of the city quickly.
