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Little Misfortune

Darkly comic story adventure about a child's search for happiness

Killmonday Games AB · Released Sep 18, 2019

AdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 13K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
92% of 141 in 30 days
Players
23
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Sep 15, 2019
Minimum PC
(R) HD 520
8 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 57/100 (critic reviews)

What is Little Misfortune?

This single-player point-and-click adventure follows eight-year-old Misfortune into the woods as she searches for Eternal Happiness to give her mother. You explore, interact with characters and objects, and make choices along the way.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy childlike visuals paired with unsettling themes
  • +you prefer character-focused stories with dark humor

Not for you if...

  • −you want challenging puzzles and frequent interaction
  • −you expect choices to lead to substantially different endings

What players say

92% of 12,812 reviews are positive · 92% of 141 in the last 30 days

Players praise the art, voice acting, and emotional story. Common complaints are its short length, limited gameplay, and choices that have little effect on the ending.

Players over time

▼ -47% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 69 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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How many players finish Little Misfortune?

64% of Steam players have unlocked «Somewhere Else», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Little Misfortune screenshot 1

Little Misfortune system requirements

Minimum: (R) HD 520, 8 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64-bit or higher
Processor
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.5 GHz
Graphics
Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
Notes
Please be aware that this game is designed with 16:9 in mind.

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Little Misfortune have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Little Misfortune run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
35
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Russian.

Does Little Misfortune use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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