Little Misfortune
Little Misfortune is a 2019 horror adventure video game developed and published by the independent Swedish studio Killmonday Games. It released for Linux, macOS, and Windows on September 18, 2019, for Android and iOS on February 13, 2020, and for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on May 29, 2020. Set in the same universe as Fran Bow, the game's titular character is Misfortune, an eight-year-old girl with a childlike naivety and a dark sense of humor. Misfortune, a self-described "little lady", is guided by a voice in her head, which she names Mr. Voice, in a game to seek the prize of eternal happiness for her mother. She is smitten with Benjamin, a non-verbal anthropomorphic fox whom Mr. Voice strongly warns Misfortune against interacting with.
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| Developer(s) | Killmonday Games |
| Publisher(s) | Killmonday Games |
| Designer(s) | Natalia Martinsson |
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| Artist(s) | Natalia Martinsson |
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| Composer(s) | Isak Martinsson |
| Engine | Unity |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure, Horror |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Despite its initial child-friendly introduction, Misfortune quickly finds herself exposing or being exposed to numerous elements of shock humor, including death, alcoholism, substance abuse, suicide, nudity, profanity, grave robbery, strip clubs, demons, traffic collisions, cruelty to animals, and the grim reaper.
The titular character Misfortune is voiced by the game's writer, designer, and artist, Natalia Martinsson, who worked alongside husband, Isak Martinsson to create the game, as Henrik Norman voices Mr. Voice, the game's narrator and antagonist. Little Misfortune received mostly mixed reviews from critics.