Single-player games like Little Misfortune
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Little Misfortune, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Fran Bow
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
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Slender Threads
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
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Bulb Boy
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
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Almost My Floor
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
Almost My Floor - point & click detective in a frightening atmosphere of sinister nightmares. Each step may end up fatal. Solve the mystery of the house #9 residents or go crazy. Labyrinth of endless floors will not let go of their victim without a fight.
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Downfall
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
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The Night is Grey
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
Graham’s alone in a forest filled with strange wolves. While he’s fleeing for his life he finds a lost girl in an abandoned lodge that won’t survive without his help. Try to find their way to safety in this slow-burning cinematic thriller filled with puzzles, hand-drawn animation and lots of mystery
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The Cat Lady
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
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Happy Game
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
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OMORI
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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Sanitarium
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Misfortune.
Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.
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The Last Door - Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
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Lorelai
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Misfortune.
The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...
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Darkwood
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Little Misfortune.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
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Goetia
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
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My Beautiful Paper Smile
Single-player alternative to Little Misfortune — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Little Misfortune.
Welcome, child, to your new home. Here you shall learn the art of perfection. Here you shall learn to smile. Be sure that smile doesn’t fade into sadness, or you will need to run and hide…