This dark and comical interactive story from Sweden’s Killmonday Games follows the life of Misfortune Ramirez Hernandez.
She’s an imaginative eight year old out to find a present for her mummy—eternal happiness. Nice!
Little Misfortune
Behind the project is a two person team of Natalia Martinsson and Isak Martinsson. They relied on crowfunding for their first game: Fran Bow.
And this is their second effort! Very intriguing it is too, with an excellent graphical style and a witty script.
Plot? With her new friend Mr. Voice, Misfortune heads out into the woods… and all manner of weird stuff then unfolds.
Although clearly leaning towards a satirical and unsettling sense of idealism shattered, there are also sweet moments to the experience.
There are all sorts of amusingly morbid images going on, such as when Misfortune meets everybody’s best mate Death.
It lasts for around three hours, so it’s a short but sweet indie experience.
Primarily the narrative arc is linear, but this isn’t supposed to be a massive MMORPG type thing to test your gaming skills to the limit.
It’s about the dark humour, as Misfortune does indeed get involved in some daft incidents and whatnot.
There are various endings you can unlock, but the most common one appears to be the one in the above full playthrough.
If you’ve got a spare three hours, watch it for some interesting art design and voice acting.
We got this on Steam (that means it’s on the PC, non-gamers) and enjoyed our time with it. The dank and dark humour is kind of ideal for us and we loved how Misfortune does, indeed, bumble from one unfortunate incident to the next.
But the game has a great heart and we can recommend it if you’re looking for a dastardly tale of lost innocence and morbid curiosity.
But it isn’t a video game in the traditional sense. More like watching a cartoon and pressing a button at certain prompts. Not for everyone, but we enjoyed it all the same.
Professional Moron 
Great review. This sounds delightful.
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It gets the Professional Moron seal of stupidity.
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Oh, I thought you were saying it’s fun. I don’t play games and I guess this isn’t really suitable for my nephew. What do you think 🤔
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Fun = Mario Kart 8. One recommends that. But this is good as well, but dark and broody. Like a sandwich with no crusts.
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Dark and broody? I think I’ll go with Mario.
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Well, madam, the Nintendo Switch Lite is out. Costs $200. If you want to become a gamer, now is the time. Mario Kart 8 and Breath of the Wild – perfect!
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That is rich….thanks for the heads up, I will look into Mario Kart 8 and B or the Wild, thank you!
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Seriously, you won’t regret it. The Lite just launched. Cheap, loads of fun games. I could tell you which ones to get. If it turns out you hate video games, you can sue me!
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Looking into that. I’m not really litigious so no problem. 😊
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Litigious? I’m not overly religious either, but I don’t judge people on the opposite scale. What’s that got to do with video games?
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Send me the games, send them all. boxes and boxes. I am feeling religious.
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Okay… Monopoly?
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Please, also Life and Chutes and Ladders.
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I prefer Snakes and Bladders.
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A fine combinations. I hear there’s a cure for that now.
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Yes, it’s called the “lavatory”. Ja?
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toileten. Ja.
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Sacre bleu!
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Merci!
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Wow, the artwork looks amazing and it does sound like an interesting story!
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It’s a cool game! Not for everyone, but if you like story-based action then it’s for you.
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