Less Miserables is an upcoming point-and-click parody of Les Misérables

A point-and-click parody of Les Misérables. Could be a fun one to keep an eye on if you love classic adventure games with modern touches. Coming from College Fun Games, this will be their first full-length title.

In it you play as 'Claude Van Claude', imprisoned for 14 years for stealing a loaf of bread, just released and on a desperate quest to find his daughter before she's caught in a violent revolution gripping the streets of Paris. Uncover the mysterious story of the childhood you missed, to discover her whereabouts while eluding capture from ruthless police officer LaBleugh.

The developers say it is part Monkey Island, part 'Allo 'Allo! And they're aiming for some pretty big heights as they said Less Miserables "aims to do for Les Misérables what Life of Brian did to The Bible". With wonderfully British humour, and a "modern hobo-based hint system".

Check out their teaser below:

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Continuing from the press release they noted "The game follows the known story tropes, but is accessible for people who never pretended to sing from the barricades or see a three-headed monkey. Fully hand-drawn, with 40 beautiful and/or deprived locations in Paris to explore, and dozens of unique characters, fully voiced by amazing stars of Edinburgh Fringe and stand-up, recorded in live-improv recording sessions".

A demo will be live in Steam Next Fest (February Edition), along with a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in April. They've been developing it for a year already and told me over email it's even being made on Linux, with a release targeting Native Linux, Windows, iOS and Switch. They're hoping to have the full release done by the end of 2026.

Sounds like a blast. Right onto my wishlist you go.