Games like Missing Translation

The closest matches to Missing Translation: The Room, FEZ, The Franz Kafka Videogame, Chants of Sennaar, and There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Missing Translation is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Room, FEZ and The Franz Kafka Videogame — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and mysterious, and single out its achievement cryptography and block moving puzzle. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Missing Translation is a free indie puzzle platformer released in 2015, set in a mysterious desert city populated by silent, staring creatures. The game challenges players with multiple puzzle types: grid-based dialogue, one-line walking mechanics, block-moving, pipe-connecting, and achievement-based cryptography. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, contemplative, mysterious, and whimsical, noting that the custom language system feels like an additional hidden puzzle to decode. Reviewers highlight that puzzles often have multiple valid solutions, the quirky narrative delivers an emotional payoff, and despite being free, the game is polished and generous with extras, including a detailed DLC with behind-the-scenes content. The game holds an 85% positive rating from 1,301 Steam reviews and is not currently supported on Steam Deck.

About Missing Translation: Lost in a weird city in the middle of the desert and surrounded by strange creatures that keep staring at you. This is a game about exploring the unknown and solving puzzles... lots of them! Don't be fooled by the looks, this isn't a point & click adventure.