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Shares multiple endings with missed messages..
- $2.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2020
Games like missed messages.
- 12 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to missed messages.: a new life., Cabernet, A Normal Lost Phone, Eliza, and Return to Ash. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Angela He
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 96% of 11,169 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Explores mental health with rare honesty
- Feels like talking to a real friend
- Music enhances emotional impact
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Emotional
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a new life.
Why this: Shares multiple endings with missed messages..
Cabernet
Why this: Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with missed messages..
Cage of Roses
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Psychological, like missed messages..
About missed messages.
The closest matches to missed messages.: a new life., Cabernet, A Normal Lost Phone, Eliza, and Return to Ash. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If missed messages. is your kind of game, the closest matches are a new life., Cabernet and A Normal Lost Phone — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and emotional, and single out its dialogue choices and multiple endings. 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.
missed messages. is a short free-to-play visual novel developed and published by Angela He, released in 2019. The game explores depression through text message interactions, presenting conversations as the primary interface for player choices that branch toward multiple endings. Players engage with realistic dialogue exchanges presented on a phone interface, navigating the nuances of modern communication through a choice-driven narrative. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, contemplative, and melancholic, with players noting the writing captures how people communicate in digital spaces. The game is playable on Steam Deck and designed for short, chill sessions. It holds a 96% positive rating from over 11,000 Steam reviews.
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Is missed messages. worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 96% of 11,169 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 1 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Explores mental health with rare honesty
- Feels like talking to a real friend
- Short but deeply impactful
- Writing captures modern communication nuances
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Unfortunately, the warning describes only a mention of suicide/self harm in game but it literally shows it. I relapsed.”
“Gen Z type of game one would make and post it on r/im14andthisisdeep, there is literally 0 time for you to get attached to any of the characters, it's just a nothing burger.”
People who play it also play: a new life., Cabernet, A Normal Lost Phone
Frequently asked about missed messages.
Can I run it?
Does missed messages. run on Steam Deck?
missed messages. is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is missed messages. free to play?
Yes — missed messages. is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to missed messages.?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside missed messages. are a new life., Cabernet, A Normal Lost Phone.
Who developed missed messages.?
missed messages. was developed by Angela He.