Adventure · September 24, 2015
Missing Translation (2015)
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 your typical point & click adventure, you'll spend your time solving them. Key Features No tutorials, hints or even text to be found here. This wasn't made to increase difficulty but to let the player do everything on his own, 'Missing Translation' isn't a hard game, but we don't like hand-holding. REPEAT, NO TEXT. Everyone can enjoy it regardless of the language they speak 😀 Three different puzzle mechanics, each of those features 25 levels to complete. Beautiful black and white pixel art... ... did I already say we have cats? Two different characters to choose from. Additional challenges involving a drawn language that can be learned up to some point. Great soundtrack that has evolved with the rest of the game over development. FREE! No ads, cash shop or any of those modern things.
Adventure releases from 2015
64 Adventure titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.
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Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 3.3k Steam reviews | Top 66% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 88% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 61% |
| Engagement hours | 1 h average | Top 96% for session depth among Adventure |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Free to Play · 181
- Pixel Graphics · 118
- Indie · 103
- Puzzle · 102
- Adventure · 80
- Casual · 58
- Great Soundtrack · 47
- Point & Click · 43
- Singleplayer · 38
- 2D · 37
- Short · 16
- Atmospheric · 11
- Multiplayer · 5
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Arabic
- Bulgarian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- Greek
Press Quotes
“Missing Translation is a pixel art puzzle adventure about an abductee who must complete a series of puzzles to earn the items required to get home” 7/10 – Pocket Gamer “Traditionally, adventure games are supposed to give players a clear understanding of the plot by using a clear language. But what if one of the player’s goals in such a game was also to decrypt a secret language, where only then they could really understand what was going on? This…
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
1h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
1h
Typical completion time
Achievements
6
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
88%Very Positive · 3.3k reviews
2.9k positive · 391 negative
Curator recommendations
111
Release & Availability
| Release date | Sep 24, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | AlPixel Games, Luis Diaz, Gustavo Santos, Albert Fernandez, Tice Thomason |
| Publisher | GamesBoosters |
| Base price | Free-to-play |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Other
- Single-player