Games similar to Missing Translation

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Glowkeeper
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Mimic
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Lab Rat
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Lost in Lampyrid Fog
Find clues to explore scattered islands, lest the fog claims you.
Linelight
A minimalist adventure that takes place entirely on a line.
Landflip
Flip the tiles and restore these procgen vistas to harmony.
Paper Trail
Fold your way through an origami world in this puzzle adventure.
Lost in Firefly Forest
Solve mysterious riddles to escape a labyrinthine forest.
Lessons on Strange Symbols
Use strange archaic symbols to learn a new numbers system and do some basic math.
Handshakes
Guide two hands through sokoban puzzles in their search for a warm, firm handshake.
Altered
Solve grid-based puzzles by changing the shape of your characters.
Pup Champs
Lead your soccer team of puppies to goal-scoring victory.
Upalu Mundi
Lay tracks and place stations on miniature terrain models to design efficient transport networks.
Slip!
Slide your way to the goal using bouncing walls, portals and other mechanics.
Shareflakes
Draw mirrored lines across the sky to recreate snowflakes, or maybe invent new ones to share.
Ailia
Guide Ail to her twin sister, Lia, in a world where reflections intersect reality.
Energy Excavation
Dig into the ground to find buried reserves while managing a limited energy resource.
LOK
Uncover the hidden language of the LOK through letter-based logic puzzles.
Gorogoa
Assemble vignettes to explore a hand-drawn story.
Nurikabe World
Create islands and connect rivers to solve relaxing Nurikabe logic puzzles.
Railbound
Help two dogs on their railway adventure by placing tracks to guide the trains.
Pool Letter
String words together in this word-search grid, finding clever paths to reach the ending.
Promesst 2
Pick up gems to activate powerful lights and explore a mysterious world ever further.
Promesst
Step into colored lights to gain specific powers and navigate a complex interconnected world.
Undertoe
You've been invited to games of tic-tac-toe on the beach, but there's a twist or two.
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Push boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes within...
Picross S+
A large collection of nonogram puzzles ported from the Nintendo 3DS to the Switch.
Ethereal
Explore an abstract, colorful world of strange rules and mysterious puzzles.
Blobun Mini
Use toggle blocks and stroll through lava in order to touch every tile once.
Lumino City
Explore an enchanting city through a series of dazzling handcrafted dioramas.

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