🔍 What's Missing? Games
A picture-recall challenge based on the classic parlour game. Study a board of pictures for a few seconds, then one quietly disappears — can you say which? Rounds get bigger and faster as you go, and three wrong answers ends the run.
Pick any of our 191 themes below — every deck plays as a what's-missing game. Prefer flipping cards? Head back to the classic matching games or try Sequence Memory.
🐾Animal What's Missing?
Dinosaurs What's Missing?
Roar into the prehistoric era
Dogs What's Missing?
Match your best friend
Cats What's Missing?
Purr-fect pairs for cat lovers
Farm Animals What's Missing?
Down on the farm
Ocean Animals What's Missing?
Dive into the deep
Jungle Animals What's Missing?
Wild at heart
Birds What's Missing?
Feathered friends
Insects What's Missing?
Tiny but mighty
Sharks What's Missing?
Jaws of memory
Horses What's Missing?
Gallop through the deck
Bears What's Missing?
Beary good memory match
Foxes What's Missing?
Sly and match
Penguins What's Missing?
Waddling to victory
Whales What's Missing?
Giant memory splash
Wolves What's Missing?
Wild at heart
Pandas What's Missing?
Bamboo-munching black and white cuties
Frogs What's Missing?
Hop to it — pairs at the pond
Owls What's Missing?
Wise pairs for night owls
Rabbits What's Missing?
Hoppy matching in the meadow
Big Cats What's Missing?
Lions and tigers and leopards — oh my
Monkeys What's Missing?
Cheeky pairs swinging through the trees
Turtles What's Missing?
Slow and steady wins the match
Bees What's Missing?
Un-bee-lievably sweet matching
Butterflies What's Missing?
From caterpillar to flying flower
🌿Nature What's Missing?
Space What's Missing?
To infinity, and match
Weather What's Missing?
Every forecast, all at once
Flowers What's Missing?
Bloom and match
Beach What's Missing?
Sun, sand and matching pairs
Forest What's Missing?
Into the woods
Garden What's Missing?
Grow your memory
Mountains What's Missing?
Peak matching performance
Rainforest What's Missing?
Match beneath the canopy
Desert What's Missing?
Survival of the sharpest memory
Coral Reef What's Missing?
The rainbow city under the sea
Arctic & Polar What's Missing?
The coolest deck on the site
Mushrooms & Fungi What's Missing?
Forest-floor treasures
Gemstones What's Missing?
A treasure hunt for your memory
Gone Fishing What's Missing?
Patience, peace and the one that got away
🚗Vehicles What's Missing?
🎉Holiday What's Missing?
🎓Learning What's Missing?
Fruits What's Missing?
Deliciously matchable
Sports What's Missing?
Match like a champion
Music What's Missing?
Find your rhythm
Food What's Missing?
A tasty test
Alphabet What's Missing?
A to Z of memory fun
Colours What's Missing?
Match every shade
Numbers What's Missing?
Count on your memory
Vegetables What's Missing?
Eat your memory greens
School Days What's Missing?
Chalk dust, pencil cases and the home-time bell
Human Body What's Missing?
Learn what makes you tick
Emotions & Feelings What's Missing?
Name the feeling, find the pair
🐉Fantasy What's Missing?
📼Retro What's Missing?
80s Retro What's Missing?
Totally radical
90s Nostalgia What's Missing?
All that and a bag of chips
Fifties Diner What's Missing?
Jukeboxes, milkshakes and rock and roll
Sixties Flower Power What's Missing?
Peace, love and matching pairs
Seventies Disco What's Missing?
Boogie nights for your brain
Y2K & 2000s What's Missing?
Flip phones, burned CDs and dial-up dreams
Retro Arcade What's Missing?
Insert coin to continue
Vintage Toys What's Missing?
The toy box of every childhood
Retro Sweet Shop What's Missing?
A quarter of your favourites, please
Classic TV Night What's Missing?
Gather round, the programme is starting
Video Store Night What's Missing?
Friday night, aisle three, be kind and rewind
Vinyl & Records What's Missing?
Drop the needle on side A
Retro Tech What's Missing?
Save icon? That was a real thing once
Playground Games What's Missing?
Last one there is a rotten egg
Board Game Night What's Missing?
Rainy Sundays around the kitchen table
Summer Camp What's Missing?
Campfire songs and torchlight stories
Funfair What's Missing?
Candy floss, carousels and one more go
Vintage Circus What's Missing?
Roll up, roll up — the greatest match on earth
Classic Road Trip What's Missing?
Are we there yet?
Grandma's Kitchen What's Missing?
Licking the spoon is mandatory
🎬Genre What's Missing?
Classic Horror What's Missing?
Don't look behind you
Superheroes What's Missing?
Capes and consequences
Sci-Fi What's Missing?
Beyond the stars
Pirates What's Missing?
Ahoy, matey
Cowboys What's Missing?
Howdy, partner
Detective What's Missing?
The game is afoot
Cinema What's Missing?
Lights, camera, match
Knights What's Missing?
Charge into memory
Monsters What's Missing?
Friendly frights and matching
Ninjas What's Missing?
Stealthy matching action
Spies What's Missing?
Classified matching mission
📚Classics What's Missing?
Sherlock Holmes What's Missing?
Elementary, my dear player
Alice in Wonderland What's Missing?
Down the rabbit hole
Dracula What's Missing?
Children of the night
Frankenstein What's Missing?
It's alive!
Wizard of Oz What's Missing?
Off to see the wizard
Robin Hood What's Missing?
Rob from the rich, match for the merry
King Arthur What's Missing?
Camelot, Excalibur, match
Classic Fairy Tales What's Missing?
Once upon a time
Greek Myths What's Missing?
Legendary memory from Olympus
🍕Food & Drink What's Missing?
🚒Jobs & Heroes What's Missing?
🌍Around the World What's Missing?
World Landmarks What's Missing?
See the world without leaving the sofa
World Cup What's Missing?
Kick off with the beautiful game
Flags of Europe What's Missing?
Match the flags of Europe
Flags of Africa What's Missing?
Match the flags of Africa
Flags of Asia What's Missing?
Match the flags of Asia
Flags of the Americas What's Missing?
Match the flags of the Americas
Ancient Egypt What's Missing?
Treasures of the pharaohs
Japan What's Missing?
Cherry blossoms and bullet trains
Italy What's Missing?
La dolce vita, one pair at a time
⚽Sports What's Missing?
Premier League What's Missing?
Match Premier League club monograms
Premier League (More Clubs) What's Missing?
The other half of the 20-club monogram set
Arsenal What's Missing?
North London memory match for Gooners
Chelsea What's Missing?
Stamford Bridge memory match for the Blues
Liverpool What's Missing?
Anfield memory match — You'll Never Walk Alone
Manchester United What's Missing?
Old Trafford memory match for the Red Devils
Manchester City What's Missing?
Etihad memory match for the Citizens
Tottenham Hotspur What's Missing?
Lilywhite memory match for Spurs fans
Newcastle United What's Missing?
Toon Army memory match at St James' Park
Everton What's Missing?
Goodison memory match for the Toffees
West Ham United What's Missing?
Hammers memory match for the Irons
Aston Villa What's Missing?
Villa Park memory match for the Villans
Leicester City What's Missing?
Foxes memory match — including the miracle season
Brighton & Hove Albion What's Missing?
Seagulls memory match by the south coast
Crystal Palace What's Missing?
Eagles memory match at Selhurst Park
Fulham What's Missing?
Craven Cottage memory match for the Cottagers
Brentford What's Missing?
Bees memory match west of London
Bournemouth What's Missing?
Cherries memory match on the south coast
Nottingham Forest What's Missing?
City Ground memory match for Forest
Wolverhampton Wanderers What's Missing?
Old gold memory match at Molineux
Leeds United What's Missing?
Marching On Together at Elland Road
Sunderland What's Missing?
Black Cats memory match on Wearside
Burnley What's Missing?
Turf Moor memory match for the Clarets
NFL What's Missing?
Match NFL team monograms
NFL (More Teams) What's Missing?
More NFL monograms
NFL (Rest of League) What's Missing?
Final NFL monogram set
Arizona Cardinals What's Missing?
Desert Birds memory match
Atlanta Falcons What's Missing?
Dirty Birds memory match
Baltimore Ravens What's Missing?
Baltimore memory match
Buffalo Bills What's Missing?
Bills Mafia memory match
Carolina Panthers What's Missing?
Keep Pounding memory match
Chicago Bears What's Missing?
Monsters of the Midway
Cincinnati Bengals What's Missing?
Who Dey memory match
Cleveland Browns What's Missing?
Dawg Pound memory match
Dallas Cowboys What's Missing?
America's Team memory match
Denver Broncos What's Missing?
Mile High memory match
Detroit Lions What's Missing?
One Pride memory match
Green Bay Packers What's Missing?
Title Town memory match
Houston Texans What's Missing?
Houston football memory match
Indianapolis Colts What's Missing?
Horseshoe memory match
Jacksonville Jaguars What's Missing?
Duval memory match
Kansas City Chiefs What's Missing?
Kingdom memory match
Las Vegas Raiders What's Missing?
Just Win Baby memory match
Los Angeles Chargers What's Missing?
Bolt Up memory match
Los Angeles Rams What's Missing?
Rams House memory match
Miami Dolphins What's Missing?
Fins Up memory match
Minnesota Vikings What's Missing?
Skol memory match
New England Patriots What's Missing?
Do Your Job memory match
New Orleans Saints What's Missing?
Who Dat memory match
New York Giants What's Missing?
Big Blue memory match
New York Jets What's Missing?
Gang Green memory match
Philadelphia Eagles What's Missing?
Fly Eagles Fly memory match
Pittsburgh Steelers What's Missing?
Here We Go memory match
San Francisco 49ers What's Missing?
Faithful memory match
Seattle Seahawks What's Missing?
Legion of Boom memory match
Tampa Bay Buccaneers What's Missing?
Fire the Cannons memory match
Tennessee Titans What's Missing?
Titan Up memory match
Washington Commanders What's Missing?
HTTR memory match
🎬TV & Movies What's Missing?
Oscar Night What's Missing?
Red carpet memory match
Blockbuster Night What's Missing?
Big-screen memory match
Movie Genres What's Missing?
Match the film genres
Sitcom Night What's Missing?
Laugh-track memory match
Binge Watch What's Missing?
One more episode memory match
TV Genres What's Missing?
Match the TV formats
Quiz Show Night What's Missing?
Buzzers ready memory match
Film Noir What's Missing?
Shadows and detectives
Rom-Com Night What's Missing?
Meet-cute memory match
Anime Night What's Missing?
Generic anime-mood memory match
Frequently Asked
What is the what's missing game?
You study a board of pictures for a few seconds, the board hides, and one picture is removed. Your job is to say which. It is a digital take on "Kim's Game", the observation exercise from Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim, used in scouting and memory training for over a century.
What does the what's missing game train?
It trains observation, attention to detail and rapid visual recall — taking a mental snapshot and comparing it against what you see now. It complements card matching (spatial memory) and sequence games (working memory).
Can I play it with a group?
Yes — it makes a brilliant party, classroom or care-home game. Put the board on a shared screen, let everyone study it, then have the group call out what vanished.