Missing is a graphic adventure that invites players into the mind of a serial killer. The game's story begins with Jack Lorski, a journalist who had been investigating a series of gruesome murders but who has recently disappeared. The only useful trace of the missing man is a CD-ROM delivered to his employers, containing footage captured during his recent investigation. Charged with finding the lost journalist -- or at least figuring out what has happened to him -- the player begins to conduct a criminal investigation through the virtual crime scenes on the enigmatic CD-ROM.

Soon it is realized that an insane serial killer, calling himself "The Phoenix," is the source of the strange software. This killer is likely involved with Lorski's disappearance, as well as the crimes he had been investigating. But only by entering the killer's mind, through the grisly CD-ROM, can players hope to discover the methods to his madness and bring him to justice. Reminiscent of the short-lived (but bravely innovative) online game Majestic, Missing blurs the line between fiction and reality by featuring real-world websites mixed with the game's fictitious links, and even sending in-character e-mails directly to a home address the player supplies. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide