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Letters - a written adventure

Letters - a written adventure

Letters is a fun word puzzle game about friendship, growing up and finding your place in life. Follow Sarah, a shy girl from Switzerland, by moving through her pen pal letters and chat messages. Use the power of words to solve riddles, interact with her friends and decide who she will grow up to be.

Released Feb 9, 2022 Developer 5am Games GmbH Publisher 5am Games GmbH, PID Games Platforms Windows · Mac Choices MatterFemale ProtagonistHand-drawnMultiple EndingsWell-Written
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

91.4%positive291 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“I think it is a very unique game that tells its story in a different way through letters and messages. I really like how you follow Sarah’s life step by step, almost like you are reading her personal diary while also helping her by solving small word puzzles. The gameplay is…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This game really surprised me. I wasn't sure what I was thinking when I bought it, but when I played it I found it really novel. I've never played a game like this one! You move around a bunch of text (a conversation, an article, an ad, a spam window, files) and solve simple…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This game is so clever and creative! The puzzles are so good and well thought out, I love all the art and the story is so uniquely told! There are so many memorable bits and great moments and I ended up doing multiple playthroughs to try and experience all the narrative choices…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

24achievements
32.4%median completion
8.6%rarest: Confusing your Friends
80.8% of players 61.5% of players 61.3% of players 61.0% of players 57.6% of players 53.2% of players 49.5% of players 46.5% of players 43.4% of players 40.6% of players 40.6% of players 38.7% of players 32.4% of players 31.7% of players 31.1% of players 30.8% of players 27.0% of players 25.3% of players 24.6% of players 22.1% of players 20.0% of players 17.1% of players 9.9% of players 8.6% of players 80.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.8%Power of Words — Use the power of words for the most WINGenious solutions.
61.5%Visit the Fairies — Decide to spend an ICE family vacation in Iceland.
61.3%Art Camp — Go to art camp with your new friend Nick. So brushes out, no PAINT no gain!
Rarest badges of honor
8.6%Confusing your Friends — Throw 50 wrong words at the chat for some CHAOSome fun!
9.9%Hairdresser — Use every color on Ragna's hair to be a viking hairdresser, like a true BARBERian!
17.1%A Change of Heart — Single and ready to... eat ice cream and ICEolate.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-27
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK11.39 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil35.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$6.9 China Japan Canada US UK Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 28, 2025
Women's Day Sale 2025

Happy Women's Day to all! ✊ We're yet again thrilled to be part of WINGS Women's Day Sale , supporting women-led studios. Now's the time to grab our heartfelt word puzzle game at a special discount !

Mar 04, 2024
Women's Day Sale 2024

Happy Women's Day! We're so happy to be part of the event and support games by women-lead studios ! Save up to 55% on this fun word puzzle game: Letters - a written adventure! https://store.steampower

Feb 22, 2022
v1.0.2 patch notes

This is a teeny-tiny patch :-) Thank you all for your feedback! - enabled VSync - corrected reported typos - fixed an unwinnable behavior in Level 7 - fixed issues with "Art camp" achievement - fixed

Feb 09, 2022
Letters - a written adventure is now available on Steam!

We are proud to announce that Letters - a written adventure is now officially out on Steam ! https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/40469584/ad29cf88b0ec8b6a969a2af8

Feb 09, 2022
Join us for our launch livestream!

Today is finally THE day! Celebrate with us the launch of Letters - a written adventure with a launch stream at 3:45PM CET / 9:45AM EST on Steam! https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsChoices Matter · Female Protagonist · Hand-drawn · Multiple Endings · Well-Written · Colorful · Cute · Story Rich · Funny · Family Friendly · Dynamic Narration · Word Game (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements24
Official sitehttps://www.letters-game.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 10 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space