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Word Play
Spell words, pick perks, score points, and survive until the end. Every round is different. How far can you make it?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“very fun, very addictive, didn't accept Marxism or Marxist as a word and accepted Bottoming. what does this mean”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Feels like a very generic word game, but in the best way possible. There aren't a lot of bells and whistles to the game that throw you off of the basic gameplay (word... play). Scratches the itch without garbage microtransactions and/or ads. Gameplay isn't super challenging, but…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“This is a very fun spelling game in a very casual way. If you are a hardcore roguelike or strategy fan, you may get bored eventually as the formula becomes predictable and the discrepancy between the overpowered modules and underpowered modules is gigantic. Though I have to say,…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Bug fixes - 1.10
- Made "Ultramarathon" mode's final score attainable without having to make a game-breaking build - Added a number of user requested words to the dictionary, including DOOMER, WEEBS, PALEO, LOWKEY, an
Bug fixes - 1.09
- Fixed bug where hitting "Play Again" after losing a game would let you resume to your pre-lose state - Fixed visual bug when resuming a save game in High Contrast mode with Locked Tiles - Improved r
Bug fixes - 1.08
Hey! Here are this week's bug fixes Word Play now works with touchscreen Windows devices Modifier "If two adjacent tiles share the same letter, both score 3x" now works with Mirror Tiles Fixed issue w
Bug fixes - 1.07
Just a few today! Fixed bug with "Swap a tile with a common Consonant from the Letter Bag" Fixed bug with "If two adjacent tiles share the same letter, both score 3x" Stopped game from playing mouse-o
Bug fixes and balance changes
Hi! Thanks for your continued Word Play bug reports. Here's what's changed in 1.06: New: Added more words to the Word Play dictionary Added tutorial message if player clicks, but doesn't hold, on refr
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual |
| Player tags | Casual · Word Game · Spelling · Roguelike · Typing · 2D · Text-Based · Colorful · Relaxing · Family Friendly · Singleplayer · Score Attack (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 23 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: Intel i5+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 Storage: 700 MB available space