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Writer's Rush
Writer's Rush is a writer life simulator where you compete with other authors for the title of the world's greatest writer. Craft articles, books, scripts, and fanfics. Complete publisher contracts, unlock new skills, and level up your literary talents.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“Writer’s Rush, developed and published by Frogstorm, is an indie writing simulation that turns the often solitary act of creative expression into a competitive, fast-paced race toward literary stardom. Rather than framing writing as a quiet, introspective process, the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“The player is a writer who progresses through career rounds, competing against other computer-controlled rivals. Each round has specific winning conditions (e.g., writing the best advertisement, writing the best fanfiction, etc.). It's a game similar to Game Dev Tycoon and other…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“New update suck, adds worthless mini games and confusing structure to the career mode”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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2.0.0 (new publications, jobs, perks, rework career)
Greetings writers! Update 2.0.0 - the biggest since launch! Featuring new publication types, order board system, dozens of perks, revamped Career mode and more. Key Changes New publication type - Arti
1.3.0 (Battle Royale mode, Endless mode, Manual saves)
Greetings, writers! I am proud to announce the release of version 1.3.0 . July was a hot month, and the game underwent numerous changes. During development, I accidentally placed all 24 characters on
1.2.3/1.2.4 Hotfix (Javascript error on launch)
1.2.3 Fixed a bug where 5 players appear instead of four after moving to level 2 Fixed a bug when the user gets to level -1, which does not exist at all 1.2.4 Fixed an error "Javascript error on launc
1.2.2 Hotfix (TypeError: r is not a function)
Hi everyone. Just fixed the bug "TypeError: r is not a function". It arose when, according to the chosen theme and genre, there are no prepared plots. It wasn't there before, the bug appeared after th
1.2.1 Hotfix
- fixed a bug when the name of the message author changes when opening a message - fixed a bug when pressing the space bar on the "Publish Book" screen does not publish a book - fixed issues with "Pub
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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.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Casual · Interactive Fiction · Point & Click · Indie · 2D · Management · Dynamic Narration · Singleplayer · PvE · Hand-drawn · Choices Matter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian |
| Achievements | 26 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10, 11 Processor: Single Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 (1280x720) Storage: 512 MB available space Additional Notes: Minimum resolution: 1024x768