Prose & Codes

Released: Feb 11, 2022
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 02:20 GMT

Updates & announcements

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21 Jul 2026Developer post
Prose & Codes the Puzzle Book - Coming Soon!
We're so excited to announce the upcoming Prose & Codes Puzzle Book! For the ultimate old school puzzling experience, get ready for the Prose & Codes book, featuring 100 literary cryptograms to solve, including 15 brand new ciphers not included in the game! Like the origi
24 May 2026Developer post
Prose & Proverbs Bundle + More to Come...
New Bundle! Hello everyone! We're very pleased to offer a bundle with another relaxing, historically-themed puzzle game: Proverbs! View game page In Proverbs, you piece together a single enormous mosaic inspired by Bruegel’s Netherlandish Proverbs, where every solved region revea
05 Dec 2025Developer post
The Case of the Worst Day Ever NOW AVAILABLE + Clever Cases Bundle!
Hello everyone! The Case of the Worst Day Ever is NOW AVAILABLE! View game page KEY FEATURES: 10 Lighthearted Cases - enjoy humorous, slice-of-life mysteries without murder or dark themes Increasing Difficulty - from easy-peasy to truly brain-teasing, get ready to hone your detec
Hello everyone! The Case of the Worst Day Ever is NOW AVAILABLE!
View game page
KEY FEATURES:
10 Lighthearted Cases - enjoy humorous, slice-of-life mysteries without murder or dark themes
Increasing Difficulty - from easy-peasy to truly brain-teasing, get ready to hone your detective skills
Hint System - feeling stuck? use the in-game hint system to get back on track
Fill-in-the-Blank Conclusions - use the words collected throughout each case to form your own conclusions
In-Game Notepad - keep track of important clues with the in-game notepad
We're also super excited about the Clever Cases Bundle, featuring The Case of the Worst Day Ever and A Case of Fraud at 10% OFF!
View game page
A Case of Fraud is a short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Happy Solving!
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19 Nov 2025Developer post
The Case of the Worst Day Ever releases December 5!
Hello everyone! We're so excited to announce that our next game The Case of the Worst Day Ever will be releasing on December 5, 2025 ! View game page KEY FEATURES: 10 Lighthearted Cases - enjoy humorous, slice-of-life mysteries without murder or dark themes Increasing Difficulty
Hello everyone! We're so excited to announce that our next game The Case of the Worst Day Ever will be releasing on December 5, 2025!
View game page
KEY FEATURES:
10 Lighthearted Cases - enjoy humorous, slice-of-life mysteries without murder or dark themes
Increasing Difficulty - from easy-peasy to truly brain-teasing, get ready to hone your detective skills
Hint System - feeling stuck? use the in-game hint system to get back on track
Fill-in-the-Blank Conclusions - use the words collected throughout each case to form your own conclusions
In-Game Notepad - keep track of important clues with the in-game notepad
If you haven't already, give the demo try and add to your Wishlist!
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24 Feb 2025Developer post
The Case of the Worst Day Ever Demo Available!
Steam Next Fest is going on now and the demo for our next game, The Case of the Worst Day Ever, is now available! A family is gathered for a cozy celebration, but everyone looks miserable! What happened here? Who are these people (and pets)?! And why are they so unhappy?!? From t
22 Feb 2025Developer post
FREE Update - 16 more ciphers!
Hello! This update fixes an issue where audio wouldn't play for certain users on Windows 11. As a little bonus, we added 16 NEW CIPHERS for you to solve!
25 Oct 2024Developer post
Introducing The Case of the Worst Day Ever!
We're super excited to announce our next game: The Case of the Worst Day Ever! Check out the teaser trailer below! It was supposed to be a party, but nobody's celebrating. Peek into the lives of each grumpy family member, collect clues, and cheer everyone up in this cozy fill-in-
13 Jan 2024Developer post
FREE UPDATE: 16 new ciphers to puzzle over!
Happy New Year! Wishing you all a marvelous new year full of fun, good books, and fond memories. Please enjoy this FREE update, featuring 16 brand new ciphers to decode! Happy solving! P.S. If you haven't already, check out the sequel Poems & Codes for even more ciphers from
17 Oct 2023Developer post
Poems & Codes Now Available!
We're so thrilled to announce that Poems & Codes is now available for purchase! Enjoy over 400 of the ciphers you love, this time with excerpts from classic poetry! Happy solving!
25 Jul 2023Developer post
Small Patch v 1.3.4
Hello! Just a few little fixes in this patch: fixed typo in Edgar Allan Poe's name fixed typo in Israel Zangwill's name fixed a bug where using UNDO a lot would result in a crash
Hello! Just a few little fixes in this patch:

fixed typo in Edgar Allan Poe's name
fixed typo in Israel Zangwill's name
fixed a bug where using UNDO a lot would result in a crash
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04 Mar 2023Developer post
Introducing POEMS & CODES - a game of poetic ciphers
We're super excited to announce the sequel to Prose & Codes! If you loved Prose & Codes, get ready for a brand new library of ciphers to decode -- coming later this year! Decode a vast and varied collection of curated poetry, where each poem is encrypted using one of the
We're super excited to announce the sequel to Prose & Codes! If you loved Prose & Codes, get ready for a brand new library of ciphers to decode -- coming later this year!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2295070

Decode a vast and varied collection of curated poetry, where each poem is encrypted using one of the world's oldest codes: the substitution cipher
Use your knowledge of the English language to decrypt over 400 interconnected excerpts, with each cipher inspiring the next to come
Like what you decoded? Read the entire poem in-game or download each poet's anthology online for free, direct links included!
Share the joy of poetry--10% of every sale is donated to Project Gutenberg, an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks
Play at your own pace with four difficulty settings to choose from
Relax with a soothing, contemplative soundtrack
Choose between night or sunlight mode with optional enlarged cipher text
We'll be sharing a demo with you this summer, so stay tuned and wishlist now!
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20 Dec 2022Developer post
8 New Ciphers + Patch
Hello everyone! Today's small patch contains: 8 new ciphers! (one per genre) fixed the cipher count text wrap issue on the profiles screen updated Adventure quote #4 Happy solving!
Hello everyone! Today's small patch contains:

8 new ciphers! (one per genre)
fixed the cipher count text wrap issue on the profiles screen
updated Adventure quote #4
Happy solving!
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29 Sep 2022Developer post
Trading Cards Now Available + 16 New Ciphers!
We're thrilled to announce that Prose & Codes now offers community items! Collect trading cards featuring famous authors from each genre, craft book badges (plus the exclusive Gutenberg foil badge!), and decorate your profile with awesome illustrations from the game! As an ad
24 Aug 2022Developer post
2 extra Great Thinkers ciphers plus bug fixes!
Hello! Two little updates for you today: 2 more ciphers for the Great Thinkers genre, for those of you who needed 52 ;) Fixed a bug where a solved letter would be erased/not appear, making the puzzle unsolvable Big thanks to everyone for checking out the new update and for report
Hello! Two little updates for you today:

2 more ciphers for the Great Thinkers genre, for those of you who needed 52 ;)
Fixed a bug where a solved letter would be erased/not appear, making the puzzle unsolvable
Big thanks to everyone for checking out the new update and for reporting any issues you found!
Happy solving!
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12 Aug 2022Developer post
FREE Great Thinkers Update!
We're so excited to share a brand new genre full of 50 new ciphers: GREAT THINKERS! Decode quotes from some of history's most influential thinkers, ranging all the way from ancient wisdom to modern philosophy. This is our first non-fiction category, and we hope you enjoy! In addi
28 Mar 2022Developer post
Patch Notes + 14 new ciphers!
Hello! In today's update, we have the following: 14 new ciphers! Note: if you've already finished the game, you will see the endgame screen one more time after completing these new ciphers. With future updates, the endgame screen will not trigger again. Typos Tanglewood Tales syn
Hello! In today's update, we have the following:
14 new ciphers!
Note: if you've already finished the game, you will see the endgame screen one more time after completing these new ciphers. With future updates, the endgame screen will not trigger again.
Typos

Tanglewood Tales synopsis
The Mystery of the Yellow Room synopsis
Children's cipher #20
title of The Wendigo
Features

added option to disable cursive handwriting font
added borderless window mode
created profile data backup folder in your local save data directory; these can be used to restore older save data if you ever need it (please see the discussion forums for instructions on how to find your save data directory)
Bugs

fixed endgame issue where players couldn't reveal the book title before being taken away to the endgame screen
Still in the works/Things we're considering

undo button
some sort of Steam cloud integration or way to make manually backing up save data easier
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24 Feb 2022Developer post
Patch Notes & Updates!
Hello! Thank you so much to everyone who gave feedback over the past two weeks. User-Friendly Updates added a little arrow above the active letter box to make keyboard navigation easier letter boxes will now stay active when changing pages on multi-page ciphers changed "VIGNETTE"
Hello! Thank you so much to everyone who gave feedback over the past two weeks.
User-Friendly Updates

added a little arrow above the active letter box to make keyboard navigation easier
letter boxes will now stay active when changing pages on multi-page ciphers
changed "VIGNETTE" label to "FLICKER FX" on Settings screen for clarity
Bug Fixes

tearing noise will no longer play on click when the "Reveal Book Title & Author" ribbon is not present
fixed a crash that occurred when decreasing cipher text size on multi-page ciphers
changed the title of "Tales of Terror and Mystery" in the Mystery genre to "The Lost Special" to avoid duplicate book titles
Still Investigating/On the Agenda

HDR monitor brightness issue
considering adding an "Undo" button
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12 Feb 2022Developer post
Steam SDK update
Just a quick upgrade to the newest Steam SDK behind the scenes.
12 Feb 2022Developer post
Quick Fix for Mac 1
A behind-the-scenes update to support Mac 1 (plus one typo fix for the synopsis of Medea)
11 Feb 2022Developer post
Prose & Codes - Now Ready to be Solved!
We're pleased to announce that Prose & Codes is now available for purchase! The wonderful world of books awaits you :)

Prose & Codes

Updates & announcements

Prose & Codes the Puzzle Book - Coming Soon!

We're so excited to announce the upcoming Prose & Codes Puzzle Book!

Pre-order now! Out on November 17, 2026!

Prose & Proverbs Bundle + More to Come...

New Bundle!

Another announcement is coming soon...

The Case of the Worst Day Ever NOW AVAILABLE + Clever Cases Bundle!

The Case of the Worst Day Ever releases December 5!

The Case of the Worst Day Ever Demo Available!

FREE Update - 16 more ciphers!

Introducing The Case of the Worst Day Ever!

FREE UPDATE: 16 new ciphers to puzzle over!

Happy New Year!

Happy solving!

Poems & Codes Now Available!

Small Patch v 1.3.4

Introducing POEMS & CODES - a game of poetic ciphers

8 New Ciphers + Patch

Trading Cards Now Available + 16 New Ciphers!

2 extra Great Thinkers ciphers plus bug fixes!

FREE Great Thinkers Update!

Patch Notes + 14 new ciphers!

Patch Notes & Updates!

Steam SDK update

Quick Fix for Mac 1

Prose & Codes - Now Ready to be Solved!

We're pleased to announce that Prose & Codes is now available for purchase!

The wonderful world of books awaits you :)