Developer posts and news about this game.
Based on my testing on my own Steam Deck for over a year now, including having folks at events like Midwest Gaming Classic, VGM Con, and other indie game friendly events, the game runs and plays very well on Steam Deck. You can play via the main gamepad controls, or using the tou
Video game loving book lovers, word nerds, poets, kids 12+, and adults, Word Turtle Island is a game that celebrates words while you kick some butt with those words to rescue the most awesome library in the galaxy. Nearly four years in the making, finally available in full versio
Big battle layout and flow updates for the main 4 battle arenas a.k.a. nature dungeons where you rescue the legendary books of power. Additional updates like keyboard input typing action refinements, one button word capture AKA magic typing also activates the slow motion focus mo
This update to Word Turtle Island brings big fun improvements to the library home base. Paths for running and exploring via the walls layouts, new zones where you can build more bookcases for bigger faster library bonus points. Lots more loot when you return from battle victoriou
Word focus time slowdown is more visual, more time for focus, and keeps you safer when you're typing in the middle of battle. Plus performance improvements and bug fixes too. And a dictionary update, further refining the list of 10,000+ words in the game. Happy one year anniversa
Time for the May update! It’s been a big month of work and progress and fun for Word Turtle Island. More powerful word capture, More helpful objectives guidance! Word capture, word capture, word capture! It’s much more powerful than before. Hit the button or start typing any time
April's update to WTI brings more bookshelves to the sanctuary! Collect and level up your word weapons and powers faster by creating bonus bookshelves! Summon the option to build a bookshelf anywhere you wish in your library home base aka Portia's Book Sanctuary. Also you can now
March's update to WTI is here! Big improvements to flexible difficulty via the battle promise menu and lots of tuning which affects everything from how many opponents, how strong they are, to also how long the words are you battle with and against. Plus the very beginning is tune
February's update to WTI is here! This update adds more to story, word capture, and leveling up unlocks. Story! The whole narrative of rescue books and readers is expanded, now each Book of Power you rescue will have some story to share with you in the book sanctuary. Word captur
January's update to WTI brings new opponents, refinements to powers, some bug fixes and performance improvements. - New opponent: Trouble Turrets that seek you out and launch book projectiles to stop Wort and attack the books and readers. - New opponent: Menacing Gateways spawn o
November's update to WTI brings gameplay refinements. Tuning what it feels like to play. Creatures now show emotes reacting to good and bad things and showing what they're up to next. Mini-map refinement. Keyboard typing now slows down opponents, reducing the pressure of running
Includes immediate typing score feedback for those who battle using typing. Easier health drops for word combos. Also includes the usual ongoing refinements and bug fixes. 4th monthly update in a row! typing score shows anytime you are typing words, instantly see your current bes
Welcome to Word Turtle Island's September update! Many improvements, bug fixes, and a new feature: word capture one letter at a time! + Word capture one letter at a time! Each letter you capture becomes a letter projectile. + Text rendering upgraded to use smoothing + Refined wor
Refinements-focused full game update. Fixes such as an occasional navigation bug. Performance improvements, smaller download size, and dictionary update. Removed a potential spoiler from the start screen attract mode loop. Also improving how the game pauses and mutes audio when t
About a month ago I quietly launched Word Turtle Island into early access. To get there was a 2.5 year path of developing and testing privately and at a few public events. Only a month since starting early access started and a fresh update is ready! New fixes and updates New inst