Developer posts and news about this game.
Run The Words is moving! I'll be transitioning the game from Love2d to Godot to aid in future-proofing, and it will help me release the game on more OS and platforms. In light of that, new book releases might be less frequent than weekly for the coming months while I focus on bac
Three books have been added for weeks 7 and 8: Tayel Tower Book Five: A Villain's Christmas Gift by Wray Wrigley Vincent the Villain becomes Santa Claus. Standard stuff. Tayel Tower Book Six: Involuntary Crimes of Eating by Wray Wrigley Aged like fine water. Five Children and It
Three books have been added for weeks 5 and 6: Tayel Tower Book Three: Why Birds Fly into Windows by Wray Wrigley A piece of art. Tayel Tower Book Four: The Lobby Lottery Ticket by Wray Wrigley Can't we all be winners? Through the Looking-glass by Lewis Carroll Kings and Queens a
Two books have been added this week: Tayel Tower Book One: Through the Front Door by Wray Wrigley Moving on in. Tayel Tower Book Two: The Donut Deniers by Wray Wrigley Don't mention the donuts. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!
IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES: • Increase player position loading speed • Misc. optimisations • Fixed screen scaling bug • Fixed book menu scrolling bug
NEW FEATURES: • Mouse controls in game • Mouse controls in menus • Pause menu is a bookmark • Menu music • All transitions are page flips IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES: • Greatly improved performance • Increased jumping heights • Improved checkpoints colliding with words • Other various bug
Two books have been added this week: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Because Treasure Planet isn't public domain. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott An O.G. coming of age novel. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!
One book has been added this week: English Reading Practice by Loren Thorpe of Blue Sky Designs by Mrs T For those, young and old, who want to sharpen their English reading skills. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!
Two books have been added this week: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen For the high school students who have this on their required reading list. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Totally Wicked. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!
NEW BOOKS: • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum NEW FEATURES: • Resizable window • Difficulty options of CHALLENGE or CHILL • Dynamic camera • Transitions are pages turning • Updated cover and splash screens • Improved shading • Stick
NEW BOOK: • The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Conan Arthur Doyle NEW FEATURES: • Background textures are now pages IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES: • Prevented player changing speed mid-air • Prevented player jumping up the wall of a word • Prevented player from being warped to the w
Run through Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen that will make you laugh, cry and possibly even discover a new favourite tale! Stories in this edition include: The Emperor's New Clothes Princess and the Peas The Bell The Leap-frog The Happy Family The Little Match Girl You c
RUN THE WORDS v0.6.0 Changelog: NEW BOOK: • Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES: • Increased graphics quality • Improved FPS/optimisations for long chapters • Fixed spacing in Alice in Wonderland • Changed the end of chapter marker to a double gui
Fixed saving issue
Run The Word's first major book is here! Run through Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures In Wonderland like you never have before!
NEW BOOK: • Alice's Adventures In Wonderland NEW FEATURES: • Book and Chapter select menus • Book completion % • Book personal best time (If timer 'on' in options) IMPROVEMENTS: • Book/Chapter backend loading • Saving functions
Since release yesterday, Run The Words has sold over 10 copies. Thanks to those true 'Run The Words' pioneers who have taken their first steps.
Run The Words is now available on Steam as an Early Access title! Further updates coming very soon, so stay tuned.