Developer posts and news about this game.
- 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, and JACKALOPE - Fixed bug with the modifier "If the word begins with A, multiply t
- 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 readability of highlighted words during special rounds (i.e "Plays" and "Refresh"
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 with modifier "Add 10 Bonus Points during Special Rounds" Glass duplicates now du
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-over sound effects if it is not the active window Fixed issue with "Word ends wit
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 refresh button Diamond Tiles are de-prioritised when typing on the keyboard Re-balan
One last patch for the week! Thanks again for your bug reports If you have more than one modifier that lets you refresh for free, only one will be used up Fixed issue with adding phantom tiles to the letter bag when playing with a controller / Steamdeck Improved typing support wh
Thanks for your bug reports! New Added labels in perk screen if you cannot choose a perk because you already have the maximum number of Modifiers / Upgrades You can now navigate to the score bar with a controller, to show how many points are needed to finish the round (previously
Thanks for all the bug reports. I'm continuing to fix and improve the game - with a focus on show-stopping problems. Here's what I fixed in 1.03. New Added option on Steam Deck to show Mouse Cursor, if you prefer to play with a virtual mouse rather than touch (please use the syst
Thanks for playing Word Play, and thanks for your bug reports on Discord. This patch is focused on fixing some of the more critical errors, including a few game breaking bugs. - Fixed "Fill all the additional tile slots on the board, for the first word of each round" not working
Hi there! Thanks so much for playing Word Play. The launch has been amazing! I am currently working through your bug reports and feature requests. I hope to have a proper patch available soon but wanted to put out a quick hot fix to solve a problem where... If you have the Modifi
Hey there! This is a quick message to let you know that Word Play is out now! There's a 10% discount for the first seven days so snatch it up early if you want a discount. Word Play is a strategic spelling game where you'll need to make words to score points - so you can unlock p
Word Play is designed and developed to be played in English. Not only is all the text in English, and the dictionary only has English words, but much of the game is specifically and carefully balanced around the unique properties of English words, spelling, letter use, and so on.
Hey! With Word Play less than one month away, I wanted to check in and talk about an important part of the game: accessibility. Accessibility refers to options, features, and design decisions that open a game up to people who have specific needs or requirements. And I've tried to
Hey! Thanks so much for checking out the Word Play demo. As you can imagine, the demo only gives you a small sample of what the full game will contain. So here's a rundown of what to expect in the full release when it launches next month. More Special Tiles You've gotten to play
Hello! I've just applied the final patch for the demo, ahead of Next Fest on Monday. So here's what is new and fixed. New You can now open the letter bag and peek at the game board while the shop is open, using two new buttons. Options menu lets you change volume settings from th
Hello! I've just applied a quick patch to the demo, mostly with bug fixes. So here's what's what: New You can now revert a glass tile after making one. Drag and drop the glass tile back onto the upgrade card to smash it and start again Fixed Holding the shuffle button to sort the
Patch Notes - Demo 1.02 Hey! I've just applied a patch to the demo, ahead of Next Fest in a couple weeks. Here's what's new and fixed: New If you spell a word that's not in the Word Play dictionary, you can petition for its future inclusion from the options menu You can now spell
Hey, Mark here. I just wanted to give a huge thank you to everyone who has tried the Word Play demo, and wishlisted the game on Steam. The demo has been downloaded more than 20,000 times and the game has almost 20,000 wishlists which means it's in a great position for launch. Spe