Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't

This game will be a serious disappointment to hardcore word game fans in the same way Balatro would be a serious disappointment to someone looking for a slightly upgraded poker game. Having a large vocabulary and knowing how words tend to be formed will serve you well, but make no mistake, this is a game won in the shop. Highly recommended to anyone who drained every drop of enjoyment from Balatro and is thirsty for more.

Ignore any negative reviews, They're all from people who didn't read the game description or watch the game preview. I absolutely adore this game, there is always so much more to do and unlock, even 20+ hours in I'm still finding new things in game. The game makes you want to 100% it, and that's my goal. I urge anyone seeing this review to try this game, its funny, obscure, and an interesting premise I haven't seen in other word games. You can make actual words or 'play chess', 'poker,' and use other random symbols. I Love this game to the point where I dream about it. Play it.

just got to the credits!!! wonderful game!! very silly vibes and characters and really interesting and fun gameplay!! all the different mechanics slowly shaping up and making me view the board less as words but like. [spoiler]number sequences[/spoiler]. or as a series of [spoiler]chess moves[/spoiler]. it's so cool!!

I wish steam had a rating between "yes" and "no" , but it doesnt. This game really hooked me during the demo, and the ability to really get creative with your "words" is fantastic during the demo. Unfortunately for me, the novelty quickly runs out and it just feels like a word flavored balatro after a bit, which is kinda the point, but it just lost me in how complicated it can get, feeling more like modded balatro (and not in a good way) then "Cheating but with words" if that makes any sense. I wouldn't recommend it unless you genuinely find what you see in the demo worth your time seeing more.

Maybe i'm too dumb or haven't had enough experience with whatever the tiles are referencing, but I can't play this without guessing with any non letter tile. The first two characters were fun, but after that I've just kind of lost interest out of frustration. Can't recommend for fellow country bumpkins.

Actually a very solid and original roguelike crossword/word search puzzle in the spirit of Balatro. Significantly underrated, a bit on the easy side outside of challenges, but very fun nonetheless. The game does requires English fluency at minimum to be played properly, which is probably part of its lower player/review count. There is also Spanish, German and French languages, but they are not the intended experience and will likely have balance and functionality issues. By design the game does not punish you for not having an extensive vocabulary as you can just try combinations until you have a valid word, although linguistic skills ARE rewarded. The way the game evolves as you unlock more content is really cool and interesting, it adds a lot to the gameplay and quickly becomes amusing chaos where it's less about words or letters, and more about a monstrous amalgation of several table games, while never fully losing the word game aspect. Just don't expect it to remain some kind of tame scrabble. Some people will complain about diluted pools, but that is a rather asinine criticism as the game feels way more balanced when it has more content, and games are meant to get harder the futher you progress through them, aren't they? The game feels how it should feel when the pool is bigger. The early game state is the game with the training wheels on, not understanding that is having it backward. Otherwise there are already some very abusable strategies that become way too consistent compared to others. Some people expect that out of a roguelike, that's missing the entire point of the genre. And even then there are a few items that help with the economy/rerolls, very generous shop refreshes on top of the shop having a bias for items that fit your build, which at that point if you still have an issue with the item pool... it's either a skill issue or the RNG gods having it out for you, sorry.

The year is not over yet, but I already know my 2026 GOTY: a roguelike word game that uses a very loose definition of "word". This game is simply full of joy and was clearly made with lots of care. The cartoony character design is delightful and there's just so much content - I feel like the devs could have released this game with half as much of everything and it would still be great - but they still gave us multiple characters to unlock (each one of them with their own, often pretty crazy, gimmick), plenty of challenges, a ton of stickers and stamps that let you create endless fun builds and synergies, and also some secrets to discover. And there's no unnecessary handholding - you just organically discover how things work. This is the first time since my childhood that I've experienced so much sense of wonder while playing a video game. This review is kinda sappy (sorry!) but I assure you that the game isn't - it's creative and hilarious. Go and create some cursed words, you won't regret it. At the time of me writing this review Cursed Words has a free demo available - I really recommend checking it out. It's quite long... but it still ends before things get really crazy :)

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按数字排好，至于是什么单词，系统自会为我辩经

Now you too can learn how to spell Q??4?♜S? E: There is, unfortunately, a light hissing / breathing noise that you have totally mute the otherwise good sound effects to get rid of, it's not great on headphones