Word Game tag
Tag created in June 2017
Word Game's popularity amongst developers
This chart displays the games released over the years with the Word Game tag and the percentage of total Steam releases they represent. The number of releases gives a sense of the amount of games published each year. It often increases, following the total amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better idea of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Word Game tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, tag is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Word Game game tag peaked in 2022 with 143 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.02% in 2015 and 0.09% in 2023.
Bear in mind that 2023 is not over yet. The number of releases will continue to increase, but the percentage is already a good estimate of things to come.
Word Game's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the Word Game tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. Note that if the normalized and average lines are too small, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average lines by clicking on the legend.
The review count gives a view of the sheer amount of reviews a tag receives, but it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. That is why the normalized value as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more interesting, as it gives you the popularity trend for Word Game tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 1 (2010) and 202 (2021) reviews. Bear in mind that it is the average, and it can be strongly influenced by extreme values, like the release of a very popular game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Word Game tag received between 3% (2010) and 50% (2021) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Word Game
This chart displays the evolution of the Word Game tag's games price in USD over time, as well as the percentage of free games in this tag. Bear in mind that there is inflation over time, which means that a price should slowly increase just to keep the same value.
The median game price peaked in 2018 at 9.99$, and bottomed in 2019 at 2.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2017 at 10%, and bottomed in 2022 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Word Game, per language
This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Word Game tag, separated by language. It helps estimate how different audiences judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't necessarily mean that the audience doesn't like that tag. Some cultures have different standards and expectations. It will however affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The highest rating for Word Game is 93% for the Thai language, and the lowest is 63% for the Czech language.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Words for Evil | Words for Evil is a fast paced word game combined with a fantasy RPG. It features everything you expect from an RPG, including combat, hero progression, loot and more, all built on top of word game mechanics. | 2.99 | 80% | Dec 11, 2014 |
  | Synonymy | Synonymy is a non-profit, educational word game narrated by Richard Dawkins where players are challenged to find a path between random words through their network of synonyms. By taking the synonym of a word, and then a synonym of that synonym, and so on, you can ultimately arrive at any other word in a language. | 1.99 | 48.1% | Mar 5, 2015 |
  | Sidewords | Grab a cup of coffee and relax with Sidewords. Sidewords is part logic puzzle, part word game, all original. No timers. No penalties. No pressure. Just you and a good puzzle. | 4.99 | 96.7% | Sep 7, 2017 |
  | Wurst Defender Coop Edition | Type words, squashing ants in the process, protecting your precious Wurst (sausage). Play in single- or local multiplayer and even create your own word packs for even more fun in the game. | 1.99 | N/A | Dec 6, 2017 |
  | Happy Words | Happy words is a word based online multiplayer board game for 1 to 4 players in which you have to create words and connect them to existing words in order to score more points than your opponents. | 4.99 | 44.6% | May 16, 2019 |
  | Word Forward | Word Forward isn’t about spelling the longest words or the most clever. It’s about using chess-like strategy to clear every tile and declare victory in 500 puzzles. It requires cunning and strategy - Word Forward is a brain teaser that will really make you think! | 4.99 | N/A | Aug 28, 2019 |
  | Mini Words - minimalist puzzle | 721 words. That is enough to cover 90% of conversations in English. Unscramble those words in Mini Words - a unique mix of puzzle, word search and hangman. | 1.99 | 95.9% | Oct 24, 2019 |
  | 迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa | The Vigilant Villa is a plots-oriented, texts-based AVG adventure game inheriting the classic “A locked room mystery" story mode. Where the game heads towards is completely decided by player’s own deductions and choices. | 7.99 | 79.2% | Jul 17, 2020 |
  | Mini Words: Top Movies | The Top 100 Movies. You know them and you love them. Test your knowledge about the highest-grossing films of all time in “Mini Words: Top Movies”, a unique mix of logic puzzle, word search and trivia. | 0.99 | 85.5% | Apr 10, 2020 |
  | 铁道少女:梦想轨迹 2.0 Railway To Dream | 梦想轨迹是集合轻百合与养成元素的文字冒险游戏，玩家将扮演力图成为第一名女性动车组司机的田诗虹，在一个月期间接受川崎镜与韩德亮二人的指导，并在最后接受梁凌薇的考核。以此与两位童年好友和解，将三人之间那早已扭曲的轨迹，重新引导回正确的轨道上。 | 6.99 | 97.4% | Apr 27, 2021 |
  | Mini Words: Top Games | The best videogames through the decades. Test your knowledge about the games considered the best over the years in “Mini Words: Top Games”, a unique mix of logic puzzle, word search, and trivia. | 0.99 | 88.2% | Nov 5, 2020 |
  | Crossword City Chronicles | Play as a 1950s reporter investigating crimes by using your word building skills to interview, interrogate, convince, deceive & debate your way to a solution! Draw letters tiles onto a rack, then place them on the board to make a word that connects with those already placed to advance the plot. | 4.99 | 27.3% | Jan 25, 2021 |
  | Shuzzler: The Word Game | Shuzzler is a category-based word trivia game with cards drawn from a deck as the central mechanic. Cards determine criteria for word submissions and must be earned by spelling words meeting their criteria. Gem tiles, lock and key tiles, and action cards allow for varied gameplay and replayability. | 14.99 | N/A | Jan 20, 2022 |
  | Amazing Pyramids: Rebirth | Amazing Pyramids are back! Lead a group of scientists through addicting word adventures! Play now and solve intricate word puzzles to unravel the secrets of an ancient city! Use your wits and vocabulary to survive the blistering sun! | 6.99 | 77.8% | Jan 14, 2021 |
  | Word Wise | Word Wise is designed to be a simple game where you sit back, relax, and make words by selecting tiles. There are nearly half a million words you can make, and over 7 hours of music over 5 genres including Cinematic, Lo-Fi, and Vaporwave. Happy word making! | 3.99 | N/A | Apr 1, 2021 |
  | 重叠·前夜谭：猫与少女 | Zhang Xiao, a senior high school student, has a strange power called “Master Key”. Since he was young, he can communicate with other “worlds”. One day, Zhang Xiao’s classmate Miao Xueling had an accident. | 1.99 | N/A | Mar 19, 2021 |
  | Cinemoji | Do you watch many movies? Test your deduction skills and your cinema knowledge trying to guess the name of the film represented by the emojis. Don't be shy to ask for help, you probably won't discover all the answers by yourself! | 0.99 | N/A | Apr 8, 2021 |
  | Word Hunt Fever | Word Hunt Fever combines the mechanics of two popular types of puzzles: word search and match-3, with some rules designed to make the game interesting and addictive. Swap the letters to find the words, go up the levels and get the higher scores! | 1.49 | 91.7% | May 14, 2021 |
  | Pathfinders: Mini Words | Help Pathfinders discover the name of day-by-day objects in English. A unique mix of logic puzzle and word search. Great for English learners. | 0.99 | 96.7% | Jun 3, 2021 |
  | Icewords | Icewords combines word search with tactical movement. Spell out words to move around, and push or throw your enemies into the water. How long can you survive? | 2.99 | N/A | Dec 26, 2021 |
  | 浮生箓 Floating Life | 《浮生箓》是一款剧情重开模拟游戏，互动式轻量小说游戏。支持创意工坊自由编辑与上传自己的剧本，融合如修仙、武侠、玄幻等小说题材的背景，可自由选择出生的剧本，体验千变万化的人生，从出生开始让你体验到丰富多变的剧情，多种多样的选择，不同选择带来不同的变化，各种有趣的梗。来吧，开始你的浮生之旅，随着进程生成自己的浮生箓！ | 2.99 | 62.3% | Feb 17, 2022 |
  | Tower Words | Word game that mixes tetris, categories game and word search. | 1.99 | 76.2% | Apr 7, 2022 |
  | 她曾经活过啊 | 这是一款简单的文字游戏，在本游戏中您将扮演一位正义的记者，一步步揭露一个少女因受霸凌而自杀的真相 我第一次看到相关报道时，只感觉到一股难以言语的窒息 思来想去，决定把北海道这个可怜的女孩经历的事改编成一个简单的游戏，纪念也好，让其他人知道也好，总之算是不吐不快吧。曾想过做些分支路线，留给她一个happy end，但还是放弃了，毕竟虚假的东西再美好也没什么用 但最终还是写了两个正义的记者，可能是总觉得该为她做点什么吧，或者说，总希望当初能有人为她做点什么 谢谢所有愿意了解这件事的人 | 0.99 | N/A | Feb 11, 2022 |
  | Quick Words | Quick Words is the bigger, better, 5 letter word guessing game that lets you play 5 words in the same game. Play it fast, play it slow, play it windowed, leave it in the background. Do as you please. | 4.99 | N/A | Mar 23, 2022 |