Best Word Game games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated word game games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free word game games are available at the bottom of the page.

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Scribble It!

Scribble It! is a multiplayer drawing and guessing game. Get in a lobby with up to 16 players and choose from thousands of official words, packaged in a variety of high-quality themes and 3 multiplayer game modes. Perfect for game nights, parties or just hanging out with friends.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 20 Oct 2020

The Jackbox Party Pack 7

Five new games: the hit threequel Quiplash 3, the collaborative chaos of The Devils and the Details, the fierce drawing game Champ’d Up, the speech game Talking Points and the guessing game Blather 'Round. Use phones or tablets as controllers and play with up to 8 players, and an audience of 10,000!

Price 29.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 14 Oct 2020

Vampires' Melody

3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened...

Price -80% 0.79€
Rating 9.4
Release 02 Oct 2020

Epiphyllum in Love

Final chapter of the trilogy. In a world where memory can be controlled, everyone is selling their souls. "I" have left everything behind, except the girl named Yin who still remains in my mind. At the end of my life, should I die with a beautiful fantasy, or go in search of sad memories of her?

Price 3.29€
Rating 9.4
Release 16 Mar 2020

Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集

Roman, the wolf detective plans to spend his Christmas vacation in his favorite tavern, but murder cases happened in the tavern put him to work again.

Price 8.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 19 Feb 2020

Chinatris

Chinatris is a Tetris-like game about Chinese characters where different charactersfall to create new ones. To win, you must create the target characters from each stage. You’ll be having fun while learning Chinese!

Price 1.59€
Rating 8.2
Release 02 Jan 2020

天降锦鲤 ~ My Lucky Koi

Its`A humorous Daily story——A friendship story between a hard worker and a Koi leprechaun.——This is a Chinese short visual novel with single ending.

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 22 Nov 2019

Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk

Uncover the secret – Unite the clans In a town ruled by opposing clans and overshadowed by superstition and legend, a child is born with the dreaded mark of a witch. She conceals her identity until the theft of a mysterious relic brings to light a series of staggering revelations.

Price -92% 2.36€
Rating 8.1
Release 30 Aug 2019

Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil

I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 31 May 2018

前程似锦 Excellent Expectations

Excellent Expectations is a puzzle adventure game , you would use search engines to discover a story from a stranger's phone .

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 21 Dec 2017

Our End of the World

Filled with puzzles, the story between she and me at the end of the world. English Subtitle Released on 2018/11/22!

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 02 Nov 2017

1bitHeart

Welcome to 1bitHeart―the latest title from Alicemare and LiEat developer △○□× (Miwashiba). In this unique and endearing adventure game, take on the role of Nanashi, a lonely, agoraphobic boy, as you solve a slew of mysteries around town while also making friends.

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 28 Aug 2017

Pixel Sketch

Become the best painter in the universe in this colorful online game!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.0
Release 19 Jun 2017

WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界

Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In WILL: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them.

Price 14.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 06 Jun 2017

Lost in Secular Love

A Otome game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion.

Price -45% 5.49€
Rating 8.1
Release 28 Oct 2016

Typoman

Slip into the role of an unusual HERO and find the last letter to restore hope in a merciless world.

Price 8.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 15 Aug 2016

Ace Of Words

Become a spelling ace or just beat the highest score in this arcade spelling contest. The challenge is ON! 8 letters, up to 100 words and 120 seconds to spell them out. Compete against other players via leaderboards and become real Ace Of Words.

Price 4.99€
Rating 6.3
Release 13 May 2016

Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered

The grim reapers Grimm and Rose need your help to defeat a legion of monsters, ghosts, and evil bunnies using the power of words! Letter Quest Remastered is the remake of the Bacon Bandits' first game, now with an endless mode, new soundtrack, and fully animated monsters!

Price 6.49€
Rating 8.5
Release 05 Aug 2015

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.

Price 2.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 11 Dec 2014

Lexica

The unique word puzzle which combines the skill of Sudoku with the knowledge of Scrabble®. Lexica has been featured in a number of UK daily newspapers but is now available for the first time in an interactive form.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 04 Jul 2014

Influent Language Learning Game

Influent is a Language Learning Game focused on rapid vocabulary acquisition in a 3D world featuring over 400 nouns, adjectives, and verbs all with native pronunciations in 23 languages! Players have complete freedom to choose which words they want to learn without any need for pencils or books!

Price 14.79€
Rating 7.1
Release 20 Mar 2014

Puzzler World

Puzzler World brings over 1200 puzzles of 8 popular puzzle types to your PC. Conceptis picture logic puzzle fans will be happy to know that in addition to Crossword, Wordsearch, Fitword, Sudoku, Codeword, Spot the Difference and Silhouette puzzles, Puzzler World also offers 83 Conceptis Link-a-Pix available in sizes of 10x10, 20x20 and...

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 28 May 2010

Most played word game games on Steam

Take a look at the top word game games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 30th 2025.

1. xiuzhen idle

This is a xiuzhen simulation placement game! From the refining of qi, building the foundation to the ascension of the celestial realm, crossed into the divine realm. (The game has been updated with the english mod, but you will need to select the "english" beta in the properties option to update it) xiuzhen idle is a idler, indie and word game game developed and published by 游戏养家工作室. Released on February 04th 2025 has received 2,234 reviews of which 1,777 were positive and 457 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played word game game, thanks to its 219 peak concurrent players over the last day.
7.7
1,777
457

219
players

2. The Jackbox Party Pack 7

Five new games: the hit threequel Quiplash 3, the collaborative chaos of The Devils and the Details, the fierce drawing game Champ’d Up, the speech game Talking Points and the guessing game Blather 'Round. Use phones or tablets as controllers and play with up to 8 players, and an audience of 10,000! The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is a party game, party and funny game developed and published by Jackbox Games and Inc.. Released on October 14th 2020 has received 4,628 reviews of which 4,472 were positive and 156 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played word game games.
9.3
4,472
156

70
players

3. 7 Days to End with You

To know a language, know the world, and finally know you. 7 Days to End with You is a puzzle, visual novel and choose your own adventure game developed by Lizardry and published by PLAYISM. Released on February 06th 2022 has received 2,301 reviews of which 2,066 were positive and 235 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played word game games.
8.6
2,066
235

47
players

4. Scribble It!

Scribble It! is a multiplayer drawing and guessing game. Get in a lobby with up to 16 players and choose from thousands of official words, packaged in a variety of high-quality themes and 3 multiplayer game modes. Perfect for game nights, parties or just hanging out with friends. Scribble It! is a free to play, multiplayer and funny game developed and published by Detach Entertainment. Released on October 20th 2020 has received 7,763 reviews of which 6,685 were positive and 1,078 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played word game games.
8.4
6,685
1,078

37
players

5. DEATH NOTE Killer Within

DEATH NOTE Killer Within is an online social deduction game for up to 10 players. Players will be split into two teams with different objectives. To win the game, players will need to figure out each other’s identities and either eliminate L who threatens Kira's power or seize the Death Note. DEATH NOTE Killer Within is a strategy, casual and social deduction game developed by Grounding Inc. and published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.. Released on November 05th 2024 has received 1,985 reviews of which 1,751 were positive and 234 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played word game games.
8.4
1,751
234

27
players

6. Aliya: Timelink

The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space. Aliya: Timelink is a rpg, interactive fiction and visual novel game developed by TDGame Studio and published by Anotherindie. Released on April 25th 2024 has received 6,035 reviews of which 5,934 were positive and 101 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played word game games.
9.5
5,934
101

25
players

7. Logiart Grimoire

Logiart Grimoire is a puzzle game that combines the number puzzle "Logiart" and the word puzzle "Fusion" in which you deduce combinations from clues. Logiart Grimoire is a puzzle, casual and word game game developed and published by Jupiter Corporation. Released on March 15th 2024 has received 303 reviews of which 292 were positive and 11 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played word game games.
8.8
292
11

20
players

8. The Jackbox Party Pack 9

Save your next party! 5 new games in 1 Party Pack: the trivia bluff-off Fibbage 4, the team test Quixort, the joke auction Junktopia, the silly guessfest Nonsensory and the reality TV game Roomerang. The Jackbox Party Pack 9 is a casual, trivia and board game game developed and published by Jackbox Games and Inc.. Released on October 19th 2022 has received 733 reviews of which 608 were positive and 125 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played word game games.
7.8
608
125

18
players

9. Cryptmaster

SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER? Cryptmaster is a typing, dungeon crawler and word game game developed by Paul Hart, Lee Williams and Akupara Games and published by Akupara Games. Released on May 09th 2024 has received 1,793 reviews of which 1,708 were positive and 85 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played word game games.
9.1
1,708
85

14
players

10. Far Away

Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan. Far Away is a singleplayer, choices matter and visual novel game developed and published by Gratesca. Released on August 17th 2021 has received 7,275 reviews of which 7,091 were positive and 184 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played word game games.
9.4
7,091
184

5
players

Best deals on word game games on Steam

Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of word game games available on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted word game games.

1. Lost Words: Beyond the Page

An atmospheric narrative adventure written by Rhianna Pratchett. Set between the pages of a diary and a fantasy story where you run on words and use them to interact with the world around you. Lost Words: Beyond the Page is a side scroller, puzzle-platformer and 2d platformer game developed by Sketchbook Games and Fourth State and published by Maximum Entertainment. Released on April 06th 2021 has received 747 reviews of which 710 were positive and 37 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. Featuring a massive 88% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for word game category.
8.9
710
37

-88% 14.58€ 1.75€

2. The Jackbox Party Pack 9

Save your next party! 5 new games in 1 Party Pack: the trivia bluff-off Fibbage 4, the team test Quixort, the joke auction Junktopia, the silly guessfest Nonsensory and the reality TV game Roomerang. The Jackbox Party Pack 9 is a casual, trivia and board game game developed and published by Jackbox Games and Inc.. Released on October 19th 2022 has received 733 reviews of which 608 were positive and 125 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 69% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in word game games.
7.8
608
125

-69% 29.90€ 9.27€

3. Cryptmaster

SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER? Cryptmaster is a typing, dungeon crawler and word game game developed by Paul Hart, Lee Williams and Akupara Games and published by Akupara Games. Released on May 09th 2024 has received 1,793 reviews of which 1,708 were positive and 85 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 60% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in word game games.
9.1
1,708
85

-60% 24.38€ 9.75€

4. Vampires' Melody 2

Emerald seas! Blue skies! Sandy beaches! An island adventure in the ocean sounds like a trip to paradise. However, the place is a nightmare with no one to provide any blood for Raylan to feed on after he turned into a vampire by accident, especially since he has another hungry vampire at his side. Vampires' Melody 2 is a interactive fiction, visual novel and word game game developed by AsicxArt and published by SakuraGame. Released on September 27th 2023 has received 814 reviews of which 713 were positive and 101 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 60% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for word game games.
8.3
713
101

-60% 3.99€ 1.59€

5. Logiart Grimoire

Logiart Grimoire is a puzzle game that combines the number puzzle "Logiart" and the word puzzle "Fusion" in which you deduce combinations from clues. Logiart Grimoire is a puzzle, casual and word game game developed and published by Jupiter Corporation. Released on March 15th 2024 has received 303 reviews of which 292 were positive and 11 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 52% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for word game games.
8.8
292
11

-52% 19.52€ 9.37€

6. Nodes Escape

The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination. The level design is subtle and challenging, allowing players to challenge their intelligence and logic skills in solving puzzles. Nodes Escape is a word game, puzzle and text-based game developed by 夜喵 and Allen and published by 夜喵. Released on July 14th 2023 has received 486 reviews of which 419 were positive and 67 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. Currently offered at a 50% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for word game games.
8.1
419
67

-50% 1.99€ 0.99€

7. Myths of Rules

This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror. Myths of Rules is a word game, psychological horror and nonlinear game developed and published by Sugarcane Games. Released on August 30th 2023 has received 973 reviews of which 869 were positive and 104 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a 30% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for word game games.
8.4
869
104

-30% 2.99€ 2.09€

8. xiuzhen idle

This is a xiuzhen simulation placement game! From the refining of qi, building the foundation to the ascension of the celestial realm, crossed into the divine realm. (The game has been updated with the english mod, but you will need to select the "english" beta in the properties option to update it) xiuzhen idle is a idler, indie and word game game developed and published by 游戏养家工作室. Released on February 04th 2025 has received 2,234 reviews of which 1,777 were positive and 457 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. Currently offered at a 20% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for word game games.
7.7
1,777
457

-20% 5.89€ 4.71€

Free word game games on Steam

Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play word game games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play word game games.

1. Scribble It!

Scribble It! is a multiplayer drawing and guessing game. Get in a lobby with up to 16 players and choose from thousands of official words, packaged in a variety of high-quality themes and 3 multiplayer game modes. Perfect for game nights, parties or just hanging out with friends. Scribble It! is a free to play, multiplayer and funny game developed and published by Detach Entertainment. Released on October 20th 2020 has received 7,763 reviews of which 6,685 were positive and 1,078 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played free word game games on Steam.
8.4
6,685
1,078

37
players

2. Babble Royale

Babble Royale is an intense multiplayer free-for-all that combines word-making skill with fast-paced tactical and strategic action. Earn money and collect loot to upgrade your abilities, outrun the deadly hot zone, and outwit or outlast all your opponents to have the Last Word! Babble Royale is a early access, action and casual game developed and published by Everybody House Games. Released on December 15th 2021 has received 1,017 reviews of which 833 were positive and 184 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played free word game games on Steam.
7.8
833
184

3. Pixel Sketch

Become the best painter in the universe in this colorful online game! Pixel Sketch is a education, casual and word game game developed and published by mimicryTeam. Released on June 19th 2017 has received 1,017 reviews of which 743 were positive and 274 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played free word game games on Steam.
7.0
743
274