- June 6, 2024
- Mike Davis Jr.
Down Word
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About Down Word
Down Word is a single player and multiplayer casual puzzle game. It was developed by Mike Davis Jr. and was released on June 6, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
Classic Mode: Create four letter words with falling tiles before the screen fills. Utilize powerups and careful preparation to create multiple words at once to achieve multiplier bonuses! Versus Mode: Compete with another player in local versus or remotely via Steam Remote Play Together. Create words to fill your opponents screen with unusable tiles so you can be the one that comes out on top. Cha…
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Reviews
- Simple, fun, and engaging Tetris-like word game with multiple game modes and challenges.
- Includes helpful features like power-ups, score multipliers, dark mode, rebindable controls, local multiplayer, and a searchable word list.
- Developer is responsive and actively addresses player feedback, providing updates and improvements.
- Only supports four-letter words which can be limiting and sometimes frustrating with repetitive letter distribution.
- Letter falling speed is considered too slow, and holding down a key or button to speed up letter drop is not supported.
- Mouse wheel scrolling is too slow on relevant menus, and occasional glitches occur during high combos causing the game to freeze letter spawning.
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay aspect is generally appreciated for its support of remote play beyond Steam games and offers a board size that accommodates larger words, enhancing wordplay variety. Some users also value the focus on certain four-letter words, indicating a blend of accessibility and depth.
“Also adding more than only 4-letter words would suffice in terms of gameplay, as the board's big enough to fit larger words.”
“Also, adding more than only 4-letter words would suffice in terms of gameplay, as the board's big enough to fit larger words.”
“I mean, I don't know the actual gameplay, but I've used this for non-Steam games that I want to use remote play for.”
“As a veteran and mechanic, I am extra fond of certain four-letter words.”
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Down Word is a casual puzzle game. Common tags for Down Word include free to play, grid-based movement, indie, 2d, family friendly and others.
Down Word is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.
Down Word was released on June 6, 2024.
Down Word was developed by Mike Davis Jr..
Down Word has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players disliked Down Word for its gameplay.
Down Word is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
Similar games include Flipon, SDL Chaste Panel, Word Play, Party Golf, Hive and others.