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Games like Simply Puzzles: Codewords

If Simply Puzzles: Codewords is your kind of game, the closest matches are Simply Puzzles: Junctions, Word Forward and Wordies — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging but not punishing, chill and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Simply Puzzles: Codewords: 100 handcrafted codewords designed to help you relax. Solve the code and reveal the answers.

2020StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Simply Puzzles
Simply Puzzles: Codewords — Steam game cover
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Challenging but not punishingCheap and pick up and playDeduce words from sparse cluesChillContemplativeRelaxing

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Steam players who put hours into Simply Puzzles: Codewords also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Simply Puzzles: Junctions

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Top pick for Simply Puzzles: Codewords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    A unique puzzle game that's easy to learn but hard to master. Create the junctions and fill the grid.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Word Forward

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Simply Puzzles: Codewords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    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!

    2019StrategyCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wordies

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Simply Puzzles: Codewords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Wordies is bringing a word game you've most likely played & enjoyed to Steam. But it's harder than before, with only 5 guesses you're given the not so easy task of guessing a common American word! Guess the daily word & build up highstreaks to compete against the world in our global leaderboards!

    2022StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. 字得其乐WordJoy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Simply Puzzles: Codewords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    WordJoy is an incremental game about Chinese character components. Buy parts, place them on a 5x5 board, earn coins over time, and upgrade them by forming valid characters with adjacent parts. Rearrange your layout, unlock more choices, and grow your board into a powerful hanzi machine.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Dave's Word Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Simply Puzzles: Codewords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    A daily word game. Find words, clear rows and columns, aim for the highest score you can. A new board every day!

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  6. MATH EXPRESSions

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Ranked #6 for Simply Puzzles: Codewords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    WORDLE for math fans. The perfect daily warm-up routine for your brain.

    2022StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Super Words

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Simply Puzzles: Codewords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Super Words is a relaxing and innovative crossword puzzle game. Place and connect words on the board based on the given clues. Perfect for refreshing your mind and forgetting everything else.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Amazing Pyramids: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Ranked #8 for Simply Puzzles: Codewords fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Simply Puzzles: Codewords at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Simply Puzzles: Codewords on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Simply Puzzles: Codewords on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Simply Puzzles: Codewords on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Simply Puzzles: Codewords on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Simply Puzzles: Codewords on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Simply Puzzles: Codewords on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Simply Puzzles: Codewords on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Simply Puzzles: Codewords on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Simply Puzzles: Codewords.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Simply Puzzles: Codewords

How much does Simply Puzzles: Codewords cost?
Simply Puzzles: Codewords is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Simply Puzzles: Codewords?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Simply Puzzles: Codewords are Simply Puzzles: Junctions, Word Forward, Wordies.
Who developed Simply Puzzles: Codewords?
Simply Puzzles: Codewords was developed by Simply Puzzles.

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