Choose Simply Puzzles: Codewords
Choose Simply Puzzles: Codewords if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Simply Puzzles: Codewords launched in 2020.
Simply Puzzles: Codewords vs Moving Letters
Simply Puzzles: Codewords and Moving Letters both land in Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Casual on Steam. Both released in 2020. Simply Puzzles: Codewords scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Moving Letters (68.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Moving Letters
Choose Moving Letters if you want the Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Steam Timeline side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Moving Letters launched in 2020.
Both Simply Puzzles: Codewords and Moving Letters sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Simply Puzzles: Codewords |  Moving Letters | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 0.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (20 reviews) | 68.2% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Simply Puzzles | Airem |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Both released in 2020.
- Simply Puzzles: Codewords scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Moving Letters (68.2% positive).
- Moving Letters is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Simply Puzzles: Codewords (0.49 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Moving Letters is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Simply Puzzles: Codewords has no Deck rating yet.
Simply Puzzles: Codewords vs Moving Letters — FAQ
- Are Simply Puzzles: Codewords and Moving Letters similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Simply Puzzles: Codewords have multiplayer like Moving Letters?
- No. Moving Letters supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer), while Simply Puzzles: Codewords is listed as single-player only.