Games like Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't
If Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't is your kind of game, the closest matches are Word Play, Roller Coaster Looper and How Many Dudes? — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, comedic and competitive. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't: From letters to lunacy, Cursed Words is a roguelike chasing ever-stronger synergies. Start with simple words like BUY or THIS or GAME, then use game-altering combos to break the rules. Before long you’ll be ¼♖♙K5XNG the ⅗H♗4 out of these 83VK??7?!
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Word Play
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Shares roguelike progression, score chasing, puzzle and a competitive mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Top pick for Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Spell words, pick perks, score points, and survive until the end. Every round is different. How far can you make it?
Roller Coaster Looper
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Second-strongest match for Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
A roguelite idle-like roller coaster sim where you draft track segments, recruit riders, and combo card upgrades between rounds, then watch the thrill scores spiral gloriously out of control. Physics optional.
How Many Dudes?
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Third-strongest match for Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
How many dudes does it take to beat up a gorilla? A thousand toddlers? A horse-sized duck? A GOD? Enter the Dude Ranch and find out in this roguelike dudebuilder where you recruit an army of dudes to fight ridiculous battles.
Rogue Reels
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Ranked #4 for Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Rogue Reels is a pirate roguelike where you build a slot machine to survive the Flying Dutchman’s toll. With over 100+ symbols and unique mechanics you can create combos to outrun a ghostly toll, and climb the global leaderboards. No real-money gambling included
Stickerino
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Ranked #5 for Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Slap stickers onto your cards and beat the score counter with astronomical multipliers in this roguelite deckbuilder! Collect snacks and Monstraks game-changers, flex your style, and crush Sticker Wizard's challenges!
FROGGLE
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Ranked #6 for Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Froggy roguelite (Froguelite!) dungeon crawler - choose, upgrade, and combo powerful sigils. Then break the game! Inspired by Balatro, Slay the Spire, and Inscryption. Adorable 2D graphics made by humans | Original funky froggy beats | Strategic & Unique turn-based combat | Really fun, I promise!
rook
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Ranked #7 for Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
rook is a chess deckbuilding roguelike. cover your board in stickers and stack spare tiles to supercharge the cascading chaos and watch your scores go exponential, maybe then you might just survive the gauntlet.
难蚌尖塔
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Ranked #8 for Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
《难蚌尖塔》是一款类《杀戮尖塔》的肉鸽卡牌构筑游戏。在这诡异且荒诞的塔中，互联网君子六艺、以及各种名场面都变成了蕴含强大力量的卡牌，你将构建卡组、击败敌人，在不断轮回的冒险中逐步揭开迷雾后的秘密。
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Slay the Spire
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Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Reviewers of Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Vampire Survivors
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Shares a challenging mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Reviewers of Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Scrabble
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Shares a competitive mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Reviewers of Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
The fantastically fun crossword game is now specially designed for your PC or Mac. Build words using letter tiles and enjoy quick, easy-to-learn controls and fantastic features. Play solo, compete with the computer, or challenge up to three friends in a Hot Seat challenge. Choose from a variety of game styles.
Inscryption
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Shares deck building, puzzle solving and a whimsical mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Reviewers of Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Wordle
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Shares a lighthearted mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Reviewers of Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Wordle is a fun word puzzle game where you guess a hidden word within a few tries. Each guess gives clues about letter placement. Enjoy daily challenges, sharpen your skills, and track your progress in this simple and engaging game.
Balatro
WHY THIS
Shares roguelike progression, score chasing and a competitive mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Reviewers of Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Poker Night at the Inventory (2010 Original Version)
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Shares a comedic mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Reviewers of Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Prepare for a different kind of poker night in a very different kind of club and play against familiar faces!
Nubby's Number Factory
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Shares score chasing, combo based combat, arcade style and a funny mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Reviewers of Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~67% under Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
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Shares a challenging mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Priced ~67% under Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
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Priced ~47% under Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~50% under Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Priced ~58% under Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, puzzle solving and a whimsical mood with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Priced ~47% under Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~67% under Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
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.
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Frequently asked about Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't
- Does Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't run on Steam Deck?
- Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't cost?
- Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't are Word Play, Roller Coaster Looper, How Many Dudes?.
- Who developed Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't?
- Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't was developed by Buried Things and published by Forklift Interactive.
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