# Games like Mini Words - minimalist puzzle

> The closest matches to Mini Words - minimalist puzzle: Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered, Word Play, Happy Words, Wordle 3, and God of Word. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered](https://imho.run/games/373970/letter-quest-grimm-s-journey-remastered) — Also Spelling and Typing, like Mini Words. 280 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373970/)
2. [Word Play](https://imho.run/games/3586660/word-play) — A frequent pick in Mini Words players' libraries, and another Casual. 925 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3586660/)
3. [Happy Words](https://imho.run/games/1014810/happy-words) — Also Spelling and Word Game, like Mini Words. 77 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1014810/)
4. [Wordle 3](https://imho.run/games/1428820/wordle-3) — Shares hint system with Mini Words. 241 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428820/)
5. [God of Word](https://imho.run/games/467320/god-of-word) — A frequent pick in Mini Words players' libraries, and another RPG. 91 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/467320/)
6. [Words for Evil](https://imho.run/games/335790/words-for-evil) — A frequent pick in Mini Words players' libraries, and another Action. 315 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/335790/)
7. [Is This Seat Taken?](https://imho.run/games/3035120/is-this-seat-taken) — Shares progressive difficulty and hint system with Mini Words. 4,976 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3035120/)
8. [A Little to the Left](https://imho.run/games/1629520/a-little-to-the-left) — Also Logic, like Mini Words. 9,531 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/)
9. [Typefighters (Steam Edition)](https://imho.run/games/434290/typefighters-steam-edition) — A frequent pick in Mini Words players' libraries, and another Indie. 113 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434290/)
10. [Birdigo - bird word game](https://imho.run/games/3264170/birdigo-bird-word-game) — Also Spelling and Word Game, like Mini Words. 69 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/)
11. [LYNE](https://imho.run/games/266010/lyne) — Also Abstract and Logic, like Mini Words. 3,536 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266010/)
12. [Escape Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1435790/escape-simulator) — Shares hint system with Mini Words. 8,834 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/)
13. [Kombine](https://imho.run/games/539750/kombine) — A frequent pick in Mini Words players' libraries, and another Strategy. 64 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/539750/)
14. [Linkito](https://imho.run/games/2312770/linkito) — Also Logic, like Mini Words. 74 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2312770/)
15. [Sokobond](https://imho.run/games/290260/sokobond) — Also Abstract, like Mini Words. 280 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290260/)
16. [Please Fix The Road](https://imho.run/games/1383250/please-fix-the-road) — Shares hint system with Mini Words. 156 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1383250/)
17. [LOK Digital](https://imho.run/games/2207440/lok-digital) — Also Word Game and Logic, like Mini Words. 242 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207440/)
18. [Mini Metro](https://imho.run/games/287980/mini-metro) — Same relaxing mood as Mini Words. 6,926 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287980/)
19. [You Can Kana - Learn Japanese Hiragana & Katakana](https://imho.run/games/1031900/you-can-kana-learn-japanese-hiragana-katakana) — Also Spelling and Typing, like Mini Words. 231 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1031900/)
20. [Lingo](https://imho.run/games/1814170/lingo) — Also Word Game and Abstract, like Mini Words. 659 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1814170/)
21. [Baba Is You](https://imho.run/games/736260/baba-is-you) — Also Logic, like Mini Words. 12,222 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736260/)
22. [Linelight](https://imho.run/games/469790/linelight) — Same relaxing mood as Mini Words. 437 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/469790/)
23. [Minit](https://imho.run/games/609490/minit) — Same whimsical mood as Mini Words. 1,082 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/609490/)
24. [🔴 Circles](https://imho.run/games/460250/circles) — Also Abstract, like Mini Words. 118 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460250/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1158290&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1158290&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1158290&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1158290
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1158290
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Mini Words - minimalist puzzle

721 words. That is enough to cover 90% of conversations in English. Unscramble those words in Mini Words - a unique mix of puzzle, word search and hangman.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1158290
- **Developer:** Mens Sana Interactive
- **Publisher:** Mens Sana Interactive
- **Genres:** Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 24, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1158290/mini-words-minimalist-puzzle)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1158290&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158290/)
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