# Games like Word Play

> The closest matches to Word Play: Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't, Wordatro!, Beyond Words, Balatro, and Birdigo - bird word game. 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. [Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't](https://imho.run/games/3856460/cursed-words-the-word-game-that-isn-t) — Shares score chasing and deck building with Word Play. 390 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3856460/)
2. [Wordatro!](https://imho.run/games/3140120/wordatro) — Also Word Game and Roguelike, like Word Play. 199 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3140120/)
3. [Beyond Words](https://imho.run/games/3823370/beyond-words) — Also Spelling and Word Game, like Word Play. 66 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3823370/)
4. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Also Deckbuilding, like Word Play. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
5. [Birdigo - bird word game](https://imho.run/games/3264170/birdigo-bird-word-game) — Shares deck building and roguelite progression with Word Play. 69 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/)
6. [TypInc.](https://imho.run/games/3230090/typinc) — A frequent pick in Word Play players' libraries, and another Strategy. 83 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3230090/)
7. [Steve's Warehouse: Physics. Roguelike. Chaos.](https://imho.run/games/2902440/steve-s-warehouse-physics-roguelike-chaos) — Shares combo system and deck building with Word Play. 91 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2902440/)
8. [OMG Words](https://imho.run/games/2884080/omg-words) — A frequent pick in Word Play players' libraries, and another Indie. 70 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2884080/)
9. [Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered](https://imho.run/games/373970/letter-quest-grimm-s-journey-remastered) — Also Spelling and Typing, like Word Play. 280 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373970/)
10. [Dice Player One](https://imho.run/games/2752720/dice-player-one) — Also Deckbuilding and Score Attack, like Word Play. 53 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2752720/)
11. [Stackflow](https://imho.run/games/3908810/stackflow) — Also Roguelike, like Word Play. 188 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3908810/)
12. [Words Can Kill](https://imho.run/games/1732090/words-can-kill) — A frequent pick in Word Play players' libraries, and another RPG. 79 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1732090/)
13. [Tomb of the Bloodletter](https://imho.run/games/3531630/tomb-of-the-bloodletter) — Shares build variety and roguelite progression with Word Play. 91 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/)
14. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Shares deck building with Word Play. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
15. [Pip My Dice](https://imho.run/games/2797650/pip-my-dice) — Also Score Attack, like Word Play. 98 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2797650/)
16. [Happy Words](https://imho.run/games/1014810/happy-words) — Also Spelling and Word Game, like Word Play. 77 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1014810/)
17. [Monster Train 2](https://imho.run/games/2742830/monster-train-2) — Shares deck building and build variety with Word Play. 4,790 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/)
18. [9 Kings](https://imho.run/games/2784470/9-kings) — Shares deck building and build variety with Word Play. 8,985 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/)
19. [Glyphica: Typing Survival](https://imho.run/games/2400160/glyphica-typing-survival) — Also Typing and Word Game, like Word Play. 1,080 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2400160/)
20. [Typefighters (Steam Edition)](https://imho.run/games/434290/typefighters-steam-edition) — Also Spelling and Typing, like Word Play. 113 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434290/)
21. [Drop Duchy](https://imho.run/games/2525310/drop-duchy) — Shares deck building and roguelite progression with Word Play. 1,463 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2525310/)
22. [Dogpile](https://imho.run/games/3839300/dogpile) — Also Deckbuilding and Roguelike, like Word Play. 485 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/)
23. [LOOTPLOT](https://imho.run/games/3057190/lootplot) — Shares combo system and score chasing with Word Play. 174 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3057190/)
24. [BlazBlue Entropy Effect](https://imho.run/games/2273430/blazblue-entropy-effect) — Shares combo system and replayability with Word Play. 4,408 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2273430/)

## 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=3586660&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3586660&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3586660&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3586660
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3586660
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Word Play

Spell words, pick perks, score points, and survive until the end. Every round is different. How far can you make it?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3586660
- **Developer:** Game Maker's Toolkit
- **Publisher:** Game Maker's Toolkit
- **Genres:** Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Adjustable Difficulty, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Jul 14, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3586660/word-play)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3586660&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3586660/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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