Enworden

[b]enworden[/b] is a word game where you embiggen words and your vocabulary. not simply by adding prefixes and suffixes (e.g. light -> delight -> delightful), and not even syllable by syllable, but from word chunks, so 'friendly' could be made up of fr+ien+dly or some other distribution of letters. [b]word chunks have to connect to each other[/b] (diagonals are fine), so it's kinda like those chain-based match-3 games. more points for combos, so [b]link up to 4 words in one go[/b] instead of submitting them individually, and it doesn't have to be one continuous chain either, every connected tile is available. there's a tutorial to teach the basics. [b]33 levels[/b] after a content update mean 30 different layouts (and a 3-stage interactive tutorial) with randomized tiles every time. there's a [b]3-star rating based on goals[/b] (find x words, do x combos, etc.), then you can end the level or keep playing. to make things more interesting/complicated, [b]used tiles become inactive for a turn, then appear as a new, higher level one[/b], and at max level turn into a conduit that acts as a bridge to reach letters in the distance. tile levels are indicated by their score value (and to s…

Nice game, if you like word games. I haven't seen mechanics like this anywhere else. Some of the levels felt way too easy, but I got the game for free as thanks for playtesting so I was already familiar with the base mechanics and some strategy. Some levels were certainly a good challenge though and even the easier levels I was able to add some challenge to myself by trying to solve them in one turn (quite a few are solveable this way). I think it took me about 8 hours in all to 100-% the game. My playtime is a bit higher because I left the game in the background just to listen to the kickass original soundtrack.

if you like word puzzles, you'll enjoy this game

i love this game, word puzzles always good

makes my brain hurt

Enworden is a smallish word puzzle game that turns out to be reasonably fun. Given a 2D grid of letters and letter combinations, try to assemble words meeting the specific requirements of each level. There's a lot more to it than that, but it's a decent enough synopsis. Some levels are very challenging but you can always bail out of them, restart, and hope for a better random set of letters to make things a bit more doable. The game's a bit short but the price was also pretty low so it mostly balances out. It could use an extra achievement or two, or maybe some kind of auto-generated daily puzzle to pad things out, but overall I'm glad I bought it.