Falling words

Falling words

Mikhail Melnikov · May 16, 2018 · Indie, Simulation, Typing

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Falling words price by region

Falling words costs $0.51 in the United States, $0.51 in Georgia (USD), £0.56 in the United Kingdom, €0.62 in Europe (EUR), CA$2.38 in Canada, A$2.80 in Australia, NZ$2.98 in New Zealand, zł3.58 in Poland and R$6.98 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Falling words offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Statesyour region $0.51 −74% $1.99 $0.51 4
Georgia (USD) $0.51 −71% $1.78 $0.51 4
United Kingdom £0.56 −69% £1.78 £0.56 3
Europe (EUR) €0.62 −69% €1.99 €0.62 4
Canada CA$2.38 CA$2.38 — 1
Australia A$2.80 A$2.80 — 1
New Zealand NZ$2.98 NZ$2.98 — 1
Poland zł3.58 −56% zł8.20 zł3.58 3
Brazil R$6.98 R$6.98 R$10.16 2

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About Falling words

Falling Words - a simulator game created to improve the results of high-speed typing with three different difficulty levels, detailed statistics and a global ranking.
The game has three modes that differ in the rate of falling words, the gaps between them and their average length. You can play in two languages: English and Russian. Each dictionary contains more than five thousand of the most popular words of the language.
Your task is to print the falling words as fast as possible without letting them fall below the danger zone.
There is a detailed statistics of your games, which you can view, both in short and in detail. The better your results (the number of words and speed dial) are entered into the global leaderboard.

Falling words — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Feb 3, 2026
3.0/10 A poorly made retro pixel-art typing game that's barely passable as a time-killer when you're bored out of your mind, but offers absolutely nothing else. The gameplay is monotonous: words fall from the sky, and you have to type them to eliminate them. Its so-called three difficulty modes merely increase the word drop speed and length. Additionally, the game suffers from keyboard input recognition bugs. Initially, I thought it was just glitches, but later discovered certain words require switching to caps lock to register. After typing these words, you must immediately switch back to lowercase—otherwise, the next word won't register either. Yet every word in this game is spelled entirely in uppercase letters with zero hints. You're forced to rely solely on reflexes and lightning-fast recognition. Even more absurdly, its pixel font is notoriously hard to decipher and completely counterintuitive, causing me to frequently mix up letters—like mistaking "B" for "A" or "O" for "D". In summary, this is a thoroughly subpar typing game. Setting aside the expectation that a decent typing game should offer diverse and engaging modes, this one delivers a fundamentally poor typing expe…
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Not recommended May 29, 2026
Two fatal flaws no typing game should ever have. 1. Keyboard inputs randomly stop working 2. A font thats very easily the worst possible font for a typing game. E and B are particularly bad. Overall, if you want a reason to clack away at keys, be my guest. Otherwise, this will irritate the ♥♥♥♥ outta most people.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 1, 2026
Simple game where you type the word that comes across the screen like the title says lol. Would be a great game to use to get faster with typing! Uses a lot of detailed words that you wouldn't use everyday.
Not recommended Jul 15, 2026
It's a nice game with simple and pleasant graphics. Though the font may be hard to read the only thing I find truly annoying or game-breaking is the fact that sometimes you simply can't type some words due to some error. Bottom word, so if something's messing up maybe there should be a shine or something around the word you have to type next when there are many in quick succession. Can't really say there aren't any problems when one of, or the, core mechanics is messing up to make the game unplayable.
Recommended Mar 4, 2026
Falling Words is a small indie typing game developed by Mikhail Melnikov and published by SA Industry that turns the basic act of typing into a fast-paced reflex challenge. Instead of presenting a complex story or large gameplay systems, the game focuses entirely on improving keyboard speed and accuracy through a simple but effective arcade-style mechanic. By combining typing practice with elements of time pressure and score chasing, the game attempts to make what is normally considered a learning activity feel like a competitive challenge. The core gameplay revolves around a mechanic in which words slowly descend from the top of the screen toward the bottom. Each word must be typed correctly before it reaches the bottom boundary. As long as the player types the word accurately and presses enter in time, the word disappears and the player earns points. If too many words fall past the bottom of the screen without being completed, the session ends. This structure creates a constant sense of urgency that forces players to type quickly while maintaining accuracy. Although the premise is extremely simple, the gameplay becomes more intense as the session progresses. At the beginning of…
Recommended Dec 11, 2025
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