Games Like Simply Puzzles: Codewords

Word Forward isn’t about spelling the longest words or the most clever. It’s about using chess-like strategy to clear every tile and declare victory in 500 puzzles. It requires cunning and strategy - Word Forward is a brain teaser that will really make you think!

Why similar: Word Game 31%, Spelling 26.8% ★, Logic 11.3%, Minimalist 10.4%, Puzzle 7.7%

A daily word game. Find words, clear rows and columns, aim for the highest score you can. A new board every day!

Why similar: Word Game 38.6%, Strategy 12.8%, Spelling 12.6% ★, Logic 11.4%, Puzzle 9%

Super Words is a relaxing and innovative crossword puzzle game. Place and connect words on the board based on the given clues. Perfect for refreshing your mind and forgetting everything else.

Why similar: Word Game 38.1%, Spelling 18.3% ★, Strategy 10.1%, Relaxing 7.8%, Puzzle 7.7%

Decode over 200 handcrafted levels one letter at a time in this relaxing dropquote style word game. 10% of every purchase benefits Project Gutenberg and local libraries.

Why similar: Word Game 36.4%, Spelling 20.8% ★, Minimalist 10.5%, Puzzle 8.5%, Casual 7%

Wordies is bringing a word game you've most likely played & enjoyed to Steam. But it's harder than before, with only 5 guesses you're given the not so easy task of guessing a common American word! Guess the daily word & build up highstreaks to compete against the world in our global leaderboards!

Why similar: Word Game 36.3%, Spelling 19.7% ★, Strategy 11.3%, Casual 7.7%, Relaxing 7%

Sit back and relax with this minimalist Match-2 word game. Collect enough letter tiles to solve anagrams across dozens of vocabulary-flexing categories. Amp up the challenge or remove all pressure with 3 unlockable game modes tailored to your taste.

Why similar: Word Game 25.9%, Spelling 24.2% ★, Logic 9.9%, Minimalist 8.4%, Beautiful 7.3% ★

WordTactics is a single-player strategic word puzzle game. You place letter tiles in a grid, then select adjacent letters to form words and score points. WordTactics is more strategic than most word puzzle games because it requires players to think critically to obtain the highest scores.

Why similar: Word Game 35.8%, Spelling 26.2% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Logic 8.3%, Puzzle 8.2%

Grab a cup of coffee and relax with Sidewords. Sidewords is part logic puzzle, part word game, all original. No timers. No penalties. No pressure. Just you and a good puzzle.

Why similar: Word Game 31%, Spelling 20.1% ★, Logic 12.5%, Minimalist 8.3%, Puzzle 7.7%

Solve intricate puzzles, create your own with Steam Workshop, and immerse yourself in a world of hidden messages. Are you ready to decode every cipher?

Why similar: Word Game 46.8%, Puzzle 14.4%, Logic 11.9%, Casual 10.1%, Relaxing 9.2%

Create words with the letters in the falling shapes! Flex your vocabulary, learn new words, and tactically use powerups as you avoid the blocks from stacking to the top! See if you can clear all the letters, how long you can last, or how high you can get your score.

Why similar: Word Game 33.2%, Spelling 29.9% ★, Casual 8.5%, Puzzle 7.7%, Minimalist 7%

谐音梗猜图，主打一个脑洞大开~ 要不一起来猜猜看，这到底会是什么鬼？

Why similar: Word Game 44%, Minimalist 16.1%, Casual 15%, Relaxing 11.2%, Puzzle 7.5%

A word-building puzzle game where you must build a path between falling letters to make words with the greatest score.

Why similar: Word Game 43.9%, Logic 16.1%, Strategy 11.2%, Puzzle 9.5%, Relaxing 7.7%

A daily word guessing game with four linked words of five letters apiece.

Why similar: Spelling 30.1% ★, Word Game 29.7%, Minimalist 9.9%, Logic 8.7%, Puzzle 8.1%

Strategy meets physics, in this roguelike word game, where you combine spelling with cool upgrades to score high. Spell, m€rge, upgr@de, coz¥, combinati*ns, high$core, hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia!

Why similar: Word Game 35.1%, Spelling 31.1% ★, Strategy 9.4%, Minimalist 8.4%, Relaxing 5.6%

Ever wondered what would happen if you crossed Scrabble with an RPG? Now you don't have to, because Letter Quest is here! Help Grimm and Rose, a couple of adorable grim reapers, defeat monsters, ghosts, evil bunnies and more using the power of words!

Why similar: Word Game 52.1%, Spelling 17.7% ★, Casual 12.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Indie 6.3%

Suit up as an elite undercover agent in Shadow Protocol, a fast-paced, word-powered spy puzzle built entirely in Python. Crack cryptic clues, complete rapid-fire missions, and outwit a global threat. Now available on Windows.

Why similar: Word Game 48.9%, Strategy 19.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 3.3%

What does this white object represent? A brief journey of 3D riddles.

Why similar: Word Game 49.6%, Minimalist 16.7%, Puzzle 15.4%, Logic 14.9%, Indie 3.3%

Create the longest word chain by starting with the last letter of the previous word. Play in English, French, or Spanish, and challenge yourself in Relax or Speed modes. Compete on the global leaderboards and become the ultimate word master in your language!

Why similar: Word Game 35.8%, Spelling 26.2% ★, Minimalist 12.7%, Relaxing 7.8%, Puzzle 7%

Inspired by the *tris family of games as well as the word search of the world, InfiniWordSlide gives you a score attack that will test your knowledge of the language, your ability to quickly react and reward good strategy. The controls are simple and the mechanics clear.

Why similar: Word Game 37.7%, Spelling 25.7% ★, Puzzle 8.9%, Casual 7.6%, Logic 7.6%

Solve clue-driven anagrams to uncover iconic quotes from classic books and legendary films.

Why similar: Word Game 37.1%, Spelling 29.9% ★, Puzzle 12.2%, Relaxing 9.3%, Casual 9%

In Vowel Movements you race against the clock to group words together into categories. The only catch is that each of the vowels has been replaced by a different vowel. Surely that can’t make things too difficult…

Why similar: Word Game 53.1%, Strategy 13.7%, Casual 9.4%, Puzzle 8.4%, Indie 7.2%

Knotwords is a minimal and elegant logic puzzle — with words. Arrange each section so every word across and down is valid. It may look difficult at first, but you'll be surprised at how quickly you pick it up! This is the kind of game I've been trying to design my whole career — I hope you like it

Why similar: Word Game 29.5%, Spelling 25.7% ★, Minimalist 9.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Puzzle 8%

Overlap words. Grow the board.

Why similar: Word Game 51.8%, Casual 14.6%, Minimalist 12.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, 2D 3.4%

Alpha Shift is a word puzzle game where players rearrange letters to solve challenges across themed levels. With unique mechanics like "CUT" and "BECOME," intuitive controls, and beautiful visuals, Alpha Shift offers a fresh blend of logic and creativity, unlocking achievements as you progress.

Why similar: Word Game 35.3%, Spelling 28.7% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Puzzle 8.7%, Casual 6.4%

Rosette and Words is a crossword game puzzle where you must find words in a board full of letter tiles. Collect beautiful rosettes and make new ones!

Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Beautiful 17.1% ★, Casual 11.8%, Logic 10.6%, Minimalist 10.2%

A casual strategy word game. Spell words, score points, and avoid filling up the board. Enjoy the satisfying and relaxing game play.

Why similar: Spelling 34.5% ★, Word Game 34.4%, Strategy 8.9%, Relaxing 8.7%, Casual 6.8%

A roguelike word game that combines Balatro with Scrabble. Power up letters and use 100+ passive abilities to defeat bosses and rack up high scores!

Why similar: Word Game 44.9%, Spelling 18.6% ★, Strategy 15.2%, Minimalist 9.5%, Casual 8.4%

Overwords is back: Stack, fuse, and expand.

Why similar: Word Game 49.9%, Minimalist 15.9%, Casual 14.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, 2D 3.3%

Find hidden words using unique researchers with different skills that test your strategy. English only.

Why similar: Word Game 40.8%, Spelling 31.4% ★, Puzzle 9.4%, Casual 6.7%, Strategy 4.8%

Quadruzzle is an exciting word puzzle game. Each day you will be tasked with solving a new puzzle by guessing four words with clues. To solve the puzzle, you will move 15 lettered tiles into their proper place on a 4 x 4 grid of 16 slots with only one open slot to move tiles into.

Why similar: Word Game 44.1%, Logic 20.6%, Casual 17%, Puzzle 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%

The next generation of word games has arrived…

Why similar: Word Game 45.8%, Strategy 16.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, Indie 8.7%, Casual 8.2%

Phonetic is a casual brain teaser game. A simple game in which the player deciphers the phonetic spelling of various words. Try it out and see what highscore you can set!

Why similar: Word Game 46.3%, Casual 13.5%, Puzzle 13.3%, Logic 12.8%, Relaxing 6.5%

LightCells is an elegant and minimalist logic puzzle game that captivates players with its simplicity and depth.

Why similar: Strategy 23.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Minimalist 14%, Logic 13.4%, Casual 12.1%

Surfwords is a fast-paced word building game. Letters drop from the top of the screen in two columns. You have to choose which column to take at each row, in order to build up a series of words. Bet you can't last 30 seconds!

Why similar: Word Game 44.7%, Spelling 25.2% ★, Puzzle 10.5%, Casual 8.2%, Minimalist 7.8%

Classic Sudoku, but with a twist--solve the game using Greek symbols.

Why similar: Puzzle 18.1%, Strategy 16.5%, Casual 14.1%, Minimalist 13.8%, Logic 11.8%

Miracle Sudoku features beautiful puzzles that at first glance look impossible to solve!! Indeed, some of our Miracle puzzles have as few as two givens digits (!) but you will find them all to be solvable with a bit of clever logic!

Why similar: Word Game 39.2%, Logic 12.7%, Casual 12.5%, Minimalist 12.2%, Puzzle 10.4%

Tired of feeling obtuse in Scrabble? Try Obgoose, a solo, non-competitive word game where you can play at your own pace.

Why similar: Word Game 38.3%, Spelling 34.3% ★, Minimalist 10%, Casual 10%, Relaxing 4.2%

As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.

Why similar: Word Game 31.1%, Spelling 27.6% ★, Strategy 15.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Casual 8.6%

Word Hunt Fever combines the mechanics of two popular types of puzzles: word search and match-3, with some rules designed to make the game interesting and addictive. Swap the letters to find the words, go up the levels and get the higher scores!

Why similar: Word Game 38.1%, Spelling 30.9% ★, Minimalist 12.3%, Puzzle 9%, Casual 4%

A small but “orthodox 3A” project: AI Coding, AI Drawing, and AI Assembling. Inspired by the format of 《这是谐音梗》, this game focuses on guessing words through Emoji. It currently includes over 200 puzzles, and also lets players create their own Emoji artwork. Feel free to try it!

Why similar: Word Game 53.5%, Logic 16.7%, Casual 15.6%, Strategy 8.3%, Indie 3.6%

Place letter blocks, build words, collect cards, and push for the highest score. Every round is a fresh puzzle. How long can you outlast the grid?

Why similar: Word Game 43.9%, Spelling 13.7% ★, Strategy 9.2%, Logic 9%, Relaxing 7.7%

Harmonize is a relaxing, minimalist puzzle game. Through thoughtful "placement" and "partial rotation," piece together the target shape. This rule creates highly intricate puzzles... featuring 32 carefully designed levels.

Why similar: Logic 20.1%, Minimalist 17.8%, Puzzle 15.7%, Strategy 15%, Casual 12.8%

Square Word is coming on Steam! Discover 140+ words spread in 4 sunny themes! Handcrafted grids, hints, mini-objectives & more!

Why similar: Word Game 36.1%, Spelling 31.8% ★, Logic 8.9%, Relaxing 7.9%, Casual 7%

Embark on an epic linguistic adventure in Letters & Legends, where words and wits are your greatest weapons! Sharpen your tongue and show your enemies who the true wordsmith is!

Why similar: Word Game 38.6%, Spelling 34.6% ★, Puzzle 7.9%, Strategy 6.7%, Casual 5.8%

"Only the keyboard is used in this game!" Beat looming enemies with your typing skill! Switch lanes and defeat enemies by typing letters. This is an all-new typing game with strategy and a thrill.

Why similar: Word Game 55%, Casual 16.1%, Puzzle 12.2%, Stylized 7.3%, 2D 4.1%

A deduction game about historical figures. Enter characters to compare attributes and follow color‑coded hints to narrow down the answer. Analyze, associate, and identify the target, or enjoy co‑op, speed, and versus modes for competitive deduction fun.

Why similar: Word Game 41.5%, Strategy 17.8%, Casual 12%, Puzzle 10.2%, Logic 9.6%

Will The Man Get Frog is a chill little game about composing silly or sweet haikus (short poems) and sharing them with the world! Don't worry about the blank page, the game will provide words for you. Just arrange them the best you can!

Why similar: Word Game 54.4%, Minimalist 13.1%, Casual 11.5%, Relaxing 9.3%, Puzzle 7.4%

Letterlike is a challenging roguelike word game that's all about collecting cards, upgrading words, and upgrading letter tiles to make the strongest synergies and reach the highest scores!

Why similar: Word Game 34.3%, Spelling 26.1% ★, Minimalist 12.7%, Strategy 10.3%, Puzzle 7.6%

Squamations is a relaxing yet fast paced word game you can play at your own speed!

Why similar: Word Game 34.8%, Spelling 31.8% ★, Puzzle 9%, Relaxing 7.3%, Strategy 6.4%

Classic word-searching returns, cadet!

Why similar: Word Game 38.4%, Spelling 34.2% ★, Puzzle 10.9%, Casual 10.9%, 2D 2.6%

A world constructed with sentences. 2D action puzzle game where you get keys, open doors and clear stages by rewriting sentences and altering rules by adding and subtracting the word ‘Nai(no/non/not)’.

Why similar: Word Game 46.2%, Casual 13.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Minimalist 11.3%, Logic 9.7%

In this fast-paced word game, build words from falling tiles before your game board fills up. Flex your vocabulary to build larger words and maximize the point multiplier.

Why similar: Spelling 43% ★, Word Game 35.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Casual 7.3%, 2D 2.6%

Tricells is a tranquil logic puzzle game and is the first game in the Geocells series.

Why similar: Strategy 26.7%, Casual 17.2%, Logic 13.1%, Minimalist 12.6%, Indie 11.5%

In Killer Sudoku, every puzzle features cages that tell you the sum of the numbers inside. This extra information leads to beautiful logic that you will master as you progress through our handmade puzzles.

Why similar: Strategy 24%, Minimalist 19.2%, Casual 16.9%, Puzzle 15.5%, Logic 14.6%

Create four letter words with falling tiles before the screen fills. Utilize powerups and careful preparation to create multiple words at once to achieve multiplier bonuses!

Why similar: Word Game 36.5%, Spelling 33.5% ★, Minimalist 12.9%, Casual 6.6%, Puzzle 3.6%

A word based action-puzzle game.

Why similar: Spelling 40.4% ★, Minimalist 15.6%, Logic 14.7%, Casual 12.9%, Puzzle 12.1%

Become a spelling ace or just beat the highest score in this arcade spelling contest. The challenge is ON! 8 letters, up to 100 words and 120 seconds to spell them out. Compete against other players via leaderboards and become real Ace Of Words.

Why similar: Word Game 58.6%, Casual 17.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Indie 10.2%, Singleplayer 1%

Hello Professor Watts here and I need your help! I've been assembling a lecture on the life of pirates, collecting samples and documenting important research materials. Now that I have returned to my laboratory I find all of my research files has been jumbled about.

Why similar: Word Game 27.9%, Strategy 21.4%, Casual 13.6%, Logic 10.7%, Indie 9.8%

"Hanzi Match" is a match puzzle game. Select three same Chinese characters to them. Match all the characters to win. The pronunciation will be played every time you click on the character!

Why similar: Word Game 42.1%, Spelling 30.8% ★, Casual 11.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Indie 2.7%

Kreuzwort++ is a crossword puzzle app with over 5000 exciting puzzle grids for endless puzzle fun. Find the right words, solve tricky questions and improve your word knowledge. How many puzzles can you solve?

Why similar: Word Game 63.5%, Minimalist 16.3%, Casual 14.2%, 2D 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%