WordGeddon
You've infiltrated the Mad Scientist's lair - now it's time to stop their doomsday weapon! Unfortunately, you arrived too late - it's already armed, and about to drop. Decode "passwords" and hit a target score to stop it momentarily. Beat a set number of rounds to blow it up fully! If you take too long, the bomb will fall deeper to the planet's core.
Watch the timer to the side for your countdown, and try to solve the scrambles for words anywhere four to eight letters long. Of course, if you figure out an eight letter word, that's the highest score!
You can play in two ways currently - with the mouse, or by directly typing on the keyboard. Typing is faster, but both are possible. Clicking on the game should focus the keyboard on it.
The dictionary that WordGeddon uses is in English, with just over 12,500 eight-letter words alone. It's quite possible that some may be unfamiliar, but if so - don't worry. Just try to solve for a smaller word inside it! WordGeddon has a total dictionary of 41699 words!
Note: At the moment, the full core game loop is running! However, everything else is still on a to-do list, including some polish... and audio. More modes are planned as well, but for now - you can set the difficulty from Easy, Medium, or Hard.
This version will be left as-is now on Itch.io, while updated versions will be posted in a new spot!
Watch the timer to the side for your countdown, and try to solve the scrambles for words anywhere four to eight letters long. Of course, if you figure out an eight letter word, that's the highest score!
You can play in two ways currently - with the mouse, or by directly typing on the keyboard. Typing is faster, but both are possible. Clicking on the game should focus the keyboard on it.
The dictionary that WordGeddon uses is in English, with just over 12,500 eight-letter words alone. It's quite possible that some may be unfamiliar, but if so - don't worry. Just try to solve for a smaller word inside it! WordGeddon has a total dictionary of 41699 words!
Note: At the moment, the full core game loop is running! However, everything else is still on a to-do list, including some polish... and audio. More modes are planned as well, but for now - you can set the difficulty from Easy, Medium, or Hard.
This version will be left as-is now on Itch.io, while updated versions will be posted in a new spot!
Comments20
AltTabber27 Apr 2021, 14:50
Good game, but extrimely hard for non-english speaking players)
Steve Dragon27 Apr 2021, 14:53
The core loop seems fine. It was nice to be able to answer with 4-letter words while knowing, for sure, that there was a longer one I was sacrificing for time. Made for interesting decisions. I wish it told me what the 8-letter word was every time instead of only when I gave up.
The words themselves were a little...strange. Some of them like "nonesuch" aren't in use as such, so it felt like the game had cheated me of the satisfaction of actually finding the 8-letter word. Maybe more curation there is required.
Overall, pretty decent.
The words themselves were a little...strange. Some of them like "nonesuch" aren't in use as such, so it felt like the game had cheated me of the satisfaction of actually finding the 8-letter word. Maybe more curation there is required.
Overall, pretty decent.
T C27 Apr 2021, 14:54
Nice word game. Would definitely be driven crazy on hard mode, but I like being able to make any word. Was a bit confused when the game ended or didn't, but didn't take away from the fun of it. Good job!
Lélek Hunor Kadosa27 Apr 2021, 15:03
Nice graphics :D And a simple but good game.
It would be nice if you can erase letters in mid words by clicking on them.
And use simpler words on the medium difficulty...I'm not a native english speaker therefore I had a bounch of words that I ddidn't even know
It would be nice if you can erase letters in mid words by clicking on them.
And use simpler words on the medium difficulty...I'm not a native english speaker therefore I had a bounch of words that I ddidn't even know
nardandas27 Apr 2021, 15:06
Hard little word-finder! I tried hard a few times but had a lot of trouble getting past 4 rounds, so I played easy. I do wish that after you reached the required score you could skip to the next round, it took a lot of waiting to get further down. The animations were super fun though, I really appreciate em!
DevMerlin27 Apr 2021, 15:07
@lelek-hunor-kadosa Thanks for the feedback! I've got a lot more I want to add to it, and as @steve-dragon said the dictionary can be... weird, sometimes. It's thrown me for a loop more then once.
Zypo27 Apr 2021, 15:07
Very interesting. The theme really didn't make much sense with the gameplay, and originally I thought that I had to come up with a full 8 letter word, which was very confusing - then I read the instructions. Furthermore, once you reach the "minimum" score, you should be able to advance to the next level as there really isn't any point of moving on. Overall, great job getting a game together!!!
SPOILER After clicking "Give Up", you can quickly type the word and press enter for the full points.
SPOILER After clicking "Give Up", you can quickly type the word and press enter for the full points.
Fribolin27 Apr 2021, 15:17
took me a minute to figure out, that I don't need to use all letters. After that, fun game, I had my problems wiht not being a native english speaker, but I still played a few rounds on medium difficulty.
Some soundeffects would have been nice, maybe a little music track. Those two things can go a long way in giving the player a feel of stress.
Some soundeffects would have been nice, maybe a little music track. Those two things can go a long way in giving the player a feel of stress.
CorbenG28 Apr 2021, 03:08
Word scrambles are always fun, and the time pressure and ability to make any word you want gives it a unique twist. Erasing could be a bit frustrating and unresponsive at times, but the visuals and art fit well. Nice work :)
leorid28 Apr 2021, 04:48
Got some sexual words xD Humor 5/5 xD
tetrapteryx28 Apr 2021, 12:22
This is a fun game! I liked that I had the option to enter shorter words just to keep things going, it made me feel extra smart when I figured out the full word, instead of dumb for not getting it.
Tomas Poblete28 Apr 2021, 15:13
I don't speak English natively so I had some trouble guessing the whole words haha. The option to enter shorter words is appreciated. It is an interesting approach to the theme of the jam. This concept would be very good for people who want to improve their English skills. Nice game!
Eugenik28 Apr 2021, 16:25
I definitely love the art style, very nice work !.
Wheffle29 Apr 2021, 00:25
I'm a bit of a sucker for typing games, but I have learned that I suck at scramble games. I could only beat it on easy. The idea is simple and it was a lot of fun! I liked the detailed lose screen, that was a nice touch. I think my main suggestion would be to give longer words some sort of compounding score instead of linear. I'm surprised how well the scramble works though, you can make smaller words out of the letters of almost any 8-letter word. Pretty crazy.
GullynGames13 May 2021, 17:57
Pretty fun game! It could have benefited from some audio, even some simple sound effects. Most of the words I entered were 4-6 letter words, and I barely got the 8-letter ones. Overall good job!
Eckkert17 May 2021, 05:08
It took me a little to figure out that it wouldn't take words shorter than four letters. Too bad, because I am really terrible at anagrams. ;)
The Grafics look pretty nice btw =)