A downloadable game for Windows and Linux

a little game of shifting letters to make words

the words list ranges between 3 and 6 letter words

how to play

shiftwords:

you get a list of words that fill the board and have their letters scrambled

once you find a word, it's letters become '#' (unusable)

your goal is to find all the words, making the whole board '#'s

uses all words

lineword:

a simpler and faster shiftword, where you can only shift

you have to find the prompted word in the orientation given

the board is only 2 middle lines

uses 4 and 5 letter words

lineword 2:

a real challenge, same as lineword but all 4 words in the list below have to be readable in the board at once, it's always possible

uses a combination of 4 and 4 letter words and 5 and 3 letter words

controls

arrow keys to move/shift letters

space to:

  • confirm
  • toggle between moving and shifting
  • hold to start selecting a word, release to confirm it

esc to go back to menu

z andto navigate through the words to find list

to restart


made with txt

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, Linux
AuthorPPePP
GenrePuzzle
Tags2D, Casual, Grayscale, Word game
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard

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shiftword.zip 901 kB

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