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Prose & Codes

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App ID 1718910
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Hero Game Co LLC
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Love2D Engine
Last Changenumber 29156632
Last Record Update 23 May 2025 – 18:32:44 UTC ()
Release Date 11 February 2022 – 13:40:36 UTC ()
❓ 90.45%
271 reviews
6
In-Game

Explore the wonderful world of books through deceptively simple cryptograms. 10% of every purchase benefits Project Gutenberg, an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks.

Additional Information

Developer Hero Game Co LLC
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Hero Game Co LLC
Store Release Date 11 February 2022 – 13:40:39 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.tiktok.com/@herogameco
https://x.com/herogameco
Primary Genre Casual (4)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 11 February 2022 – 13:40:36 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 May 2025 – 18:32:34 UTC () (1748025154)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 99
Detected Technologies (?) Love2D Engine, Lua SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenAL SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 30 November 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9602685
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 6 August 2021 – 16:17:31 UTC (), in changelist #12223882

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🧩 Puzzle 📚 Word Game 🧘 Relaxing 🧩 Logic 😌 Casual 🏫 Education 📜 Historical 📔 Based On A Novel 🧙‍♂ Philosophical 📚 Story Rich 🌫 Atmospheric 🎨 Stylized 👾 Retro 👤 Singleplayer 🏽 2D 🌱 Indie 🎭 Drama 🤓 Trivia

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing

Assets

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timestamp23 May 2025 – 18:32:41 UTC
Trailers
256853534 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
1718912 Linux 32-bitEnglishProse & Codes Lin32 Depot 241.31 MiB 235.92 MiB
1718913 Linux 64-bitProse & Codes Lin64 Depot 241.15 MiB 235.80 MiB
1718914 Windows 32-bitEnglishProse & Codes Win32 Depot 240.51 MiB 235.83 MiB
1718915 Windows 64-bitEnglishProse & Codes Win64 Depot 241.76 MiB 236.14 MiB
1718916 macOS 64-bitEnglishProse & Codes Mac64 Depot 255.16 MiB 239.81 MiB

Total size on disk is 1.19 GiB and total download size is 1.16 GiB.

Total size on disk is 482.27 MiB and total download size is 471.97 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 17462981 22 February 2025 – 00:58:13 UTC

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