Poems & Codes

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App ID	2295070
App Type	Game
Developer	Hero Game Co LLC
Publisher	Hero Game Co LLC
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Love2D Engine
Last Changenumber	31025247
Last Record Update	9 September 2025 – 21:56:25 UTC ()
Release Date	17 October 2023 – 16:22:01 UTC ()

❓ 81.89%

78 reviews

In-Game

Explore the wonderful world of poetry 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

17 October 2023 – 16:22:05 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

17 October 2023 – 16:22:01 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

23 May 2025 – 18:31:49 UTC () (1748025109)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
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width_pct	100
height_pct	100

osextended

macos64

review_score

review_percentage

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
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
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
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 14 November 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 12496325

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

24 January 2023 – 00:10:12 UTC (), in changelist #17481628

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes

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header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	100
logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

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raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	23 May 2025 – 18:32:06 UTC

Trailers

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timestamp	1694805031
612487 ↴
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