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 ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
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

Assets

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icon

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clienticns

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LinuxClientIcon

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
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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header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
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library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	f81c01e40f4ce13aba64fa31cb674df66fad5a0f.jpg
page_background_path	app/2295070
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	23 May 2025 – 18:32:06 UTC

Trailer 608169 ↴

trailer_name	Poems & Codes Official Trailer
trailer_category	3
trailer_480p ↴
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video/mp4	256969858/movie480.mp4
trailer_max ↴
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video/mp4	256969858/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer ↴
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video/mp4	2295070/608169/ae919ddfc3f4f55dac6958fabbd159b6e3a09c89/1750980927/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers ↴
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screenshot_full	256969858/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	15 September 2023 – 19:10:31 UTC

Trailer 612487 ↴

trailer_name	Poems & Codes Gameplay
trailer_category	1
trailer_480p ↴
video/webm	256972311/movie480_vp9.webm
video/mp4	256972311/movie480.mp4
trailer_max ↴
video/webm	256972311/movie_max_vp9.webm
video/mp4	256972311/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer ↴
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video/mp4	2295070/612487/84f752504b00b8268c2fb3f26fc00bcb90a9e075/1750980927/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers ↴
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screenshot_medium	256972311/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256972311/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	28 September 2023 – 19:19:11 UTC

Configuration

Key	Value
installdir	Poems & Codes

Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option

Executable	`Poems_and_codes.exe`
Launch Type	Launch (Default)
Operating System	windows

1. Unnamed launch option

Executable	`Poems_and_codes.app`
Launch Type	Unspecified
Operating System	macos

2. Unnamed launch option

Executable	`love`
Arguments	`Poems_and_codes.love`
Launch Type	Launch (Default)
Operating System	linux
CPU Architecture	64-bit only

Poems & Codes

Additional Information

Supported Languages

Tags

Categories

Assets

Trailer 608169 ↴

Trailer 612487 ↴

Configuration

Launch Options