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Synonymy

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App ID 342890
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis
Franchise Cinq-Mars Media
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Adobe_AIR Engine
Last Changenumber 29741262
Last Record Update 25 June 2025 – 12:13:15 UTC ()
Release Date 6 March 2015 – 07:07:46 UTC ()
❓ 46.70%
90 reviews
3
In-Game

Synonymy is a non-profit, educational word game narrated by Richard Dawkins where players are challenged to find a path between random words through their network of synonyms. By taking the synonym of a word, and then a synonym of that synonym, and so on, you can ultimately arrive at any other word in a language.

Additional Information

Developer Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis
metacritic_name Synonymy
ReleaseState released
Publisher Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis
Store Release Date 12 December 2014 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Casual (4)
Store Genres Casual (4), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 6 March 2015 – 07:07:46 UTC ()
Original Release Date 12 December 2014 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1418371200)
Store Asset Modification Time 20 December 2022 – 07:46:00 UTC () (1671522360)
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Detected Technologies (?) Adobe_AIR Engine, Adobe_Flash SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 11 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6885361
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First seen on SteamDB 8 January 2015 – 22:04:15 UTC (), in changelist #838781

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

📚 Word Game 😌 Casual 🧩 Puzzle 🏫 Education 👤 Singleplayer 🤯 Abstract 🎨 Stylized 💡 Strategy 🧘 Relaxing 📚 Narration 🎓 Tutorial 🕹️ Multiplayer 💥 Action 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🔎 Point & Click

Categories

Single-player Cross-Platform Multiplayer Family Sharing Multi-player

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 3 players right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 247 all-time peak 2 November 2017
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  • 463 followers
  • 41 positive reviews
  • 49 negative reviews
  • 45.56% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 5 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Mixed
  • 46.70% SteamDB Rating
  • 41 45.6% positive reviews
  • 49 54.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
6 March 2015 – 07:07 Steam Release -
31 October 2014 – 14:00 ⇄ Groupees: Build a Greenlight Bundle 12 -
15 September 2015 – 17:15 ⇄ Groupees: The Psychic Pixel Party Bundle -

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Synonymy had an all-time peak of 247 concurrent players on 2 November 2017.

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