Word Rescue
| App ID | 358340 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Redwood Games |
| Publisher | 3D Realms |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS |
| Technologies | DOSBOX Emulator |
| Last Changenumber | 29559331 |
| Last Record Update | 13 June 2025 – 23:15:52 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 5 May 2014 – 16:59:00 UTC ( |
Word Rescue is an incredible adventure for kids who want to rescue all the stolen words from the mean ol' Gruzzles. The Gruzzles can't read, and they don't want anyone else to read. So, they've stolen the words out of all of our books! Benny Bookworm needs your help to stop the Gruzzles.
Additional Information
| Developer | Redwood Games | |||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | Word Rescue | |||||||||||||||||
| controller_support | partial | |||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | 3D Realms | |||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 1 May 1992 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1), Adventure (25) | |||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 5 May 2014 – 16:59:00 UTC ( |
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| Original Release Date | 1 May 1992 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 30 May 2024 – 10:28:45 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | DOSBOX Emulator | |||||||||||||||||
| restricted_countries | DE Germany |
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| First seen on SteamDB | 19 March 2015 – 11:34:32 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes |
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Steam charts
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- 0 players right now
- 3 24-hour peak
- 7 all-time peak
7 April 2024
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Store data
- 243 followers
- 68 positive reviews
- 25 negative reviews
- 73.12% positive reviews
Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 120 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~4.0 k by VG Insights
- ~9.4 k by Gamalytic
- ~14.0 k by SteamSpy
- ~872.7 k by PlayTracker
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| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 5 May 2014 – 16:59 | Steam Release | - |
| 8 December 2015 – 17:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle 6 | - |
| 24 February 2016 – 17:00 | ⇄ Indiegala: The AttrAction Mega Bundle | - |
| 14 June 2016 – 15:30 | ⇄ Fanatical: 3D Realms Bundle | - |
| 3 October 2023 – 15:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: 3D Realms Dollar Bundle | - |
| 15 March 2024 – 16:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Collections Games (Mar 2024) | - |
| 26 November 2024 – 15:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Collections Games (Nov 2024) | - |
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