Word Rescue

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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 ()

❓ 67.23%

93 reviews

In-Game

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 ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25)

Steam Release Date

5 May 2014 – 16:59:00 UTC ()

Original Release Date

1 May 1992 – 07:00:00 UTC () (704703600)

Store Asset Modification Time

30 May 2024 – 10:28:45 UTC () (1717064925)

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review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

DOSBOX Emulator

restricted_countries

Germany

First seen on SteamDB

19 March 2015 – 11:34:32 UTC (), in changelist #949140

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

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english

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page_background_path	app/358340
timestamp	30 May 2024 – 10:29:30 UTC

Trailers

2038045 ↴
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timestamp	1447371617

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
358341	Windows Word Rescue Content	28.68 MiB	10.88 MiB
358342	macOS mac	8.01 MiB	2.64 MiB
358343	Linux lin	9.53 MiB	3.30 MiB
358282	Shared InstallDepot from 3582803D Realms Anthology Re-Rockestrated Soundtrack	No size

Total size on disk is 46.22 MiB and total download size is 16.82 MiB.

Total size on disk is 28.68 MiB and total download size is 10.88 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

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Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		606171

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