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Around the Words

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App ID 677230
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Plug In Digital
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 29670411
Last Record Update 20 June 2025 – 14:46:23 UTC ()
Release Date 8 August 2017 – 07:54:25 UTC ()
❓ 44.86%
10 reviews
0
In-Game

Test your vocabulary and help the gentle jellyfish by trying to form as many words as possible with the letters represented on their bodies. Each time there's a wave, new jellyfish appear on the grid to increase your chances of finding longer and more complex words that will score you more points!

Additional Information

Developer 3DDUO
metacritic_name Around the Words
ReleaseState released
Publisher Plug In Digital
Store Release Date 8 August 2017 – 07:54:36 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 8 August 2017 – 07:54:25 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 20 June 2025 – 14:45:29 UTC () (1750430729)
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Detected Technologies (?) NWJS SDK, NodeJS SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 22 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2858684
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First seen on SteamDB 10 July 2017 – 12:56:17 UTC (), in changelist #3172568

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Dutch Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
Swedish Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 😌 Casual

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Assets

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Trailers
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  • 0 players right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 3 all-time peak 24 October 2017
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Store data

  • 57 followers
  • 4 positive reviews
  • 6 negative reviews
  • 40.00% positive reviews

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  • 8 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Mixed
  • 44.86% SteamDB Rating
  • 4 40.0% positive reviews
  • 6 60.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
8 August 2017 – 07:54 Steam Release -
18 April 2018 – 15:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Microids Bundle -

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Around the Words had an all-time peak of 3 concurrent players on 24 October 2017.

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