Around the Words

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App ID	677230
App Type	Game
Developer	3DDUO
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 ()

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10 reviews

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)

library_assets

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
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width_pct	33.31388564760795
height_pct	59.49847980262825

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

NWJS SDK, NodeJS SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
test_timestamp: 22 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 2858684

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

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

Assets

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logo_small

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	33.31388564760795
logo_position/height_pct	59.49847980262825

Assets

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header	header.jpg
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community_icon	46ca6d60e7be9fab440751f5da0e5d1074a69c40.jpg
page_background_path	app/677230
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	20 June 2025 – 14:46:18 UTC

Trailers

256690449 ↴
trailer_name	Around The Words English Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_base_id	113935
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1569247135

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
677231	Windows Around the Words Content	194.65 MiB	75.70 MiB
677232	macOS Dépôt : Around the Words Mac	207.70 MiB	69.11 MiB
677233	Linux Dépôt : Around the Words Linux	212.32 MiB	70.55 MiB

Total size on disk is 614.67 MiB and total download size is 215.35 MiB.

Total size on disk is 194.65 MiB and total download size is 75.70 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		2858684	14 June 2018 – 08:28:42 UTC
test		2858684	13 June 2018 – 16:18:26 UTC

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