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2014PC, Steam Deck playable79 % positive2.99 €

A fast-paced word game dressed as a fantasy RPG: you spell words to fight enemies, collect loot and level up your hero.

  • Loot and gear
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Fantasy setting
  • Strong character progression

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In short: Games like Words for Evil

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Words for Evil special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best match

Puzzle Quest 2

82 %Match

2010PC, Xbox, Steam Deck playable82 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Words for Evil: hunting for loot and gear, puzzles to figure out as well as a fantasy setting.

Puzzle Quest 2 blends Bejeweled-style match-three puzzles with RPG elements, resolving fights, spells and character growth on a turn-based gem board. Dungeon-crawling structure adds variety to its fantasy adventure.

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Gyromancer

Pure single-player experience

Gyromancer fuses Bejeweled Twist-style gem-matching puzzles with RPG elements: rotating and matching gems lets you summon creatures and fight through a fantasy story set in Aldemona Wood.

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Strong character progression

A match-3 puzzle game where lining up tiles drives your hero through dungeons to run, fight and loot. Between runs you upgrade your prison base to grow stronger.

You Must Build A Boat

Strong character progression

A match-3 puzzle game where your tile matches drive a hero running through procedural dungeons, fighting monsters and collecting gear and crew for your ship. The blend of fast puzzling and RPG upgrades makes it highly addictive.

Gems of War

Loot and gear

A match-3 puzzle game fused with a collectible RPG: you match gems to charge spells and build a team from a huge roster of heroes and monsters. Easy to pick up, with lots of depth in team building and gear.

Puzzle Chronicles

Strong character progression

A puzzle-RPG hybrid where battles are fought through match-style puzzles as a tribal warrior seeking vengeance against the brutal Ashurin Empire. Character development and a dark revenge story accompany the puzzle combat.

Shalnor Legends: Sacred Lands

Pure single-player experience

An indie fantasy adventure mixing action combat, puzzles, gear upgrades and alchemy, with collectibles and a narrative thread. I know the game poorly, so this rating relies mainly on the metadata.

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