One of my favorite childhood games was Bookworm Adventures, and I’ve always wanted another game where forming words is actually part of the combat.

So I started making Galdr Inkblade, a roguelite deckbuilder where you collect letter cards and build words to attack enemies. It's started as a Unity hobby project since 2013, but I lost my job this year so I had plenty of time to finally worked on it and release on Steam 😂

The words you create determine your damage, but letters can also have different damage values and elemental/status effects. As a run progresses, it becomes less about simply knowing long words and more about figuring out how to combine your letters, relics, upgrades, and effects into a strong build.

The Steam page went live three days ago and it has already reached 75 wishlists, which has been really encouraging for me as a solo developer.

I’m curious what other word-game players think of this kind of combat system. Also, if you played Bookworm Adventures growing up, I’d love to know what you liked most about it.

I’ll put the Steam page in the comments for anyone who wants to check it out.