Good, but please make one small change (or two)
This is one of the better word-based roguelikes I’ve seen in my day. For one thing, it isn’t just a Scrabble-based one; if anything it reminds me more of Quiddler. While part of the appeal to a game like Balatro is the appealing art on the jokers, I admire the simplicity here. The different types of letter tiles all buff your score, but do so in ways that affect your strategy.
Also, I don’t inherently hate the idea of the game starting out nigh-impossible, because you get gems rather quickly and I’ve already gotten to 10 letter slots after playing for only three or so days. The rate at which you get gems (even when losing!) trivializes that initial “hill.”
However, there are a few things which would make the game a bit better. For one, switching out the “Q” tiles for “Qu” tiles would make them easier to use. Also, just for funsies, a few double-letter tiles (CH, ST, ER, etc.) you could add to your deck would be nice (unless they exist in a later bag I haven’t got).
And my main complaint? The thing that knocked it down to three stars? The SECRET LEVEL. Now, don’t get me wrong; I don’t hate a “secret” stage when implemented well. But the way it’s done here actually made me frustrated. Rather than being an optional mechanic or anything of the sort, it’s just a sixth level appended to the endgame that you don’t have time to prepare for. Don’t show me five levels and then throw a sixth one at me once I’ve finally managed to reach the end.
Either give us the option to play without these “secrets” (bait-and-switches), or have the fifth level be the OFFICIAL end and have a little menu say something like “Congratulations! Would you like to play a harder bonus round for more prizes?” That sort of “high risk/high reward” thing could turn some people on to them.
Overall, this is still a great game, and I’m not even complaining about difficulty. There’s a difference between a hard game and a game that throws a curveball at you when you’re already at home plate. (P.S. Different color themes? :3)
I just want to say as well that this is one of my first app reviews. I hope I haven’t been too harsh! Bye!
Also, I don’t inherently hate the idea of the game starting out nigh-impossible, because you get gems rather quickly and I’ve already gotten to 10 letter slots after playing for only three or so days. The rate at which you get gems (even when losing!) trivializes that initial “hill.”
However, there are a few things which would make the game a bit better. For one, switching out the “Q” tiles for “Qu” tiles would make them easier to use. Also, just for funsies, a few double-letter tiles (CH, ST, ER, etc.) you could add to your deck would be nice (unless they exist in a later bag I haven’t got).
And my main complaint? The thing that knocked it down to three stars? The SECRET LEVEL. Now, don’t get me wrong; I don’t hate a “secret” stage when implemented well. But the way it’s done here actually made me frustrated. Rather than being an optional mechanic or anything of the sort, it’s just a sixth level appended to the endgame that you don’t have time to prepare for. Don’t show me five levels and then throw a sixth one at me once I’ve finally managed to reach the end.
Either give us the option to play without these “secrets” (bait-and-switches), or have the fifth level be the OFFICIAL end and have a little menu say something like “Congratulations! Would you like to play a harder bonus round for more prizes?” That sort of “high risk/high reward” thing could turn some people on to them.
Overall, this is still a great game, and I’m not even complaining about difficulty. There’s a difference between a hard game and a game that throws a curveball at you when you’re already at home plate. (P.S. Different color themes? :3)
I just want to say as well that this is one of my first app reviews. I hope I haven’t been too harsh! Bye!
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Best word game
I love word games and I love rogue games. Haven’t found a good new word game in ages. This one I’ve been addicted to. Definitely deserves more attention than it’s gotten!
Fun game, the UI could be improved
I only just got the game but I love the concept, I loved balatro and I love word games. The game would really benefit from a good soundtrack, and for me at least, the UI and menus just feel confusing and not as intuitive as I had hoped. Other than that it’s great and I hope it’s development continues.
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Fun game, but a bit buggy and light on content
Tough to be compared to Balatro, but you’re kind of asking for it. Far less variety of buffs and opportunity to discover synergy between them. Base difficulty is quite easy.
And I’ve just found myself scoring NaN points each word until I ran out and failed the run.
Nice concept, and fun for at least a few hours. Don’t regret the purchase, but I don’t see myself getting hooked on it either.
And I’ve just found myself scoring NaN points each word until I ran out and failed the run.
Nice concept, and fun for at least a few hours. Don’t regret the purchase, but I don’t see myself getting hooked on it either.
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Fun game worth the money
Very fun and more interesting than the typical word games in the app store. Nice to play a game without being bombarded with ads and microtransaction.
Some feedback for the dev:
1) there is a bug in the score calculation when you have multiple consecutive bricks. The points are different if you place one brick vs if you place two bricks then remove one despite one brick in both
2) the final stage conditions could use some balancing. The double points one is way harder than many of the others
3) the game flow after a win doesn't make a lot of sense. What is the point of sending back to the normal store and offering tile based rewards when there are no more stages. It's also a bit weird that you are more rewarded when you lose (access to the special store) than when you win (no special store)
Some feedback for the dev:
1) there is a bug in the score calculation when you have multiple consecutive bricks. The points are different if you place one brick vs if you place two bricks then remove one despite one brick in both
2) the final stage conditions could use some balancing. The double points one is way harder than many of the others
3) the game flow after a win doesn't make a lot of sense. What is the point of sending back to the normal store and offering tile based rewards when there are no more stages. It's also a bit weird that you are more rewarded when you lose (access to the special store) than when you win (no special store)
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Response from developer
Thank you!! Would you be able to email me at hello@puzzlelike.com for more details on the bug?
Unwinnable. Avoid.
Love word games, hate this one. Can’t even win a round. What’s the point of an unwinnable game?
An enjoyable little game that makes me realize how bad I am at unscrambling words
A very fun game that takes clear inspiration from Balatro but is more than unique enough with its mechanics to stand alone as a separate game. I’ve had no bugs or issues with the gameplay and I think the upgrade mechanics are very well done.
My English professor showed me this game, so shoutout Mr. Pride
My English professor showed me this game, so shoutout Mr. Pride
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Excellent Game, Achievements are Buggy
This is my favorite word game out of the many apps I’ve tried over the years. It’s complex yet intuitive and has a wide variety of difficulty settings and items to unlock. Really awesome concept and very addicting once you figure out your strategy. I would love to give 5 stars but it has a few major bugs. The achievements for completing difficulty levels and bags do not unlock, even when I have clearly completed them. Also, I have completed all 3 card unlocks for circular, palindrome, alphabetical, and reverse alphabetical… but the corresponding bags are still locked. It’s really disappointing because I would love to complete all the achievements and unlock all the bags. I hope they fix this issue soon and I would gladly change my review to 5 stars - seriously, this is my favorite word game app.
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Response from developer
Hi there! I'm really sorry that's happened. Do you think you can email me at hello@puzzlelike.com? I can take a look at your data and see what's going on!
My favorite word game
The game is very addicting. The different levels and bags to choose give lots of playtime. No ads!! There some bugs at times but overall runs smooth. They keep updating which I don’t understand the new bricks and blanks I don’t think we needed them I was happy with coins or gems.
Tough Learning Curve
Spend 20 minutes getting to the final round only to have the boss nerf all of your perks and leave you with one word to complete the run.
Hang in there, it gets better.
Hang in there, it gets better.
I’m sure this will be five stars at some point.
Great premise, Balatro meets Scrabble, no regrets buying it, but it still feels very much alpha early release. I was deep into a run and played HAIRPIN, playing this word somehow knocked my points down to 0 for that round. I thought maybe there were some card dynamics that had worked against me, but i check my cards and nothing. The word I played did not even give me a single point and I lost with 0 points.
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Response from developer
Hi there! I'm really sorry that happened. Would you be able email me at hello@playletterlike.com? I'd love to know what happened so I can fix it!
Join the daily challenge!
I need more people to dominate and humiliate (think of me like one of the in game characters but real) now please play the daily sweethearts so I can beat you all!!
Great game, been playing pretty much since day 1 when dev shared release news on Reddit.
Brand new update looks promising blocks and shiny’s!!
Great game, been playing pretty much since day 1 when dev shared release news on Reddit.
Brand new update looks promising blocks and shiny’s!!
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Response from developer
Hi there! The daily challenges really are a random set of seed, gems, bags, and difficulties. It would be very difficult to predict exactly how each seed performs. Some days will be easier than others by pure chance unfortunately. But I think that's part of the fun! Trying to win with less gems and picking the right strategy is exciting. The previous day's data is saving and I do plan on implementing ways to view past days! If you have would like to discuss more, please email me at hello@playletterlike.com!
disappointing game
The game itself is unique.
unfortunately haven’t been able to get past level number 5 where you have to collect over 70,000 points with just two words on the final stage of the Tutorial ..?
So many occasions when I’m given 6 letters such as NNNNII
Only to discard them and then get another set of letters which are unable to make a word
Have now given up
unfortunately haven’t been able to get past level number 5 where you have to collect over 70,000 points with just two words on the final stage of the Tutorial ..?
So many occasions when I’m given 6 letters such as NNNNII
Only to discard them and then get another set of letters which are unable to make a word
Have now given up
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Response from developer
Hi there! I'm sorry you're having trouble. Have you tried playing a New Game? Each game is randomized so you won't encounter the same final level / letter combinations. Let me know how it goes!
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so é dificil no inicio mas vc vai aprendendo
Balatro x Scrabble
Great port of Balatro’s classical elements into the Scrabble world. If you like Balatro and Scrabble at the same time, this is the game for you. Takes a few rounds to get used to the game mechanism and connect the dots with corresponding strategies in Balatro, but overall very good game! One feedback would be more diamonds on each run otherwise unlocking all elements will be like forever.
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Love it so far but
Love this game so much already, but it is quite difficult in the beginning. I’ve put in quite a few hours and yet to beat the starter bag. Also you should change it so when you can pick a reward you can somehow read about what they are. Some of them I don’t know what they are and I pick them hoping it’ll pop up a screen explaining what they are but instead it just picks them. Thank you for making this! It’s great.
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Response from developer
Hi there! Thank you so much! I'm actually going to add in a tooltip for the rewards as you mentioned in the next update. Stay tuned!
Keeps getting better!
Super fun game!! It’s really cool to see how far this app has come since just a couple of months ago. I can’t wait to see where it goes from here!
If you like BALATRO and SCRABBLE… wew lawd this is good
Incredibly fun, complex but inviting. Bopping music. Nothing but good things to say about.
Does take some getting used to but once you do, it’s a ton of fun.
Does take some getting used to but once you do, it’s a ton of fun.
These are the tiles you are looking for
I’ve been playing this game since the very early days and it’s been wonderful seeing the dev respond to feedback. I think my big thing was dark mode in the beginning, and it seemed like once I said something it was added almost overnight. Crazy! I will definitely be picking up Letterlike on Steam too. Thanks for adding cloud saves for cross platform support! Really appreciate all your work on this unique and amazing game!
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Join the daily challenge!
I need more people to dominate and humiliate (think of me like one of the in game characters but real) now please play the daily sweethearts so I can beat you all!!
Great game, been playing pretty much since day 1 when dev shared release news on Reddit.
Back to 5 stars. Dev replied and explained daily challenge are indeed random. Just been a few straight days of miserable seeds I guess.
Brand new update looks promising blocks and shiny’s!!
Great game, been playing pretty much since day 1 when dev shared release news on Reddit.
Back to 5 stars. Dev replied and explained daily challenge are indeed random. Just been a few straight days of miserable seeds I guess.
Brand new update looks promising blocks and shiny’s!!
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