Run The Words Steam news

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• Review score100% positive
• Total reviews1
• Release dateAug 7, 2024
• DeveloperIt Could Be Something
• PublisherIt Could Be Something

Genres: Casual, Indie, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: It Could Be SomethingPublisher: It Could Be Something

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Run The Words Steam news

Run The Words news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Engine transition in first half of 2025 - 4 March 2025

  Run The Words is moving! I'll be transitioning the game from Love2d to Godot to aid in future-proofing, and it will help me release the game on more OS and platforms. In light of that, new book releases might be less frequent than weekly for the coming months while I focus on back-end programming.

• Weekly Book Drop | 7 and 8 of 52 - 24 February 2025

  Three books have been added for weeks 7 and 8: Tayel Tower Book Five: A Villain's Christmas Gift by Wray Wrigley Vincent the Villain becomes Santa Claus. Standard stuff. Tayel Tower Book Six: Involuntary Crimes of Eating by Wray Wrigley Aged like fine water. Five Children and It by E. Nesbit Aged like... Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!

• Weekly Book Drop | 5 and 6 of 52 - 13 February 2025

  Three books have been added for weeks 5 and 6: Tayel Tower Book Three: Why Birds Fly into Windows by Wray Wrigley A piece of art. Tayel Tower Book Four: The Lobby Lottery Ticket by Wray Wrigley Can't we all be winners? Through the Looking-glass by Lewis Carroll Kings and Queens and dreams. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!

• Weekly Book Drop | 4 of 52 - 1 February 2025

  Two books have been added this week: Tayel Tower Book One: Through the Front Door by Wray Wrigley Moving on in. Tayel Tower Book Two: The Donut Deniers by Wray Wrigley Don't mention the donuts. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!

• RUN THE WORDS v0.8.1 Changelog: - 1 February 2025

  IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES: • Increase player position loading speed • Misc. optimisations • Fixed screen scaling bug • Fixed book menu scrolling bug

• RUN THE WORDS v0.8.0 Changelog - 27 January 2025

  NEW FEATURES: • Mouse controls in game • Mouse controls in menus • Pause menu is a bookmark • Menu music • All transitions are page flips IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES: • Greatly improved performance • Increased jumping heights • Improved checkpoints colliding with words • Other various bug fixes • Menu music on/off option

• Weekly Book Drop | 3 of 52 - 23 January 2025

  Two books have been added this week: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Because Treasure Planet isn't public domain. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott An O.G. coming of age novel. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!

• Weekly Book Drop | 2 of 52 - 16 January 2025

  One book has been added this week: English Reading Practice by Loren Thorpe of Blue Sky Designs by Mrs T For those, young and old, who want to sharpen their English reading skills. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!

• Weekly Book Drop | 1 of 52 - 9 January 2025

  Two books have been added this week: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen For the high school students who have this on their required reading list. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Totally Wicked. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!

• RUN THE WORDS v0.7.5 Changelog - 9 January 2025

  NEW BOOKS: • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum NEW FEATURES: • Resizable window • Difficulty options of CHALLENGE or CHILL • Dynamic camera • Transitions are pages turning • Updated cover and splash screens • Improved shading • Sticky note styled instructions IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES: • Fixed selection in chapter select menus • Book select sorted alphabetically • Increased player jump height

• RUN THE WORDS v0.7.0 Changelog - 1 December 2024

  NEW BOOK: • The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Conan Arthur Doyle NEW FEATURES: • Background textures are now pages IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES: • Prevented player changing speed mid-air • Prevented player jumping up the wall of a word • Prevented player from being warped to the wrong-checkpoint when loading different chapters • Resets chapter progress back to the start after finishing a chapter

• NEW BOOK! Andersen's Fairy Tales - 26 October 2024

  Run through Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen that will make you laugh, cry and possibly even discover a new favourite tale! Stories in this edition include: The Emperor's New Clothes Princess and the Peas The Bell The Leap-frog The Happy Family The Little Match Girl You can run them today!

• Run The Words V0.6.0 Changelog - 26 October 2024

  RUN THE WORDS v0.6.0 Changelog: NEW BOOK: • Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES: • Increased graphics quality • Improved FPS/optimisations for long chapters • Fixed spacing in Alice in Wonderland • Changed the end of chapter marker to a double guillemet »

• Run The Words v0.5.6 patch - 15 August 2024

  Fixed saving issue

• NEW BOOK! Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - 15 August 2024

  Run The Word's first major book is here! Run through Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures In Wonderland like you never have before!

• Run The Words v0.5.5 Changelog - 15 August 2024

  NEW BOOK: • Alice's Adventures In Wonderland NEW FEATURES: • Book and Chapter select menus • Book completion % • Book personal best time (If timer 'on' in options) IMPROVEMENTS: • Book/Chapter backend loading • Saving functions

• Sales Milestone: 10 Copies Sold! - 8 August 2024

  Since release yesterday, Run The Words has sold over 10 copies. Thanks to those true 'Run The Words' pioneers who have taken their first steps.

• Early Access Launched! - 8 August 2024

  Run The Words is now available on Steam as an Early Access title! Further updates coming very soon, so stay tuned.

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