The Word Is Not The Thing overview

Overview

The Word Is Not The Thing comes from Mavenmob and is published by Mavenmob. It arrived on Steam on Nov 1, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Word Is Not The Thing's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 24 September 2026 - 11:38:05 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 4 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Word Is Not The Thing is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Word Is Not The Thing has sold up to 164 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $262. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Word Is Not The Thing overview details

The Word Is Not The Thing combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Word Is Not The Thing is an experimental indie game. It's not so much about jumping and shooting as it is about you observing your own emotional connection to words and playing with those emotions, seeing if you use words to escape from a feeling. It’s a unique game of exploration and discovery through the human condition, using your emotional connection to words as a mechanic in itself. Inspired by the 20th century philosopher J. Krishnamurti, whose subject matter included psychological revolution, the nature of mind, meditation, inquiry and human relationships. Interact with the environment, paintings and other characters through a story that unfolds over 3 days and five locations: the home, the commute, the office, nature, and the self. The Word Is Not The Thing goes into separating the word from the feeling, allowing us to discover for ourselves what happens when we don't let the word interfere with the direct perception of the feeling. Not rejecting the word, or suppressing it, but seeing its effect. Not running away with explanations, or with another set of words. Seeing that escape. And doing nothing about it. Not just saying you get it, but actually doing it. Emotionality is the difficulty; the words get harder to deal with depending on your emotional connection to any given word. Choose to go inside yourself and go up against your core fear. FEATURES Experimental indie game, where emotions are the mechanic. Minimalistic black and white world to explore with emotions driven through words. Find, discover and remove words, seeing if you use words to escape fro…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Word Is Not The Thing is listed as a game with $1.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 24 September 2026 - 11:38:05 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Indie

Support and legal notes

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