Wordiculum — Desktop (Responsive)

Experiment with Words — a free word discovery puzzle game.

This branch targets any landscape desktop screen from 1280×800 upward. Layout scales continuously — no breakpoints. For the Google Play release see the android branch, for the Steam Deck arcade cabinet build see the steamdeck branch.

wordiculum.com · Download for Windows

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The Game

Find words by connecting adjacent letters in a 4×4 grid — including diagonals. No ads, no tracking, no in-game purchases, no nagging, no enshittification.

Game Modes

• Classic — relaxed, no time limit, word definitions included
• Blitz — 180-second challenge
• Rush — start with 25 seconds, each word adds more time
• Maze — navigate a 12×6 letter grid from start to exit, spelling words as you go

Features

• Fully responsive layout — scales from 1280px to 4K
• Score bubbles, alternative path highlighting, dead letter ghosting
• Medal and ranking system with title progression
• Global leaderboard (opt-in)
• Hint system in Classic mode after 77% completion
• Backup/restore via clipboard, grid sharing
• Controller/gamepad support via Steam Input
• Light/Dark theme, fullscreen toggle, adjustable animations and display options

Tech

Built with Flet (Python → Flutter). WordNet for definitions, SCOWL for the word list, pygame for audio.

Running

python src/main.py

Building

flet build windows

Requires the Flet build toolchain and Flutter SDK installed.

Credits

Developed by Gordon Smith / Gubbins Inc.