Beyond Words
From the creators of GoldenEye & TimeSplitters comes Beyond Words, the genre-defining fusion of roguelike strategy and word-crafting. Build powerful combos, unlock upgrades, and master a challenge where…
Beyond Words is a card & board game developed by MindFuel Games, released 9 April 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Linux.
What Beyond Words is
Beyond Words is a card & board game game developed by MindFuel Games and released in 2026. It was published by PQube. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Beyond Words is a 2026 word game based on Scrabble with roguelike elements. It was developed by MindFuel Games, a studio founded by Steve Ellis and David Doak, who had previously worked at Rare and founded Free Radical Design, and published by PQube. The game was announced in November 2025 and released on 9 April 2026 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and Series S.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 51 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Beyond Words holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 37% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 10 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Any Intel, 8 GB RAM and Any. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it.
What it launched against
Beyond Words launched on 9 April 2026, within three weeks of Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced and Saros. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced, Saros.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Beyond Words yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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