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Cursed Words

From letters to lunacy, Cursed Words is a roguelike chasing ever-stronger synergies. Start with simple words like BUY or THIS or GAME, then use game-altering combos to break the rules. Before long you’ll be…

2 April 2026

Cursed Words is an indie developed by Buried Things, released 2 April 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Cursed Words is

Cursed Words is an indie game developed by Buried Things and released in 2026. It was published by Forklift Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

From letters to lunacy, Cursed Words is a roguelike chasing ever-stronger synergies. Start with simple words like BUY or THIS or GAME, then use game-altering combos to break the rules. Before long you’ll be ¼♖♙K5XNG the ⅗H♗4 out of these 83VK??7?!
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Cursed Words launched on 2 April 2026, within three weeks of Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced and Mouse: P.I. For Hire.

Released around the same time: Crimson Desert Enhanced, Pragmata, Replaced, Mouse: P.I. For Hire.

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When did Cursed Words come out?
Cursed Words was released on 2 April 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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