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TickWords

TickWords is a video game that lets you create and play custom revision crosswords, built directly from your own study materials. It also includes hundreds of pre-made crosswords covering a wide range of…

14 August 2026

TickWords is a video game, released 14 August 2026 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What TickWords is

TickWords was released in 2026. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

TickWords is a video game that lets you create and play custom revision crosswords, built directly from your own study materials. It also includes hundreds of pre-made crosswords covering a wide range of high-school and university subjects.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

TickWords launched on 14 August 2026, within three weeks of The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Mortal Shell II.

Released around the same time: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Mortal Shell II.

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When did TickWords come out?
TickWords was released on 14 August 2026 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).