What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~21.4k
(P10–P90: 8.5k – 47k)
Gross revenue: ~$262k
(P10–P90: $105k – $577k)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate
Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Jul 7, 2026.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 89% positive across 82 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4073 games).
Story & writing91% positive · 68 mentions
“Cursed Words starts out as an ordinary word game. It is played like Boggle - you make words using adjacent letters on a grid, including those adjacent diagonally. The scoring is Exactly the same as in Scrabble, with each letter worth a…”
Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 39 h played · Report / request removalGameplay & mechanics95% positive · 57 mentions
“This word rougelike has to be the best executed one I've seen. The combos, mechanics, and builds are extremely clean and very well designed. There's only one thing I'd like to see - something that all word games lack, which is a way to…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 2 h played · Report / request removalContent & longevity93% positive · 40 mentions
“The game is extremely solid, with an absurd amount of depth and content. The shopkeep offering advice, and the shop catering to your build are appreciated improvements on the genre. HOWEVER, it can also be unintuitive as hell. The lack of…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 15 h played · Report / request removalDifficulty & balance100% positive · 30 mentions
“This game is great! Starts of like you have to actually spell words then rapidly devolves into utter nonsense of putting together broken builds to get past increasingly unfair challenges. And there's delightful hidden stuff you discover as…”
Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2026 · 94 h played · Report / request removalVisuals & audio100% positive · 27 mentions
“A very fun take on a Balatro-style roguelite. Some very creative ways of playing with a regular word search game. The art is really cute (and I'm personally glad it doesn't seem to lean into the CRT aesthetic so many other games in this…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 9 h played · Report / request removalPrice & value94% positive · 18 mentions
“Cursed Words starts out as an ordinary word game. It is played like Boggle - you make words using adjacent letters on a grid, including those adjacent diagonally. The scoring is Exactly the same as in Scrabble, with each letter worth a…”
Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 39 h played · Report / request removalPerformance & stability87% positive · 15 mentions
“This game is great! Starts of like you have to actually spell words then rapidly devolves into utter nonsense of putting together broken builds to get past increasingly unfair challenges. And there's delightful hidden stuff you discover as…”
Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2026 · 94 h played · Report / request removal364 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
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