What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~21,351
(P10–P90: 8,540 – 46,972)
Gross revenue: ~$262,442
($104,972 – $577,370)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 97% positive across 214 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4097 games).
Story & writing96% positive · 54 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
Gameplay & mechanics98% positive · 45 mentions
“I wish it supported D-pad movement on controller but the game is really really good. Addicting and creative gameplay that inspires new ideas.”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 27 h played
Content & longevity100% positive · 29 mentions
“Honestly one of the most enjoyable roguelites I've ever played. The game starts out very easy. So easy that I was worried I might become bored. But after you've unlocked the base characters (there's a few other characters that have special…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 74 h played
Difficulty & balance96% positive · 27 mentions
“I've never had a game congratulating me on an unlock make me say OUT LOUD TO NO ONE "dont do this to me, please" Incredible game, amazingly absurd and yet somehow very well balanced and designed. 10/10”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 9 h played
Visuals & audio100% positive · 23 mentions
“Good. Balatro word game. Makes me think I don't know any English words. Apart from the first few levels, you don't really need word knowledge most of the time, however. + Nice audio + Lots of content + Quest mode (challenge mode) has good…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 49 h played
Price & value100% positive · 15 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
Performance & stability92% positive · 12 mentions
“I see this game as a new gen old people game. At first you think it's a word game then it's not. You see colors, chess pieces, cards and stickers and wonder what is this game about ? Well it's one of those classic roguelikes/lites (however…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 4 h played
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