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It Could Be Something · Published by It Could Be Something
1 user reviews — 100% positive (1 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Ever read a book and found your eyes running across the words and jumping over the spaces? You will after playing Run The Words.
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Indie, Early Access, Casual · 2024 · More under £5 games
Discover Run The Words, a unique indie experience set for release in 2024. Created by It Could Be Something, this casual game challenges you to navigate through text with your eyes, jumping over spaces as if reading a book.
About this game
Run, jump and read books at your own pace or sprint across the chapters to beat your personal best times!
It's up to you!
Run The Words finds you travelling through your favourite books and other classics, new and old, like you never have before!
Current titles include:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Pride and Prejudice
Little Women
Treasure Planet
...many more
More titles are being added weekly!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 x64
- Processor: Intel Core i3
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card, integrated graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Engine transition in first half of 2025
Run The Words is moving! I'll be transitioning the game from Love2d to Godot to aid in future-proofing, and it will help me release the game on more OS and platforms. In light of that, new book releases might be less frequent than weekly for the coming months while I focus on back-end programming.Read full article on Community Announcements (CaptainDave)AnnouncementsOfficial
Weekly Book Drop | 7 and 8 of 52
Three books have been added for weeks 7 and 8: Tayel Tower Book Five: A Villain's Christmas Gift by Wray Wrigley Vincent the Villain becomes Santa Claus. Standard stuff. Tayel Tower Book Six: Involuntary Crimes of Eating by Wray Wrigley Aged like fine water. Five Children and It by E. Nesbit Aged like... Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!Read full article on Community Announcements (CaptainDave)AnnouncementsOfficial
Weekly Book Drop | 5 and 6 of 52
Three books have been added for weeks 5 and 6: Tayel Tower Book Three: Why Birds Fly into Windows by Wray Wrigley A piece of art. Tayel Tower Book Four: The Lobby Lottery Ticket by Wray Wrigley Can't we all be winners? Through the Looking-glass by Lewis Carroll Kings and Queens and dreams. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!Read full article on Community Announcements (CaptainDave)AnnouncementsOfficial
Weekly Book Drop | 4 of 52
Two books have been added this week: Tayel Tower Book One: Through the Front Door by Wray Wrigley Moving on in. Tayel Tower Book Two: The Donut Deniers by Wray Wrigley Don't mention the donuts. Do you have a suggestion for a book? Post it in the discussion boards!Read full article on Community Announcements (CaptainDave)Patch NotesOfficial
RUN THE WORDS v0.8.1 Changelog:
IMPROVEMENTS/FIXES: • Increase player position loading speed • Misc. optimisations • Fixed screen scaling bug • Fixed book menu scrolling bugRead full article on Community Announcements (CaptainDave)
