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Howard Greenspan · Published by Zabutan LLC
4 user reviews — 100% positive (4 reviews) · 33 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Single-player arcade-style word puzzle with quick-fire rounds, escalating difficulty, and a campaign-style Road to Scholar mode. Unlock tougher clues, chase high scores, enjoy rotating global holiday events, share the guessing with friends, and keep things fresh with original soundscapes.
Indie, Free To Play, Casual · 2026 · More free games
Navigate through increasingly tricky word puzzles in Word Charades, a 2026 indie game where you race against time to guess correctly. Unlock new clues and compete for high scores while enjoying unique soundscapes and seasonal challenges.
About this game
A single-player word puzzle game with quick-fire rounds, fun arcade style word game. Escalating difficulty, and campaign-style “Road to Scholar” progression as you unlock tougher clues and chase high scores. Year-round content embedded into season holiday modes every two weeks. Holidays from around the globe. Play together with a group for more fun as one types other can help guess. Original sounds to keep it interesting and fresh! The Carnival is in town minigames Word Snake, Word Beast, Word Poker, Word Psychic, Word Brick and Word Shoot have been added since release!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
- Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX11-compatible GPU (Intel HD 4000+, GTX 750 or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any DirectX-compatible device
- Additional Notes: Mouse
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX12-compatible GPU
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any DirectX-compatible device
- Additional Notes: Keyboard/ Mouse
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Word Charades — Update 1.08
Thanks for playing! This update is a big one under the hood — a major performance and stability pass across the whole carnival, a much smaller download, and a handful of fixes.⚡ Performance & StabilityMajor engine upgrade for faster, smoother gameplay across every mini-game.Smoother gameplay — eliminated in-game stutters so the action stays fluid.Fixed a startup crash that affected some systems.No more first-play hitches — game shaders now pre-load during the loading screen, so mini-games run smoothly the very first time you play them.Snappier transitions between the hub and games, with loading kept behind the loading screen.Faster loads — word lists now load once at startup and are shared across all games.📦 Smaller Download~50% smaller install/download. Same music and content — we optimized how audio is stored.🐛 Bug FixesWord Fly: laser beams now correctly appear red (could show grey/black before).Word Driver: explosion effects now render as proper soft flames (previously squares).Word SkyDiver: on-screen controls now list the "C — Cut straps for a faster descent" key.📝 ContentReviewed and cleaned the word lists to keep the puzzles family-friendly.We are building out a sound track as a DLC if you choose to support Zabutan games! Suggest a game or fix and we most likely will do it! Just add comments or suggestions to the discuss!Read full article on Community Announcements (howard.greenspan)Patch NotesOfficial
WORD CHARADE GOING TO BE FREE TO PLAY HOLD BACK YOUR URGES TO PAY!
Word Charades is going to go free to play! So please hold off until we switch over! Thank you!Read full article on Community Announcements (howard.greenspan)Patch NotesOfficial
Word Sky Diver shaders fixed
Some issues with Word Sky Diver textures.Boss also would not die in word Driver.Read full article on Community Announcements (howard.greenspan)Patch NotesOfficial
Updated to Unity 6.5 URP
Carnival Games — Performance & Control PatchGeneral & PerformanceUpdated the Unity Package to 6.5 and enabled URP pipelines.This so far has gone well please discuss if you find any bugs. We will happily read them and put out a quick patch!Thank you,Zabutan Development!Read full article on Community Announcements (howard.greenspan)Patch NotesOfficial
Some fixes for word murder and word Galactic Take Over
Had various fixes for these two games.Thank you,Zabutan DevelopmentRead full article on Community Announcements (howard.greenspan)
