Thanks for sharing these! Added them to the queue and should have them fixed soon

Wordlike v0.14 is here!

Major changes to the meta this week! Brand new Shop, a handful of new Knick-Knacks, buffs to Pool Balls and several events, and a bunch of bug fixes to make the whole experience smoother.

• New Events:
  • 🪆 Faceless Doll: Take it if you're ready to play exclusively Blanks, but don't break your promise...
  • ✍️ Pool Ball Contract: Sign it and your Pool Ball packs will always contain your most played word length.
• New Knick-Knacks:
  • 💳 Credit Card: Gains +2 points for every dollar you spend.
  • 👛 Purse: +1 multiplier for every dollar you have.
  • ⌨️ Blank Keyboard: x3 multiplier for a word that's all blanks.
  • 🏞️ Unused Film: +5 multiplier for every used blank.
  • 🪄 Magic Wand: Now permanently gain a blank when you make an 8-letter word.

✅ Improvements

• New Shop: 3 slots for Knick-Knacks or Stickers and 2 slots for packs.

Wordlike v0.13 is here!

Say hello to Tile Packs, a bunch of new events, and a new board layout! Plus, Knick-Knacks get Traits to add even more variety from run to run!

• New Events:
  • 🎁 Gift Exchange: Bring a Knick-Knack to share, and get a rarer one in return.
  • 🐖 Piggy Bank: Sell all of your Knick-Knacks and get triple their sell value.
  • 👨‍🍳 Tile Stew: Stir up your tiles; they’ll all get a random new letter and gain 2 points.
  • 4 new contracts.
• Tile Packs: Get your selection of 4 exquisite tiles. 💠
• Knick-Knack Traits: Knick-Knacks now have the possibility of being Digital, Antique, Shiny, or Radioactive, each with a unique boost. ☢️✨

Wordlike v0.12 is here!

A huge number of new stickers and multiple new events join the fray! Manipulate your tiles, your mult, and even your board with a variety of new choices on every run.

• 3 New Events:
  • Spin the Wheel: Risk losing all of your Knick-Knicks for a chance at a free Exceptional one.
  • Sticker Printer: Enjoy a few stickers on the house.
  • Promise: Get a lot of multiplier if you keep your promise, but expect misfortune if you break it...
• 16 New Stickers: Log, Crown, Chalk, Ring, Jacket, Bust, Pillow, Screw, Sword, Stamp, Compass, Pool Cue, Mushroom, Eraser, Stamp, Coin, and an updated Chili.
• Knick-Knack Packs: Purchase a case of Knick-Knicks for a broader selection.
• Sticker Sheets: Purchase a sheet of stickers and choose three of your favorites!

Wordlike v0.11 is here!

This update introduces a whole new dynamic with the addition of Events! Spot the question mark on the board and discover game-changing surprises!

• Magic 8 Ball Event: Take a chance to upgrade one of your word lengths by multiple levels... or risk it being reset back to level 1.
• Bank Contract Event: Sign a lucrative contract to earn more money each turn, but be prepared to pay the cost.
• Red Pill, Blue Pill Event: Play it safe and reset the board, or take a bold risk and see how deep the rabbit hole goes.

Wordlike v0.10 is here!

It's all about Tile Enhancements this week with 6 new additions to join the existing Wooden and Marble enhancements

• Leather Tiles: Gains points the more you use it
• Gold Tiles: Get some $ every time you play it
• Velvet Tiles: Adjacent tiles to this one get more points 
• Blackboard Tiles: Converts the tile into a blank 
• Rust Tiles: x2 mult, but the tile gets destroyed if not used. 
• Diamond Tiles: More mult, but the letter on the tile changes with every draw

Wordlike v0.9 is out!

• Blanks Button: Start each round with 4 blanks. No more discarding hands! Use your blanks wisely.
• Pool Case: Choosepool balls from a case with multiple options to upgrade points and multipliers for various word lengths.
• Crystal Ball: Discover the 'Exceptional' Knick Knack that randomly enhances a tile for every word played.

Okay, should be working now!

Weird... noticing it's a bit extreme - will take a look. Maybe something about middle states not changing it enough

Lol, should this be an easter egg word?

Wordlike v0.8 is out!

• 10 new Knick Knacks: Check out Piano, Houseplant, Axe, and more!
• Rarity: Ordinary, Special, and Exceptional Knick Knacks
• Keyboard only: You can now play the entire game on keyboard! Type every word you play

Wordlike v0.7 is out!

• The New Board: A new level design based on 'Boards' where you build your path from square to square
• Revamped Game UI: A brand new game UI for playing words and going up against bosses each round
• Knick Knacks: Everything comes down to the right knick knacks, so choose wisely whenever you win a round!

Oh no! Well there are some good paths to beating it, but see how it feels more frustrating. Tweaking the difficulty levels this week along with some other updates that should help

Thanks! This is super helpful! Caught the settings one and will have a fix up soon. Taking  a look through the others

Niice! Yeah great point on shop variability. Want to bring in several new rotations of items and also reroll options

Yeah, I'd say you're landing on the couple existing powerful builds in here so far. Working on structuring the challenges and addition of new items to make those builds not guarantee while populating new builds

Ah I see. Yeah, need to make this one clearer

This is the microchip! So to trigger it, you need to get less than 14 tiles your bag by using the trash can consumable to delete tiles. As you delete more tiles, this should power up

Thanks for checking it out! Yeah, need to add the screens/menus to control the basics still. Should be up soon. And yeah +1 on the difficulty. Super cool to hear - excited to get this on Steam eventually. In the meantime, want to just get this feeling pretty great right here

Thanks! Yeah completely agree on the challenge increase. I'd say that and new builds of items are super high on the priority list. Yeah for longer words, was thinking about the current implementation of reference and pool balls as the mechanic to improve them, but still feels way to inconsistent to play any strong strat around longer words. Should be sharing some stuff soon that will be cool here

Nice job beating it without any discards! Vowel build is strong. Yeah good request. Working on improving the overall leveling architecture so we can capture a clearer sense of progression and achievement

Glad you liked it! Not yet, but coming soon

This should be fixed now! 

Thanks for catching! That's a frustrating one. Taking a look

Ooh nice build! Yeah, added a specific build around vowels like that and it's strong for sure. As more items get added in the coming days, think it'll be hard to pull that off, but should be some other good ones

Wordlike

We're excited to announce a new game called Wordlike! You can play it here: https://roadtripgames.itch.io/wordlike. Would love your support/feedback on itch.io!

Wordlike is a roguelike word game—make words, tune your bag of letters, and collect power-ups to beat increasingly difficult levels.

If you've played Balatro, it's like Balatro with words 🔠

Oh weird - seeing that. Thanks for catching + sharing! Will patch

Thanks! Awesome that you liked the concept!

Really like the idea of expanding the use of definitions-based items by making them more specific. Part of the challenge is balancing that with the amount of control you can exert on reliably creating a matching word (e.g. repeatedly making animals if you have a mult for animals). 

+1 on hand changing upgrades as well.

Excited to be adding these in the coming days/weeks

Thanks! Just added

We're launching our completed and new game called Rama’s Quest! It's a free action survivor game. 

Link: https://roadtripgames.itch.io/ramas-quest

Step into the Ramayana, a legendary Hindu epic over 2,000 years old. Prince Rama has been exiled from his kingdom and finds himself in Dandaka Forest, where countless demon Rakshasas lurk. If you like bullet heaven games like Vampire Survivors or 20 Minutes Till Dawn, you’ll like Rama’s Quest. It’s fast-paced and condensed.

Thanks! Been getting this specific one this week. Thought it would be cool, but definitely obscures the actual gameplay

really helpful. just caught these. will fix!

ah, see it. will fix!

Thanks for playing it! Yeah good call - not contrasting enough. Possibly need to consider deeper color scheme changes or play with borders better

Rama's Quest is an action roguelite survival game rooted in Hindu mythology. Invoke divine powers from the gods in your custom builds as you face endless waves of Rakshasa demons.

Play on itch.io

https://itch.io/embed/2542200

Become Rama, a legendary archer

Hone your archery skills against the challenging swarms of demons that haunt the ethereal Dandaka Forest.

Invoke Divine Powers

Meet Vishnu, Arjuna, Krishna, and more legendary gods from Hindu mythology. Perfect your builds by invoking their boons.

Legendary Enemies

Encounter iconic enemies from Hindu lore as you progress through each level.

Prepare to be part of a saga that transcends time, where each decision and battle shapes the fate of a world steeped in myth and legend.

itch.io Link

https://roadtripgames.itch.io/routemania

What is Routemania?

Routemania is a route building game where you build routes to connect cities around the world.

Inspired by board games like Ticket to Ride, TransAmerica, or Trekking the National Parks.

How do you play?

1. Select your tickets

When you claim routes that connect the cities on one of your tickets, you receive the number of points on that ticket. Incomplete tickets at the end of the game are subtracted from your score.

2. Collect your cards

Choose colors that will help complete your tickets.

3. Claim your routes

Longer routes get you more points. At the end of the game, the player with the longest path of connecting routes receives 10 bonus points.