Out of Sorts: Word Roguelike
Word roguelike in a print shop
$0.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Set words from wood type, print them for points, and build a combo engine of printer's ornaments. New in 1.1: a quick Daily Edition, dingbat recuts and iPad.
Out of Sorts is a word game with a roguelike heart, set in an old letterpress shop. Set words from wood type, print them for points, and keep the presses running through eight chapters.
SET WORDS, PRINT THEM
• Eight tiles in your rack, four prints a page. Hit each page's quota before your prints run out.
• Every word scores Points × Ink. Longer words score far more; rare letters (J, K, Qu, X, Z) score high but are harder to place.
• Stuck? Rummage to swap tiles, or shuffle the rack for a fresh look.
BUILD AN ENGINE
• Between pages, spend your earnings at the Stationer.
• 34 dingbats, the ornaments of the printing trade, bend the rules: Ink for long words, bonuses for rare letters, one that copies its neighbour. They fire left to right, so order matters, and the Stationer can recut your favourites to make them stronger.
• Typefaces level up a word length. Inks gild, embolden and italicise your tiles for good.
BEAT THE DEADLINE
Every third page is a deadline with a twist. The Censor bans a letter. The Miser forbids rummaging. Catchwords makes each word start with the last letter of the one before. Miss the quota and you're out of sorts.
LEARN AS YOU PLAY
After every page you see the best word your tiles could have made, with its definition. Every word you print goes into your Specimen Book.
KEEP COMING BACK
• The Daily Edition: a short game from the same kit for everyone, every day, with a score to share
• Five paper stocks, from Newsprint to Parchment, once you've printed the book
• Eight rare and uncommon dingbats to unlock through milestones
• An endless mode for when eight chapters aren't enough
• A Night shift theme for late sessions
• Plays on iPhone and iPad
No account, no ads, no tracking. Your runs stay on your device.
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• Now on iPad, with a two-page layout when you turn it sideways.
• A shorter Daily Edition: one chapter from a kit of dingbats, the same for everyone. Every print counts toward your score.
• Recut your dingbats: the Stationer can raise one you own to level II and III.
• Four new deadlines: The Narrow Column, The Strike, The Indexer and Worn Type.
• Paper stocks reworked: each one adds its own twist, and the climb to Parchment is steadier.
• Rebalanced dingbats: Folio, Colophon, Degree and Copyright no longer decide runs on their own; Justify, Small Caps, Fleuron and Printer's Devil pull their weight. Manicule and Section are now rare.
• Nine Letters replaces Ten Letters, and a new milestone for a level III dingbat.
• Every page now opens on a hand that can spell something. If your tiles can't make a word and you're out of rummages, the page ends and tells you why.
• Fixed a rare crash at the Stationer.
The developer, Brendan Pan, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Brendan Pan
- Size
- 51.8 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 NoctisPeak
