Fathoms
Word Puzzles With Consequences
$1.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Seven visual themes. Daily puzzles. One strategic dimension other word games ignore: where you start your word matters.
Fathoms is a strategic word puzzle for people who find other word games too shallow.
Five columns of letter tiles rise from the deep. Spell a word to clear the tiles it touches. But every column your word ignores gains a pressure tile - a ghost of what is coming if you leave it unattended.
The best word is not automatically the best move.
WHERE YOU START MATTERS
In most word games, the longest or highest-scoring word wins. In Fathoms, the column you choose to begin from determines which other columns absorb pressure. A seven-letter word that neglects three columns may cost you the game. A four-letter word played with care can balance the board and keep you alive.
Ghost tiles show you the consequence before you commit. There is no guessing. Only choices.
HOW YOU WIN AND LOSE
Clear every tile from the board and you are Fathomed - the only victory condition. Let any column reach twelve tiles high and you are Crushed. There is no endless mode. There is a goal.
SCORING
Letter values follow Scrabble tradition. Longer words earn a length multiplier. Chain words quickly for a combo bonus. Play deeper into the board for increased depth scores.
CLARITY CASCADE
Clearing an entire column triggers a cascade: one tile is removed from each neighbouring column. Chains are possible. A well-timed cascade can reverse a losing position.
LOW TIDE RESCUE
When no valid word exists, the game enters Low Tide. You choose: add new tiles and fight on, or end the voyage. It is not a failure state - it is a decision.
DAILY PUZZLE
One board per day, date-seeded, shared worldwide. Your result stands alongside everyone else who played the same board. Streaks are tracked.
THEMES
Seven visual themes included without purchase: Wooden, Glass, Cyberpunk, Electric, Steampunk, Stone, Water. Switch freely from the settings.
ACCESSIBILITY
Full colour-blind mode, reduced motion option, and Dynamic Type support. Plays entirely offline. No advertisements. No in-app purchases.
GAME CENTER
Leaderboards for daily puzzle scores. Achievements for clearing boards, maintaining streaks, and other feats best discovered in play.
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Information
- Seller
- Techniciti
- Size
- 96.2 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Techniciti
