Downwordly 4+

I’m obsessed!

As someone who rarely plays games and quickly loses interest in most games, I had about given up on finding the game for me. With a lifelong love of Scrabble, I was excited to give Downwordly a try, and I’m so glad I did! Downwordly is a word game unlike any other I have tried. I love that it has multiple modes: Multiplayer for some friendly competition with your Game Center friends, Puzzle to solve themed puzzles, Endless to test your ability to keep your board going for as long as possible, and the Daily Challenge to try to maximize your points with each daily board. I have played Downwordly every day since I found it! Not only have I learned new words, but the longer I play, the more techniques I learn for maximizing points, strategically revealing tiles, and using shiny tiles to their full potential. Do yourself a favor and try Downwordly asap!

Best word game I’ve ever played

OMG I’m so glad I found this game! The developer did absolutely everything right here. And no, I don’t know them, so this is legit.

The concept is unique and clever. I love endless mode especially; it can be as relaxing or strategic as you feel at the time. And I love that you can always save progress, that makes me want to play more often because I can play during a short break here and there.

I’ve tried many word games and have either gotten frustrated or bored with them. But this one is different, it’s keeping me engaged. It will stay on my phone.

I love the design, and the UI is great. It’s good on battery too (especially if you turn off sounds, haptic, etc.).

I also super appreciate the fair monetizing; there are no ads, and the IAP is purely optional.

Only one suggestion: for those like me who only intend to play solo (and therefore won’t buy the unlimited multiplayer upgrade), I’d like a way to tip you to support you. Maybe offer other optional IAP, such as different color palates (I’d prefer more muted colors) for solo players or something, or skins or whatever.

Thank you for this game, I hope it’s successful for you! All other word games can go to … oops, I ran out of letters. ;-)

Developer Response ,

Wow, thanks WRS15743! That is a very kind review and I truly appreciate it! Downwordly was a way for me to feel productive during the crazy times we've all been experiencing. It really makes me feel good to know it'll have a place on your phone!

In terms of in app purchases, the best tip you can give me is telling your friends :)

I'm working on a big update with new color ways (some are more muted! Others...maybe not), a new game mode, and more puzzles. I'm really hoping to wrap that up soon. It'll be part of the Multiplayer+ IAP to try to entice folks like you :)

Thank you!

Love this game

I have tried several of your versions of this game, and they are all great.
I ended up with multiplayer plus. And I really enjoy this version of your game. I have got about 10 people I have started games with . I have a couple of issues but I’m not sure if it’s me, or the game. When I go into multiplayer plus, it shows all the games in
Progress. At the top of the screen it shows the (my turn) first.
Then it shows all the games that are (their turn). But I am finding out that it is really my turn, that is under their turn portion. Is that a glitch in the system, is there a bug that needs to be fixed?
Most games have notifications when it’s your turn, as yours does. But I also like to have a number on the icon, to also show me it is my turn. But I see you do not have that feature. Is that something you can look into ?

Developer Response ,

Thanks for the feedback! I've experienced some issues around multiplayer as well and I'm trying to track them down! I'm using GameCenter for multiplayer which, as far as I know, doesn't allow me to put a red badge on the Home Screen icon. I'll look into that more to see if I missed something though. Thank you!