Phantolex 4+

Much like Balatro, there are 10 levels to get through, each with their own point requirements and randomized additional criteria (e.g., even length words, no using a certain letter).

The game isn't a true roguelike in that you don't gain skills or traits over a run, but instead, you accumulate points to spend on powers.

The music is great, the UI is very clean, and the overall vibe of the game is awesome.

The only problem I have had with the game, much like with any word game, is the difficulty of knowing what words do or don't count in the game's dictionary.

Overall, a fantastic and charming free game, as well as an impressive implementation of indie game development. I hope to see more from Tyler soon!

Thanks for the very thought out and thorough review. I've tried my best to include words (but there's a lot haha) so feel free to submit via Contact under Settings if you notice any missing words and I'll try my best to add them. Thanks for playing!

A fun little game that really makes you think! I really hope the devs consider adding a multiplayer option, I think it would be really fun to play 1v1 against friends

Thanks! It's not out of the question!

The game works most of the time, but sometimes an invalid word will be falsely flagged as a completed word. For instance, “tranq” was marked as a word somehow. I blocked it, but it would be ideal to have the option to overrule the game in its error. The opposite error also happens, where the game will mark a false positive. The invalid word “culotte” was used by the bot and marked as real even though it isn’t.

Hi, both aren't made-up: "tranq" is short for tranquilizer and "culottes" is a short pants for women and girls. I agree "tranq" is a little unfair so I'll remove that but there's hundred of thousands of English words so it's an active effort to remove / add words that are considered valid to some but not to others. It's not a bug but more so an active effort to rework the dictionary as fairly as possible. I'll be continuing to put out updates and please reach out to me at contact@greenteagaming.com if you notice any unfair words. Thanks!