
As a private detective, you’ll crack word clues left by a mysterious informant, gather evidence, and uncover the truth hidden in the shadows.
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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.14/day in the week to Aug 8 → 0.29/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,402 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
Detective Worden is a narrative-driven word puzzle game set in a noir world, inspired by Wordle and classic detective fiction. Each word brings you one step closer to the truth.
A mysterious informant sends you cryptic clues in the form of single words. Through deduction, pattern recognition, and a touch of intuition, you'll sift through layers of language to piece together the full picture.
Whether you're pursuing the truth in Story Mode, practicing freely in Free Mode, or testing your skills against others in the Daily Challenge, the game rewards careful thought and calm reasoning.
A unique blend of word puzzles and detective storytelling
Story Mode: investigate a single case as each clue draws you deeper into the truth
Free Mode: practice freely with customizable word length, difficulty, attempt limit, and time constraints
Daily Challenge: take on a new puzzle every day and compete with players around the world in logic and speed
Stats & History Tracking: review your past answers, performance, and overall progress
Retro typewriter-style interface with immersive sound design and nostalgic visuals
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Reviews
Themes across 45 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
Overall the game is fine. You need to guess a word, you get 7 attempts, and the correct letters are color coded based on if they're in the right spot. The game has you take the role of a detective sitting at your desk and trying to decipher evidence to gain clues on a murder. It doesn't really add much imo, only that a lot of your words will have to do with crime scene themes. Words like 'body' or 'stab' have come up. Story mode has you go up to 7 letter words. You fail 3 times to get the word and start over. There's also a daily puzzle. My only real complaint is that I wish the crime mystery theme came more into play. You do get photos or documents that are meant to help you solve the word, but often the word has only a loose connection or no serious connection at all. One of the words was 'link' because your character says something along the lines of 'there must be a link connecting these two men' after you solve the puzzle. In one case a person is possibly lying so the word might be 'mask'. It would have been nice if you could really look into the photos or files and use them, but ultimately most don't do much beyond offer some set dressing. It's a fine word puzzle game. Buy it on sale and enjoy a couple of hours with it.
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Languages: English*, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 45 reviews with recorded playtime.
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It is an interesting twist on wordle game where you can guess the word with first try if you understand the clues, but the plot is disappointing to be honest. I had expected that new game plus would reveal more truth about the case, but it didn't even though added a couple of more word puzzles to solve. It lacks the default wordle quality of life, because the green and yellow letters are not highlighted on the keyboard which makes guessing harder
A fun Wordle/Detective hybrid with some unexpected depth, and one of the most shocking occurrences I've ever experienced in a game. It's just a pity that there are various achievements for quitting the game, but no way to actually catch the Big Bad Wolf. I would have been very happy having his capture on my C.V.
An sich wollte ich dem Spiel gerne eine Chance geben, aber dieses war mir nicht möglich, da ich kein Englisch kann und die Wort Rätsel nur auf Englisch zu machen sind. Schade ... Also wenn man kein Englisch kann Finger weg, außer man hat Hilfe.
Way too short and ends on a cliffy. I'm guessing this was a market test. Great idea, good beginning to a story. Many reviews complain about the words not making sense but I found they made perfect sense. Some clues are written at the bottom of the page and can be hard to read, but everything made sense to me. Please tell me there's more!
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