How many people are playing Words Can Kill right now?

Words Can Kill has 0 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 3 and an all-time peak of 3 on 6 Sep 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of Words Can Kill?

3 concurrent players on 6 Sep 2026.

When was Words Can Kill released on Steam?

Words Can Kill was released on Steam on 29 Sep 2022.

Words Can Kill

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Game update21 Aug 2023Patch 1.0.13Save Slots were added.Major update19 Aug 2023Patch 1.0.12Cursed Mode Rework Players get an additional tile at the start of each turn instead of bonuses for long words. The default hand size for the Scout in this mode is 7 instead of 6 tiles. Now it is much easier to make decent words during one turn without hints. Counterplay Against Weakness The only counterplay against Weakness was to finish a fight as soon as possible. Now you can re-roll your han…

Published	Kind	Announcement	Build
11 Nov 2022, 14:39 UTC	Game update	Patch 1.0.10 Fixed a visual bug with the Blade of Limited Infinity. After the 3rd strike, if you placed a valid word on the Attack board, you could not see the value of this word. Some tiles that were previously upgraded during combat retained their point value after the opponent's "Decrease" spell. This bug has been fixed. Level 2 final boss now has less HP. This boss also has less HP during challenges. Ad…	9918495
28 Oct 2022, 07:12 UTC	Game update	Patch 1.0.9 Some tiles could not be discarded or sacrificed in the rare circumstances. This bug is fixed now. Enemies in the 2nd and 3rd zone on the Level 1 and Level 2 deal less damage. The 2nd, 4th and 5th final bosses deal less damage.	9819087
14 Oct 2022, 06:37 UTC	Game update	Ver. 1.0.8 Tips for new players were added on the map screen. Fixed a bug with an alternative controls after using Keymaster's ability. Boozer was excluded from the list of potential enemies on the Level 1. His behavior was confusing for new players.	9719545
11 Oct 2022, 23:42 UTC	Game update	Ver. 1.0.7 Now you can remove unwanted words from the dictionary (ESC >> Options >> Add a word) - ramen - oodle - stygian - loupe(-s) - lich(-s) ki*e(-s) was added to the censored list. Now the game cannot be softlocked after closing the removal service. You receive a starting bonus if your previous run with the selected character was successful. Level 3 difficulty now equals to the old Level 2 difficulty…	9701161
1 Oct 2022, 19:40 UTC	Game update	Ver. 1.0.6 Enemies on the first levels are slightly easier now: Damage dealt by enemies: Level 1: Small bat: 3 to 2-3 Wolf: 11 to 10-11 Dog health: 20 to 18 Frost lizard: 10-11 to 10 Frost warrior: 7-8 to 7 (small) and 11-12 to 11 (strong) Turban warrior: 15 (base) to 12 (base) Sand lizard health: 30 to 26 Mummy with a sword: 8-9 to 8 (small) and 13 to 12 (strong) Scarab health: 15 to 13 Sand skeleton war…	9634481
30 Sep 2022, 22:42 UTC	Game update	Ver. 1.0.5 Bug causing music to play when music is turned off has been fixed. A couple of words were added to the dictionary: "fleek" and "haji"	9630621
18 Mar 2022, 01:48 UTC	Major update	Pre-Release Demo Update Demo was updated - You can try magic effect tiles and new no-hints modes in the demo right now. - Tile placement feels better now. - If you hover over a tile in the Gifted (hinted) mode you can see possible words containing this tile. - Balance was slightly reworked (some items will be reworked for the no-hints modes soon). Remember, the demo is 2/3 of the run on the easiest difficulty. So if y…	—

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Kind

Announcement

Build

11 Nov 2022, 14:39 UTC

Game update

Patch 1.0.10

Fixed a visual bug with the Blade of Limited Infinity. After the 3rd strike, if you placed a valid word on the Attack board, you could not see the value of this word. Some tiles that were previously upgraded during combat retained their point value after the opponent's "Decrease" spell. This bug has been fixed. Level 2 final boss now has less HP. This boss also has less HP during challenges. Ad…

9918495

28 Oct 2022, 07:12 UTC

Game update

Patch 1.0.9

Some tiles could not be discarded or sacrificed in the rare circumstances. This bug is fixed now. Enemies in the 2nd and 3rd zone on the Level 1 and Level 2 deal less damage. The 2nd, 4th and 5th final bosses deal less damage.

9819087

14 Oct 2022, 06:37 UTC

Game update

Ver. 1.0.8

Tips for new players were added on the map screen. Fixed a bug with an alternative controls after using Keymaster's ability. Boozer was excluded from the list of potential enemies on the Level 1. His behavior was confusing for new players.

9719545

11 Oct 2022, 23:42 UTC

Game update

Ver. 1.0.7

Now you can remove unwanted words from the dictionary (ESC >> Options >> Add a word) - ramen - oodle - stygian - loupe(-s) - lich(-s) ki*e(-s) was added to the censored list. Now the game cannot be softlocked after closing the removal service. You receive a starting bonus if your previous run with the selected character was successful. Level 3 difficulty now equals to the old Level 2 difficulty…

9701161

1 Oct 2022, 19:40 UTC

Game update

Ver. 1.0.6

Enemies on the first levels are slightly easier now: Damage dealt by enemies: Level 1: Small bat: 3 to 2-3 Wolf: 11 to 10-11 Dog health: 20 to 18 Frost lizard: 10-11 to 10 Frost warrior: 7-8 to 7 (small) and 11-12 to 11 (strong) Turban warrior: 15 (base) to 12 (base) Sand lizard health: 30 to 26 Mummy with a sword: 8-9 to 8 (small) and 13 to 12 (strong) Scarab health: 15 to 13 Sand skeleton war…

9634481

30 Sep 2022, 22:42 UTC

Game update

Ver. 1.0.5

Bug causing music to play when music is turned off has been fixed. A couple of words were added to the dictionary: "fleek" and "haji"

9630621

18 Mar 2022, 01:48 UTC

Major update

Pre-Release Demo Update

Demo was updated - You can try magic effect tiles and new no-hints modes in the demo right now. - Tile placement feels better now. - If you hover over a tile in the Gifted (hinted) mode you can see possible words containing this tile. - Balance was slightly reworked (some items will be reworked for the no-hints modes soon). Remember, the demo is 2/3 of the run on the easiest difficulty. So if y…

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