Wordatro
A word roguelike that mixes Balatro-style play with spelling.
Where Wordatro comes up1 episode or test
- 1Yahtzee reveals WordatroFebruary video of a Balatro-style word roguelike
- 2Brown nearly cancels Word PlayA similar game seemed reason to quit
- 3Finds Birdigo and othersMore word roguelikes appear during development
- 4Chats with Wordatro's developerTalks directly with the other developer
- 5Sees a growing genreControls only how good his own game is
From Mark Brown on Word Play development
What was said about Wordatro
Wordatro showed a similar game is a genre, not a reason to cancel. Wordatro, a Balatro-style word roguelike, was revealed in Yahtzee's video in February and nearly made Mark Brown cancel Word Play. He realized he could not control others' work, only how good his own game was.
Brown also found Birdigo, another game mixing Balatro with words, and other word roguelikes appeared while Word Play was in development. He later chatted with Wordatro's developer and came to see several similar games as a growing genre rather than a single clone to compete with. In his words: "I can't control what anyone else makes."
How I Made Word Play
Revealed in Yahtzee's video in February, it nearly made Brown cancel Word Play. He later chatted with its developer and came to see it as part of a growing genre.
Wordatro showed a similar game is a genre, not a reason to cancel. Wordatro, a Balatro-style word roguelike, was revealed in Yahtzee's video in February and nearly made Mark Brown cancel Word Play. He realized he could not control others' work, only how good his own game was.
Brown also found Birdigo, another game mixing Balatro with words, and other word roguelikes appeared while Word Play was in development. He later chatted with Wordatro's developer and came to see several similar games as a growing genre rather than a single clone to compete with. In his words: "I can't control what anyone else makes."
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