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Word Factori

Star Garden Games · 2023-08-03

Steam

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jul 01, 2021 (Linux), Jul 01, 2021 (Mac), Jul 01, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Word Factori is a word-building game where your only resource is the letter "i". Build a chain of factories to bend, rotate, reflect, and merge "i" into more complex letters. Discover secret letter recipes, unlock hidden word art, and optimize your factory chains for high scores.

Word Factori is a 2023 Simulation and Strategy game priced at $5.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 477 reviews).

2
playing now
84%
positive of 477 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 41 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (139 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 16,758 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 9.5k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 477 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.79 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 9 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12212220232026Week of 2023-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 17:00 — 11 players2026-09-17 01:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
422Aug 2023Jul 2026Aug 2023 — avg 42 · peak 203Sep 2023 — avg 12 · peak 34Oct 2023 — avg 11 · peak 33Nov 2023 — avg 10 · peak 35Dec 2023 — avg 10 · peak 24Jan 2024 — avg 7 · peak 19Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Mar 2024 — avg 6 · peak 25Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 19May 2024 — avg 5 · peak 22Jun 2024 — avg 6 · peak 31Jul 2024 — avg 8 · peak 27Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 11Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Feb 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2025 — avg 13 · peak 42Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2026 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2026 — avg 2 · peak 9May 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$5.99$1.792023-08-032026-07-202023-08-03 — best price $5.392023-09-11 — best price $4.792023-10-23 — best price $4.792023-11-21 — best price $4.492023-12-04 — best price $4.792023-12-21 — best price $4.192024-01-15 — best price $4.792024-02-26 — best price $4.492024-03-14 — best price $3.892024-04-08 — best price $4.492024-05-23 — best price $4.192024-06-27 — best price $3.592024-07-15 — best price $4.192024-08-26 — best price $4.192024-10-07 — best price $4.192024-11-18 — best price $4.192024-11-27 — best price $2.992024-12-20 — best price $2.692025-01-06 — best price $3.592025-02-17 — best price $3.292025-03-13 — best price $2.692025-03-31 — best price $3.292025-05-29 — best price $2.692025-06-27 — best price $2.392025-07-14 — best price $2.392025-08-25 — best price $2.692025-09-29 — best price $2.392025-10-13 — best price $5.992025-11-24 — best price $5.992026-01-05 — best price $2.692026-02-16 — best price $2.692026-03-19 — best price $1.792026-03-30 — best price $2.392026-05-29 — best price $2.392026-06-25 — best price $1.792026-07-13 — best price $2.392026-07-20 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
98%
earned "letters recipes: junior chef"
23.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,57311%31

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieLogicPuzzleTypingSandboxBuildingStrategyTop-DownWord Game

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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