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Wordle cover art

Wordle

PreoNus Games · Gigantum Games · 2021-04-12

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationSports

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jan 25, 2022 (Android), Apr 12, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 12, 2021 (Mac), Apr 12, 2021 (Linux)

Wordle is a fun word puzzle game where you guess a hidden word within a few tries. Each guess gives clues about letter placement. Enjoy daily challenges, sharpen your skills, and track your progress in this simple and engaging game.

Wordle is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Sports game released in 2021, priced at $1.53, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 1450 reviews).

3
playing now
77%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.53
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 394 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~49/week).
  • · Review velocity up 399% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 29,612 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 29k–65k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,450 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.06-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.38 at Steam (2022-11-22) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $30.62 · on sale 15 of 22 observed days · $2.68 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14714720202026Week of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-16 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4671Jul 2020Aug 2026Jul 2020 — avg 1 · peak 10Sep 2020 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2020 — avg 8 · peak 34Jan 2021 — avg 5 · peak 34Mar 2021 — avg 18 · peak 189May 2021 — avg 4 · peak 26Jul 2021 — avg 10 · peak 66Sep 2021 — avg 23 · peak 166Nov 2021 — avg 15 · peak 595Jan 2022 — avg 16 · peak 496Mar 2022 — avg 32 · peak 642May 2022 — avg 57 · peak 1,211Jul 2022 — avg 22 · peak 78Sep 2022 — avg 12 · peak 215Nov 2022 — avg 8 · peak 48Jan 2023 — avg 85 · peak 1,126Mar 2023 — avg 6 · peak 101May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2023 — avg 36 · peak 2,196Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 27May 2024 — avg 47 · peak 2,202Jul 2024 — avg 6 · peak 76Sep 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2024 — avg 84 · peak 1,337Jan 2025 — avg 365 · peak 2,687Mar 2025 — avg 467 · peak 7,924May 2025 — avg 8 · peak 100Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 108Sep 2025 — avg 10 · peak 212Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Apr 2026 — avg 164 · peak 1,799Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$30.62$0.382020-06-162026-10-122020-06-16 — best price $1.192020-10-29 — best price $0.992020-11-25 — best price $0.992020-12-22 — best price $0.892021-02-11 — best price $0.992021-04-29 — best price $1.992021-07-08 — best price $1.992021-09-06 — best price $1.992021-09-30 — best price $1.992021-10-27 — best price $1.992021-11-22 — best price $1.992021-12-13 — best price $1.992022-01-27 — best price $0.492022-03-28 — best price $0.492022-06-24 — best price $0.492022-08-24 — best price $0.492022-10-24 — best price $2.992022-12-14 — best price $2.992023-01-25 — best price $2.992023-03-16 — best price $0.892023-05-31 — best price $0.892023-08-28 — best price $0.992023-11-21 — best price $0.992024-02-03 — best price $19.992024-04-27 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-24 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-02-02 — best price $19.992025-05-01 — best price $19.992025-07-11 — best price $1.492025-09-29 — best price $1.492025-12-18 — best price $1.492026-02-19 — best price $3.062026-04-10 — best price $30.622026-07-09 — best price $3.062026-10-10 — best price $3.062026-10-12 — best price $3.06
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

6
achievements tracked
13.1%
earned "W"
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing4 DLC

40 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Greek, Danish…

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2021-01-26, latest 2021-02-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,13061%6

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

Player tags

2DIndieLogicShortCasualPuzzleSportsPhysicsRelaxingWord Game

Census log

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

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