Scriver: A Word Game
Word · Paid · 4.6 out of 5 from 45 ratings
A roguelike word-crafting deckbuilder where you strategically curate art with unique abilities to craft high-scoring words against opponents.
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GenreWord
PricePaid
Difficultymedium
Ad intensitynone
In-app-purchase pressurenone
Typical sessionmedium
DeveloperJustin Nguyen
Rating4.6 out of 5 from 45 ratings
What players like
- Elegant blend of word-building and roguelike deckbuilding mechanics
- Charming art design and colorful aesthetic throughout
- Multiple viable strategies and playstyles available
- Fair premium pricing with no ads or intrusive monetization
- Highly replayable with 120+ art pieces and modifiers
Common complaints
- Critical bugs causing crashes mid-game and run failures
- Hand management bugs resulting in 0-1 letter draws
- Impossible quest states with no recovery mechanism
- Text descriptions confusing initially for new players
- Missing quality-of-life features like hand reset button
What real reviews say
★ Too complicated I was looking for a word game that was interesting but this had way too much going on. Even after going through the tutorial I still didn’t understand and remember how all of the many layers work. Not to mention levels that are absolutely impossible to get past. If you’re into studying to play wh
★★★★ If Balatro and Scrabble had a baby (and that baby was an artist) - also that 3 star review is so hilarious, because all you have to do is just NOT STEAL THE ART and you don’t owe the guy money lolololol- Missing a star because of a recurring bug where letters won’t load until game is force quit. There’s a couple other bugs that happen every now and then as well.
★★★ Really fun except 1 critic The critic who needs you to sell 25 dollars of artwork before scoring is really unfortunate, you can sell your entire art collection and still not meet that threshold, so the game always stops there for me.
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Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.