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Wordatro!
Developer Le Poulet
Wordatro! fuses addictive word game with thrilling roguelite strategy! Spell high-scoring words, chain massive combos, and unlock game-changing bonuses. With 50+ unique upgrades and daily challenges, endless linguistic adventures await! From the Steam store page
237 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
82
LovedLoved
151 positive · 34 negative
95% range 75–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 151 | 34 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 24 | 3 | 25 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
215 of 269 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
81% recommend · 151 yes, 35 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (409 of 490 positive).
Many reviewers criticize the limited dictionary, which rejects common words. [1][2][3][4]
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- [3]
The concept is fun and would be great to pass some time however I will have to pass on this one. The limited dictionary the game has sadly makes this game unenjoyable to play. I should be able to play everyday words but the game doesnt recognize them and therefore I am unable to play them.
- [5]
An word version of Balatro. You have limited energy per round to create words and are offered bonuses after each win. After winning a round, you gain energy and rerolls. Rerolls can be used on 3 letters or to get 3 new bonuses offered. Knowing when to use your reroll is important to keep your energy from getting too low, since later rounds will have higher score requirements. Pros: Players that enjoy word games like …
- [14]
It’s fine as it is, but lacking in some of the key elements that made Balatro so engaging. What remains is a fun little snacky game with no real personality. Get it as Scrabble practice but don’t be surprised if you lose interest after a few rounds
- [15]
This feels like it has a great foundation of a game that's "Balatro but with word tiles instead of poker cards," but it's missing a lot of features to make it really shine. Balatro is one of the best games of 2024 because there's enough variety in the jokers to make every run truly unique and you can play using a wide variety of strategies that you adjust on the fly. Wordatro tries to emulate that formula, but its …
- [1]
Really liked the demo, but don't know what's wrong with the full game. The library seems terrible. The first word I tried to play was 'pooch' -- which was rejected. Changed it to 'patch' and went the second word. Tried 'scandal'-- which was also rejected. What? I'm not going to return it yet because there must be something wrong, but if it's not fixed soon I will. Right now I can't recommend it. …
Summarised from 34 of the 233 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Wordatro! talk about fun for word game and Scrabble fans; those who didn't talk about dictionary rejects many common words. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 237 · most liked firstWordatro, a Balatro inspired RogueLite about scoring points by spelling words using tiles, releases today! I worked on the game earlier this year as an accessibility consultant / playtester. It releases in 2 hours, and has a demo available now! store.steampowered.com/app/3140120/...
positive · AI labelView post →Wordatro! is now available on Steam! 🎉 I'm so excited! This is just the beginning, and more free updates are on the way. The game is available now with a 15% launch discount, so don't miss out! Enjoy the game! 🐔 youtu.be/ZAzhX3839hU store.steampowered.com/app/3140120/...
neutral · AI labelView post →The concept is fun and would be great to pass some time however I will have to pass on this one. The limited dictionary the game has sadly makes this game unenjoyable to play. I should be able to play everyday words but the game doesnt recognize them and therefore I am unable to play them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am feeling better today, I've progressed to the stage of just having a regular cold. I have made some insane video game achievements this week though. Only easy games for the because my brain wasn't working. I started and finished Barbie Horse Trails (great game). And I got this in Wordatro today:
neutral · AI labelView post →🔴PLAYING A BALATRO WORD GAME CALLED WORDATRO FOR JUST 2 HOURS CUZ ITS LEGIT FUN WITH YALL AND idk hi twitch.tv/morninchai
positive · AI labelView post →An word version of Balatro. You have limited energy per round to create words and are offered bonuses after each win. After winning a round, you gain energy and rerolls. Rerolls can be used on 3 letters or to get 3 new bonuses offered. Knowing when to use your reroll is important to keep your energy from getting too low, since later rounds will have higher score requirements. Pros: Players that enjoy word games like scrabble will have fun with the roguelite version. Has multiple languages…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed the demo and was looking forward to the full release, but in barely half an hour of playing I've already encountered a bunch of common words that the game doesn't recognize. Until the dictionary is improved, I do not recommend playing this game because it is very frustrating to have common words be denied.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Week of June 23-29 (special game giveaway at the top of Wednesday's stream): @poulet.bsky.social #wordatro #indiedev #indiegames #twitch store.steampowered.com/app/3140120/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wordatro! by @poulet.bsky.social Sure, I'm posting about a #roguethingie again, but this time it's also a #wordgame! Use bonuses to increase your points and multiplier to reach an ever increasing score goal. Also has a daily challenge! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Another big step in my reconversion into a solo video game creator : The steam page of my Wordatro! game is available and so you can whishlist. It's a little game mixing word game and roguelite store.steampowered.com/app/3140120/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I think I would genuinely love this game, but there just aren't enough features yet. Fantastic premise, graphics are good, but having experienced what Balatro has to offer in terms of QoL features and endless mode - this game just naturally wouldn't be able to hold a flame to that experience, which is what they're obviously going for with the game. I had a blast at the start but it quickly fell off and I refunded due to the RNG nature of the game being too unbalanced at this point. With all…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wouldn't recommend this game if you're looking for a Word-version of Balatro. It's not quite got the polish and features at the moment. The main issue is that the upgrades aren’t substantial enough to scale your scoring. The round-by-round perks are quite weak, with the main problem being the score deadlines are too high when you look at the value of most of the letters and multipliers, even if you make long words. Here are some suggestions I think are required to improve the gameplay:…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's the name that gets me. Balatro makes sense in a game about jokers. It basically means joker or jester. Wordatro seems lazy.
negative · AI labelView post →It’s fine as it is, but lacking in some of the key elements that made Balatro so engaging. What remains is a fun little snacky game with no real personality. Get it as Scrabble practice but don’t be surprised if you lose interest after a few rounds
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →as much as I wanted to like this one, I didn't need to play very long to realise it held no candle to Balatro as it aims to, this review is as harsh as it will be based on the fact that this is trying to be Balatro with words. For the biggest problems to me is that this has no feeling of adventure at all, it's a linear game with few choices, any roguelike worth it's salt thrives on player decision and builds. With this huge lack of player agency each round has you choose 1 bonus out of 3…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wordatro! fuses addictive word game with thrilling roguelite strategy! Spell high-scoring words, chain massive combos, and unlock game-changing bonuses. 🔑 Key requests on #PressEngine 🔗 https://pressengine.games/wordatro #gamedev #indiegames #games
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks to everyone who tuned into Indie-licious! #Wordatro isn't a pretender. It's pretty dang fun! I would like to see boss conditions or something similar added, but the vibe of getting a high-scoring word is decadent. Game has a demo. Try it! #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev
positive · AI labelView post →Really liked the demo, but don't know what's wrong with the full game. The library seems terrible. The first word I tried to play was 'pooch' -- which was rejected. Changed it to 'patch' and went the second word. Tried 'scandal'-- which was also rejected. What? I'm not going to return it yet because there must be something wrong, but if it's not fixed soon I will. Right now I can't recommend it. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3510859940 The other word-Balatro game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wish I could give an 'eh' recommendation. It's a solid enough game, but there's very little replay value, relies way too much on RNG (as others have said, you very often pull entire hands of vowels) with very little ability to express skill. The bonuses simply *feel* weak, no matter how strong they might be, and the low amount of rerolls and tries ('energy') per round basically mean you have to play perfectly to manage anything, especially on the higher difficulties (which only really reduce…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴LIVE NOW w/ #wordatro + key giveaway & JUSANT over at twitch.tv/caboosetheelf where we start with a great word game with chat. Then we move to a beautiful climbing game. Key giveaway for Wordatro!!! Come say hi and win a key! #twitch #elf #gaming #indiegaming #indiedev @poulet.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Between playing the demo of Wordatro (cute game, can't wait for more), the original idea I had for ColorRamen, and watching the first 3 minutes of the latest GMTK video, I think I know what kind of game I'm going to make next. Time to chug some Mountain Dew and work out a plan. #gamedev #solodev
positive · AI labelView post →Wordatro! is a basic letter arranging word game that looks and feels like a mobile app despite being on Steam. Wow, the earnings meeting is going to be hilarious when the managers ask what revenue came in from the app stores. This is basically the weakest ripoff of Scrabble I've ever seen. The developer ripped off the branding and trademarked name of the popular poker game, Balatro, blatantly stealing someone else's concept there, and slapped it on Scrabble but with multiplayer and most of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing this game for a few hours, it's kind of fun a fun twist on Scrabble and Balatro, but ultimately fails at being a decent Balatro-like, like the game's title suggests. There doesn't feel like there's a lot of room for replayability or progression beyond beating a run. You can change the difficulty level, but I never really felt rewarded in beating a run, because you don't really seem to unlock anything to make future runs easier or add more challenge or strategy. I also think being…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →3/5. The game did not accept "curating" as a valid word, which I thought was ludicrous.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes, I'm playing scrabble by myself... No, it isn't sad Yes, I'm ok
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game because it has 'datro' in it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7/10 - after the 2nd round no way you can do the math to figure out if your word will pass you to the next stage or fail. dont know if i need to keep looking for a bigger one. - nothing to unlock, kinda just bam here's 5 levels of difficulty - wish it gave you a new hand every round. the hands get harder and harder as you run out of rerolls - a lot of the achievements are INSANE odds to unlock. such as winning only using words that start with the same letter or spelling wordatro!, dont forget…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Until this game is much improved, I can't really recommend it because of two glaring issues: -Reading reviews, I realized only the French dictionary had received much love, but even that one, which should be the most developped, is very lacking, which leads to very frustrating situations when even relatively common words aren't allowed. -The roguelike part is utterly embryonic and ludicrously unbalanced: you only get one modifier picked from a random panel of three every round. Problem is,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Plok!! or Toejam & Earl or Pac-Man World 2 or Crazy Frog Racer or Dorfromantik or Shantae: Half Genie Hero or Infectionator 3: Apocalypse or Ibb & Obb or Wordatro! or You Have to Win the Game or OneShot or Worms Ultimate Mayhem or TERA or Knyt Stories or Pokemon Insurgence or Owlboy or Zuma or
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun game but needs more variety/content! Maybe having the higher difficulties locked before completing the lower ones could be a place to start. However I don't mean that we need more difficulty just some system to make the player feel progression. Please add more content outside of the daily challenges, anything! Custom games or random modifiers, some kind of gameplay loop. I'll change to recommended when there's more content. The base of the game itself, the visuals/UI are really nice and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On today's Indie-licious ShackStream, anyone who is gaming savvy can probably see the cheek in today's game, but honestly, I want to see how Le Poulet's #Wordatro stacks up in the world of -atro games! Tune in and watch as we play! #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Has massive potential but just isn't satisfying yet. Feels really weird to get punished for longer words due to the low base values of most letters, and unless you get good augments you're sol in a lot of cases unless you're some sort of living dictionary. Also severely lacking in actual content, this feels like an early access first public draft not a full release for $10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wordatro was a fun demo✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3140120/... #indiegames
positive · AI labelView post →honestly.. I bought it because of GameGrumps. I like word games and this one just seemed to be fairly interesting (and lead me to pick up Balatro soon after). It's pretty good! Not as in depth as its inspiration, but its serviceable. I think it could definitely use more levels, or more features to really fill it out (I'm not sure what, but it does feel like it's missing SOMETHING). Even then, it's still a pretty fun game. Could use better Steam Deck integration, though. Less reliance on touch…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you take so long when its your turn in scrabble because you want to make the longest word that you can that none of you friends ever want to play with you? Play this game. Admittedly, the roguelike elements get repetitive and there isn't much variation in the boons you get, but there's no other single player scrabble I'd rather play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What is the point of a daily leaderboard that is just plagued with people that google word combinations. Literally my only gripe with the game. There's no point in doing any dailies.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We switched to Wordatro...Nedra was certainly a game of all times LOL.
negative · AI labelView post →Not promising anything, but if I finally push myself to stream sometime this week, which game would you guys wanna see? -1st Bubsy Game -Fishing Survivors-like -Wordatro! -Ballionaire (other suggestions also welcomed) (the poll is set for a week but could be any day I don't feel 'bleh' after work)
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm glad this game was in a charity bundle because I don't think it's worth buying on its own. It feels rather unfinished and it's disappointing to see that since it was released in June 2025, it's only gotten one bug fix update and no other changes besides the removal of a game mode. Surely a game called Wordatro wasn't only made to quickly cash in on the popularity of a certain similar-sounding game? (spoiler: it was) The crux of the issue--which is also the main point of most of the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wordatro is a very fun word game with a rougelike premise. The game is pretty well made, with crisp design and gameplay. Difficulties also vary depending on which mode you play, from a super easy mode to pro mode (which is really hard). There is also a daily challenge that is the same for everyone. The only downside to Wordatro is that there isn't enough unique things or challenges to work towards after you already go through the difficulties. In other words, the game starts to get a bit too…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty nice game. Well crafted, excellent UI and chill music. The main game lets you save and quit whenever you like so it's good for people with busy lives. However, the daily challenge is always populated with unbeatable scores and the Pro mode is a bit too hard for me (unless you like cheating with Scrabble solvers), so I think I'm finished with it now after about 5 hours gameplay. I've got my money's worth and can recommend it. If you like word games, I think I'd recommend these games…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game is fun. bye
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice little roguelike word game, especially for people who speak more than 1 language! As of now, I only played the French version because that's my native langage, and the dictionary is flawless. I hope that the developers add more content eventually!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This feels like it has a great foundation of a game that's "Balatro but with word tiles instead of poker cards," but it's missing a lot of features to make it really shine. Balatro is one of the best games of 2024 because there's enough variety in the jokers to make every run truly unique and you can play using a wide variety of strategies that you adjust on the fly. Wordatro tries to emulate that formula, but its "bonuses" system isn't quite as varied (54 bonuses vs 150 jokers), and your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recognises "squeg" but not "fajita". 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wordatro! is now available on Steam!✨ - Addictive word game - Thrilling roguelite strategy - Spell high-scoring words - Chain massive combos - Unlock game-changing bonuses It's just the beginning; more updates on the way! 15% discount!🐔
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm not sure where this game gets its list of allowable words, but it's far more complete than most other word games. This is important to us word nerds with expansive vocabularies. Other games have you yelling at the screen "That is *too* a word, you dastard!" This game will have you going "That is a word too? Time to go research!"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Surprisingly fun. Steam Deck support would be great, I have to force close the game if I accidentally click to save a screenshot after a game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty boring.. not much new after finishing first few runs. Also a lot of words in English don't work for w/e reason. I'd skip this one even on sale. Game doesn't getter any better beyond demo or first 2 hours of gameplay so you can try and just refund it. Meh.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It could have been fun, but it ultimately rewards your choice of end-level power-ups more than any intelligence in coming up with smart words. If the previous is done well, you can be fairly bad and uninventive at the core game, and still pass, and feel worse about the opposite situation.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wordatro is one of those games that you see someone else play and are like "huh, this looks interesting. Let me give it a try." You buy it, you install it, and then you realise that hours of your day has gone by as you try to not only remember words in the English language (or whatever language you speak), while also trying to think about your strategy and letter placement. The game's a lot more complicated than it lets on. There is a ridiculous amount of strategy required to get good at…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is just...such a nothing burger. There's really nothing to play for after the first 2-3 clears except achievements. I REALLY tried to force myself to like this thing, but there just isn't enough here. Balatro works because of its depth, there's just none of that here. If you're wanting something different from Balatro but same concept, just get Pip My Dice or Cloverpit. To the dev, you have a really interesting concept which is why I bought it, it just needs to be more than a proof…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's like gambling except you feel smart whenever you win
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Additional question for the #WeeknightWriters community: What word games do you enjoy playing to relax your brains? I've recently discovered Wordatro (via GameGrumps) on Steam, and also have a couple of mobile games I enjoy on my phone. Any others you enjoy? store.steampowered.com/app/3140120/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I've played more Wordatro than any other game this year due its seductively easy premise that entices me into "just one more round."
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun Game, would like to see it grow more with more features in the future. still feels early access.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kudos to the dev for allowing you to play in Languages other than English. Just wishing there were some more contestants on the Dutch daily challenge leaderboard... Definitely try the free demo at least!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- The demo promised suprises and challenges. I assumed there would be puzzle like levels, or a story, or anything more than an arcade game, but it's jsut that: an arcade game with achievments and no other sense of progress, nothing to unlock, no plot. This is a roguelike arcade game with scores. Nothing more... at ten bucks. + For a one-dev game it's great, - but my eval is negative because sadly, in 2025, when Skyrim SE and all its free mods are at less then 20 bucks, paying 10 for an arcade…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WORDATRO IS OUT! Highly recommend this game! It's scrabble meets balatro and you can hear more about it here: youtu.be/iff5zT_p7D4 Try the demo and get it while it's at 15% off for launch!
positive · AI labelView post →After several tests, here is the trailer for my first game as an indie developer : Wordatro!
neutral · AI labelView post →
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