Lexispell News

Lexisell is part of the Taskbar Treasure Week!

[p]I'm super happy to be part of this cool event made by IndieLab and Maru Game Studio! [/p][p]Taskbar Treasure Week is a curated celebration of cozy desktop pets, idle loops, and incremental adventures. You’ll find new demos, fresh releases, exclusive discounts, and plenty of charming little games to brighten your day. [/p][p][/p][p]Thanks to them for including Lexispell, and don't hesitate to join the playtest! [/p][p][/p][p]Checkout the event 👇[/p][p]https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45193622/sale/TaskbarTreasureWeek[/p][p][/p][p]Cheers,
Eliptik[/p]

0.0.12 playtest update + more seats!

[p]Hey everyone, [/p][p]First, thanks for all the feedback you submitted already. There's a lot of valuable stuff in there, and it really motivates me to continue working on Lexispell to make it better. I'm incredibly pleased to see many of you are enjoying the game and that it seems to be pretty stable overall. [/p][p]If you have played already, don't hesitate to try this new version, as I fixed a bunch of issues and added some cool things (read more below).[/p][p][/p][h3]More seats![/h3][p]I'm writing this to announce I'm opening way more seats (more than 300!) in the playtest. If you were waiting to try the game, now is the time! Of course, you can still send invites to your friends if they want to try but didn't get selected yet.[/p][p][/p][h3]New stuff[/h3][p]I've made a lot of fixes, modifications and additions. You can read the full list below. [/p][p]The biggest problem that still occurs is letters getting stuck in the air after some complicated merges. When a lot of merges are happening, it can also mess with the letters you already have selected. If a word is not recognized, don't hesitate to clear the word and try again in case some merges caused a bug. [/p][p][/p][p]One of the coolest new feature is the ability to submit words to be included in the dictionary! In the pause menu, you simply entered the word you want, select the language and hit submit! I'll review the suggestions at the end of the playtest so don't hesitate to submit anything you think should be included![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]After you played, please take 10 minutes (max I promise!) to fill in this quick survey. You can also give feedback and report bugs on Discord.[/p][p][/p][h3]Patch note - v0.0.12_playtest[/h3][p]Additions[/p]

[p]Add numpad Enter key as Enter[/p]
[p]Tooltip on letter in word ui[/p]
[p]Setting for controller glyph type[/p]
[p]Tooltip on treasure[/p]
[p]Tool to submit word in pause menu[/p]
[p]Asks for fullscreen setting when first launching[/p]
[p]Tooltip on interest to explain it[/p]
[p]Scroll leaderboard with right joystick[/p]
[p]“lexim”, “lexims”, “lexispell” are now valid words[/p]
[p]Upgrade names are valid even if their name doesn’t exist[/p]
[p]Popup on run restart from pause menu[/p]
[p]Confirmation popup on home press from pause menu[/p]
[p]Codex screen where you can all the upgrades and consumables[/p]

[p]Modification[/p]

[p]Fixed a bunch of typos in tutorial and upgrades[/p]
[p]Make the scoring animation ultra fast and hidden for the most part in letter rush[/p]
[p]Lexim icon on sell and reroll button[/p]
[p]Hide tooltips on letters when scoring[/p]
[p]Stop camera mouse offset when switching to gamepad[/p]
[p]End run popup is colored red when lost[/p]
[p]Clear the letters selected when losing by timeout[/p]
[p]Hide end popup when moving to win screen[/p]
[p]Limit merge size of letters[/p]
[p]Prevent saving for later if letter is too big[/p]
[p]Limit merge size inside for later[/p]
[p]Update the first tutorial screen to include “for later” opened and a letter being saved for later[/p]
[p]Caution message about ugprades not designed for french in playtest screen and language popup[/p]

[p]Bugs[/p]

[p]Fix: Letters could be put back into for later when they were already in[/p]
[p]Fix: The arrows on the upgrades sometimes being in the wrong orientation[/p]
[p]Fix: Upgrade SEVEN doesn’t trigger if length if > 7[/p]
[p]Fix: LOVE LETTER and EXACT COUNT could have huge points value[/p]
[p]Fix: Difficulty popup would show when retrying a run even if the player hadn’t previously beaten the game[/p]
[p]Fix: Remove letter shortcut still works when counting score[/p]
[p]Fix: Drag and drop not working correctly with two lines on letters[/p]

[p][/p][p]If you want to follow the development, checkout my socials 👇[/p]

[p]Bluesky[/p]
[p]YouTube[/p]
[p]Discord[/p]

[p]Cheers,
Eliptik[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

Playtest #1 just started!

[p]Hey everyone, [/p][p]The first public playtest has finally started, thanks for your patience! [/p][p]I have given access to 150 people first just to be safe, and I'll open more seats soon. If you didn't register yet, you can still do it while the playtest is running and get access when I open more seats.[/p][p][/p][p]After you played, please take 10 minutes (max I promise!) to fill in this quick survey. You can also give feedback and report bugs on Discord, link below.[/p][p][/p][p]In other news, we crossed 500 wishlists, and I'm super happy! We actually crossed that number some time ago already, as the announcement launch did pretty well. [/p][p]Thanks everyone for your support, and I hope you'll enjoy playing Lexispell![/p][p][/p][p]If you want to follow the development, checkout my socials 👇[/p]

[p]Bluesky[/p]
[p]YouTube[/p]
[p]Discord[/p]

[p]Cheers,
Eliptik[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

Lexispell is a roguelike word game where strategy meets physics

Now this looks like a cool mix, Lexispell brings some roguelike strategy flavour to word games with physics and the trailer easily sold me.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/lexispell-is-a-roguelike-word-game-where-strategy-meets-physics/

Steam page release & playtest registrations open!

[p]Hey everyone, I’m super proud to announce my next solo project, Lexispell! It's a cozy roguelike word game with a physics twist. You merge letters, pick cool upgrades and spell long words.[/p][p]The main loop is you going through levels where you need to score enough points to continue. In between you visit the shop where you can buy upgrades (like Balatro jokers) and consumables (energy, reveal a word, transform letters, etc..).[/p][p]I'm also working on different mode for different players, as I want to make something approachable and challenging for more "hardcore" gamers. So if you don't like roguelikes, don't worry, there will probably be something for you too![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]With this game, I wanted to try something different, more chill and cozy, less action oriented. I want the game to feel approachable but still be challenging. Hopefully you'll like it! [/p][p][/p][p]I'm going to run a public playtest in the coming weeks, and you can already register right there on the game page. I need your help to ensure the game is fun and balanced, so don't hesitate to join. [/p][p][/p][p]After that, the next big step will be a public demo, probably towards the end of the year. I'll keep you posted here, but you can also follow on socials 👇[/p]

[p]Bluesky[/p]
[p]YouTube[/p]
[p]Discord[/p]

[p]Cheers,
Eliptik[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]