CrossSpell Steam Page Launches With Modes From Student Developer
The Steam page launch moves a student's class project from browser prototype to commercial release, with a unique mode built around a four-letter restriction.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Inc-Cross opened the Steam store page for CrossSpell on July 14. The competitive word-creation puzzle game is developed by a university student team, starting as a class assignment. It features multiple battle modes including 'ukochin', which uses only the four letters u, ko, chi, n. The game supports up to 4-player online multiplayer and will be exhibited at Tokyo Game Dungeon 13 on August 8.
The Steam store page for CrossSpell went live on July 14, detailing a competitive word puzzle game where players arrange letter blocks to form words and attack opponents. The project began as a class assignment by developer O-mae, a university student at a professional university, and was refined through the Game Creator Koshien 2025 competition and a browser release on Unityroom. The game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam and will be exhibited at Tokyo Game Dungeon 13 on August 8. CrossSpell offers several battle modes, each with its own letter set restrictions.
- A-gyou Ka-gyou N: Players create words using only 11 letters: a,i,u,e,o from a-row, ka,ki,ku,ke,ko from ka-row, plus 'n'.
- E.A.R.S.T: Players create English words using five types of letters.
- ukochin: Players use only the four letters: u, ko, chi, n.
- Deck Spell: Players battle using a dictionary they create.
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