Spellsy news & patch notes

Howdy everyone! Excited to announce that Spellsy will be part of the 2026 Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! It's a week-long lineup of great puzzle games put together by Draknek & Friends, and as a Thinky Games lover I am genuinely so excited that Spellsy made the cut.

To mark the occasion, I'll be pushing a demo update and revealing Spellsy's launch date sometime during the festival :)

See you on the 28th 💛

Improvements

• Added three new songs by RAVAGES (made just for Spellsy)!

  • Pronunciation

  • Definition

  • Country of Origin

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the star preview disappeared when retrying a level 

Improvements

• Added UI element so players can see potential stars from current board state (example below)*

• Reduced the delay between bomb explosion and tile hits 

• Minor performance improvements 

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where level counts unnecessarily incremented when perfecting an already completed level

• Fixed a bug where changing levels too quickly could result in the next complete screen showing unearned stars

  *Track your stars while clearing the board

Improvements

• Updated Settings > Zoom Amount to have more accurate labels 

• Added the music album name to the credits page

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where hints stopped working for Shifting Sands levels when on instant game speed

Improvements

• Updated levels in Just Deserts, Kadune, and Shifting Sands to have a smoother difficulty ramp

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the time of day didn’t carry over when resetting progress

• Fixed a bug where gameplay UI would persist to the level select screen 

Dictionary

• Removed the word Enuf

Improvements

• Resetting a selection when using a controller now focuses on the first letter of the selection instead of the last

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where undo could wrongly remove a word from the “already used” word panel

• Fixed a bug where instant game speed could sometimes prevent tiles from spawning when retrying a level

• Fixed a bug that allowed hints to be used before all blocks finished falling

Dictionary

• Added the word Yeet | to throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction, as in:

  “I yeeted my controller after only getting two stars”

Today is the day!

The Spellsy demo is now available to play! Thank you to everyone who’s followed along so far, I'm excited (and a little nervous) to finally share it. You can check out the demo page here:

What to Expect

• Play time: ~45 - 60 minutes

• Content:  The demo has a smidge over 40 puzzles with a range of difficulty.

• Unlimited hinting: Get gentle nudges or full solutions so you never stay stuck.

• No Pressure: No timers or high scores, so you can focus, relax, and puzzle at your own pace.

• Key Board + Controller Support: Even better if you want to give it a spin on your Steam Deck

I hope you enjoy the demo, and if you haven't already join the discord, I'd love to hear your thoughts!