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Kind Words

A game about writing nice letters to real people. Write and receive encouraging letters in a cozy room. Trade stickers and listen to chill music. We're all in this together. Sometimes all you need are a few kind words.

Emotional Relaxing Cozy Wholesome Multiplayer
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4
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Write Nice Letters to People and Get Stickers

Has something got you down? Stressed you out? Scared you? That's pretty normal. It might help you to talk about it.

In Kind Words, players anonymously write out their concerns and sorrows by making short requests for letters.

Receive Comforting Letters

Everyone can respond to requests with letters of comfort, sympathy or gentle advice.

Kind Words is a positive context; a warm, cozy mood. A place to feel centered and focused on the opportunity presented:

Use your words to lift others and be lifted in return.

Oh, and There’s Stickers!

You start the game with a couple random stickers in their inventory.

Stickers can be placed on letters written to others or sent as an appreciative response to a letter that has been received.

Once you get a new sticker, you can make copies of that sticker to send out to other players.

Each sticker also comes with a 3D toy that you can put on display in your room.

Swap letters to build up your collection of stickers and room decorations!

Kind Words 2?

Kind Words 2 exists and it is awesome! But this original version of Kind Words is still supported. In fact, the two games share save files and players of both games can write to each other. Enjoy the heck out of Kind Words and when you're ready, hop on over to Kind Words 2 for an expanded experience!

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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ 64-bit
  • Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: High Sierra 10.13+
  • Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 300 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:

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    Minimum

    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 16.04+ (64-bit)
    • Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 300 MB available space

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      Game details Languages, features & support
      Publisher
      Popcannibal
      Brazilian rating
      14
      Steam Germany rating
      12
      Content warning
      Kind Words is full of user generated messages that may include mature topics.
      Features
      Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
      Languages
      English
      Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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      The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
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      Structured language support (1)
      LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
      EnglishYesNoNo
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      Value Score

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      Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 75th percentile. Priced as Market at $4.99.

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      Genre Benchmarks

      Player Count Top 23%
      Value Ratio Top 25%

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      Frequently Asked Questions

      Is Kind Words worth buying right now?
      Wait — $4.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~12 days for potentially better pricing.
      When does Kind Words go on sale?
      Wait for upcoming sale in ~12 days for potentially better pricing.
      Is Kind Words free to play?
      Kind Words costs $4.99 on Steam.
      What genre is Kind Words?
      Kind Words is a Casual, Indie game.
      Who developed Kind Words?
      Kind Words was developed by Popcannibal and published by Popcannibal.
      What platforms does Kind Words support?
      Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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