JANOLITH

Coming November 20, 2026

Two letters. One stone. Every flip changes the board.

Place words, then flip stones already on the board: STONE becomes STORE. A word-building roguelite where heavy letters drive your Mult, long fresh words send your score soaring and bosses bend the rules.

Windows · Linux · mouse and gamepad · English & German
Flip it

Nothing you place is final

Every stone carries two letters – one on each side. Flip a stone that is already on the board and every word it sits in becomes another.

STONE becomes STORE.

Click the stones to flip them yourself.

Teaser

See it in motion

In the game

A word roguelite with depth

  • Flip

    Two-sided stones

    Both letters are always visible. Flip stones on the board and build new words – as long as every word on the board stays valid.

  • Mult

    Value × Mult – then it escalates

    Letter values build Value, heavy letters face up on your stones drive Mult. Fresh words, long words and an emptied rack multiply it further.

  • Run

    Seven chapters

    Rising targets, a path you choose and a bag you shape: gild, rewrite, cleave, twin. A double boss waits at the end.

  • Boss

    Twelve rule-bending bosses

    One locks stones in place, another shrinks the board. Take the milder boss – or gamble on the harsher one and its richer shop.

  • Cards

    38 cards

    Level up cards, arrange them in your card column and unlock slots with their own mechanics.

  • Progress

    A hoard that grows

    A reward path to level 30, special stones, eight difficulty tiers and a crystal dragon whose hoard grows with every run.

  • Modes

    Daily, weekly, endless

    Daily and Weekly Challenges with leaderboards, an Endless mode and the classic match against the AI at three difficulty levels.

  • Languages

    English or German

    Huge dictionaries with their own stone set per language, an interface in seven languages, full mouse and gamepad support.

Screenshots
Coming November 20, 2026

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