Out of Sorts: Word Roguelike
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Updated 24 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperBrendan Pan
CategoryGames
Price0.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 5.0 (2)
Version1.1.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
16 Oct 2026
16 Oct 2026Rating
5.0 ★
2 ratings
Measured
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Out of Sorts: Word Roguelike on the App Store
App details
App ID
6818936954
Publisher
Brendan Pan
On the store since
Oct 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 16.4+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
52 MB
Also listed in
Puzzle, Word
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
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Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
5.0 ★
2 ratings
Measured
Ratings
2
Measured
About Out of Sorts: Word Roguelike
Out of Sorts is a word game with a roguelike heart, set in an old letterpress shop. Set words from wood type, print them for points, and keep the presses running through eight chapters.
SET WORDS, PRINT THEM
• Eight tiles in your rack, four prints a page. Hit each page's quota before your prints run out.
• Every word scores Points × Ink. Longer words score far more; rare letters (J, K, Qu, X, Z) score high but are harder to place.
• Stuck? Rummage to swap tiles, or shuffle the rack for a fresh look.
BUILD AN ENGINE
• Between pages, spend your earnings at the Stationer.
• 34 dingbats, the ornaments of the printing trade, bend the rules: Ink for long words, bonuses for rare letters, one that copies its neighbour. They fire left to right, so order matters, and the Stationer can recut your favourites to make them stronger.
• Typefaces level up a word length. Inks gild, embolden and italicise your tiles for good.
BEAT THE DEADLINE
Every third page is a deadline with a twist. The Censor bans a letter. The Miser forbids rummaging. Catchwords makes each word start with the last letter of the one before. Miss the quota and you're out of sorts.
LEARN AS YOU PLAY
After every page you see the best word your tiles could have made, with its definition. Every word you print goes into your Specimen Book.
KEEP COMING BACK
• The Daily Edition: a short game from the same kit for everyone, every day, with a score to share
• Five paper stocks, from Newsprint to Parchment, once you've printed the book
• Eight rare and uncommon dingbats to unlock through milestones
• An endless mode for when eight chapters aren't enough
• A Night shift theme for late sessions
• Plays on iPhone and iPad
No account, no ads, no tracking. Your runs stay on your device.
SET WORDS, PRINT THEM
• Eight tiles in your rack, four prints a page. Hit each page's quota before your prints run out.
• Every word scores Points × Ink. Longer words score far more; rare letters (J, K, Qu, X, Z) score high but are harder to place.
• Stuck? Rummage to swap tiles, or shuffle the rack for a fresh look.
BUILD AN ENGINE
• Between pages, spend your earnings at the Stationer.
• 34 dingbats, the ornaments of the printing trade, bend the rules: Ink for long words, bonuses for rare letters, one that copies its neighbour. They fire left to right, so order matters, and the Stationer can recut your favourites to make them stronger.
• Typefaces level up a word length. Inks gild, embolden and italicise your tiles for good.
BEAT THE DEADLINE
Every third page is a deadline with a twist. The Censor bans a letter. The Miser forbids rummaging. Catchwords makes each word start with the last letter of the one before. Miss the quota and you're out of sorts.
LEARN AS YOU PLAY
After every page you see the best word your tiles could have made, with its definition. Every word you print goes into your Specimen Book.
KEEP COMING BACK
• The Daily Edition: a short game from the same kit for everyone, every day, with a score to share
• Five paper stocks, from Newsprint to Parchment, once you've printed the book
• Eight rare and uncommon dingbats to unlock through milestones
• An endless mode for when eight chapters aren't enough
• A Night shift theme for late sessions
• Plays on iPhone and iPad
No account, no ads, no tracking. Your runs stay on your device.
Latest updates
1.1.1
• Big text and Display Zoom fit better. On smaller screens the page tightens up, and Print and Rummage stay in reach. Nothing covers the score anymore.
• Inks are easier to use: tap one and pick its tiles right there. A tile holds one finish, so you'll see it before a new ink replaces an old one.
• Typefaces level up the moment you buy them.
• The Stationer's dingbat cards show their whole description. Tap one to read it larger.
• Fixed long words slipping under the clear button, and text cut short with "…".
1.1.0
• Now on iPad, with a two-page layout when you turn it sideways.
• A shorter Daily Edition: one chapter from a kit of dingbats, the same for everyone. Every print counts toward your score.
• Recut your dingbats: the Stationer can raise one you own to level II and III.
• Four new deadlines: The Narrow Column, The Strike, The Indexer and Worn Type.
• Paper stocks reworked: each one adds its own twist, and the climb to Parchment is steadier.
• Rebalanced dingbats: Folio, Colophon, Degree and Copyright no longer decide runs on their own; Justify, Small Caps, Fleuron and Printer's Devil pull their weight. Manicule and Section are now rare.
• Nine Letters replaces Ten Letters, and a new milestone for a level III dingbat.
• Every page now opens on a hand that can spell something. If your tiles can't make a word and you're out of rummages, the page ends and tells you why.
• Fixed a rare crash at the Stationer.
1.0.0
