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Evaluation
Alphabear: Hardcover Edition launched on August 23, 2017 as a deliberate premium, pay-once conversion of the original free-to-play mobile game. The store description explicitly states that all free-to-play elements have been removed, framing this as a complete, finished product. Spry Fox made no announcements of post-launch DLC, expansions, or ongoing content plans. Developer activity after launch consisted entirely of bug fixes and quality-of-life patches through early 2018, with the last recorded communication on February 1, 2018. No content of any kind has been announced or shipped since then, and there is no indication of any planned future additions. This game launched as a finished package and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description explicitly positions the game as a premium, pay-once complete package with all free-to-play elements removed, released in response to player requests for a finished product.
Free weekend promotion announced alongside a tuning pass for game progression. Last recorded developer communication.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Spry Fox
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Alphabear is an award-winning, original English word puzzle game by Spry Fox.
In Alphabear, you spell words by selecting letters on a grid. When you use letters that are adjacent to each other, bears appear! The more letters you use, the bigger the bear gets, and the more points you earn! When your score is high enough, you'll also win a bear for your permanent collection. These bears can be used as powerups in future games! They increase the points you earn, extend your timer, increase or decrease the frequency with which letters appear on the game board, and more. And your bears "learn" from the words you use in-game and will repeat them back to you in unexpectedly witty and horrible ways. ;-)
The original version of Alphabear has been downloaded over four million times and has won numerous awards, including Google's "Best Indie" award in 2016. This updated version of Alphabear has been enhanced and completely rebalanced. All free-to-play elements have been removed from the game and new features have been added, including:
Alphabear is the recipient of the inaugural Google Play Award for "Best Standout Indie" in 2016, Gamezebo's best mobile game of 2015, and a Game Developers Choice Runner Up award for "Best Mobile Game" in 2015. We've been asked by thousands of players for a premium, pay-once version, and we hope this fits the bill!
In Alphabear, you spell words by selecting letters on a grid. When you use letters that are adjacent to each other, bears appear! The more letters you use, the bigger the bear gets, and the more points you earn! When your score is high enough, you'll also win a bear for your permanent collection. These bears can be used as powerups in future games! They increase the points you earn, extend your timer, increase or decrease the frequency with which letters appear on the game board, and more. And your bears "learn" from the words you use in-game and will repeat them back to you in unexpectedly witty and horrible ways. ;-)
The original version of Alphabear has been downloaded over four million times and has won numerous awards, including Google's "Best Indie" award in 2016. This updated version of Alphabear has been enhanced and completely rebalanced. All free-to-play elements have been removed from the game and new features have been added, including:
- A real-time companion dictionary (so you can discover what your more inventive words actually mean!)
- A new "prestige" system for people who complete the campaign and want to replay it at a harder difficulty level.
- New random daily boards you can play.
Alphabear is the recipient of the inaugural Google Play Award for "Best Standout Indie" in 2016, Gamezebo's best mobile game of 2015, and a Game Developers Choice Runner Up award for "Best Mobile Game" in 2015. We've been asked by thousands of players for a premium, pay-once version, and we hope this fits the bill!
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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