Dear Reader lets you curl up and play your favorite books, turning classic literature into fun word puzzles. Unscramble passages from famous books, unlock unique puzzles, and add new books to your library—from Pride and Prejudice to the Wizard of Oz.

Dear Reader includes fifty literary classics and dozens of different word puzzles, from unscrambling anagrams to swapping lines of text. As far as we know, this is the first game where you can dive in and play with the actual written words from so many tempting books.

And it’s fun! As Michelle Ehrhardt of Kill Screen wrote, “As novel as the game is, it plays with the same confidence as a 100-year old classic.”

Official Finalist, IndieCade 2018

Official Selection, Indie Megabooth GDC Showcase 2019

Funding recipient, Indie Fund 2019

Source: App Store description

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18 People (14 developers, 4 thanks)

Lead Programming	Peter Berry
Programming	Eddie Cameron
Lead QA & Testing	Anna Garbier
Visual & Animation Design	Diego Garcia
Lead Literary Curation	Mehak Khan
Game & Economy Design	Alexander King
Experience, Game & Level Design	Colleen Macklin
Literary Curation & Level Design	Toni Pizza Karina Popp
Art Direction	John Sharp
Music & Audio Design	Michael Sweet
Lead Game Design	Eric Zimmerman
Project Management	Eric Zimmerman
Special Thanks	Carlos Hernandez Winnie Wong Our many generous playtesters Our amazing Kickstarter backers
Developed with the support of	Indie Fund
Produced by	Apple

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Game added October 2, 2019. Last modified February 13, 2023.