Wordbound is an academic combined actuality phrase recreation coming to Quest 3 and Apple Imaginative and prescient.
Introduced throughout the Creature Characteristic 2025 showcase, Wordbound is the debut title from Kettle Video games that lets gamers pull aside objects to see how they’re spelt, earlier than remixing them to create new phrases and remedy visible puzzles. Meant to be enjoyable and unobtrusive, Wordbound makes use of hand monitoring with the interactive objects solely occupying a small area inside your play space. You’ll be able to take a look at the teaser trailer under:
The undertaking is being helmed by Andy Bacon, a developer whose earlier work contains the 4v1 “cross-reality” multiplayer recreation Davigo, which pits PC gamers in opposition to VR gamers. Bacon is joined by 3D artist Kassondra Krahn, who previously labored on Luigi’s Mansion 3 with Subsequent Degree Video games. Adrian Talens rounds out the crew because the studio’s sound designer and composer.
The idea began life as a 2D prototype that Bacon had labored on for a college undertaking in 2014. In 2020, the developer iterated on their preliminary design, porting it to VR and posting the consequence on X with the proof-of-concept video. Bacon demonstrated what would turn into Wordbound’s core mechanic – pulling aside an asset of a pineapple, and rearranging the letters to create new objects akin to an ape, a pen, and a pea.
Utilizing Google Poly to supply property at runtime. Now you’ll be able to create nearly something! #VR #gamedev #indiedev #Oculus #Google #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/umtOiJGxMg
— Andy Bacon (@playfulbacon) February 14, 2020
We spoke to Bacon in 2020 relating to the creation of the demo and the developer’s then aspirations for the undertaking.
“The video has sparked a number of fascinating dialog about VR schooling apps on-line,” stated Bacon. “There appears to be a number of curiosity on this thought to assist educate youngsters spelling. Given the response, I’m contemplating pivoting the path of the undertaking, or at the least creating a smaller studying mode alongside the puzzle recreation I envision.”
Wordbound is coming to Quest 3 and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, although a launch date stays unconfirmed.
