Poems & Codes
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About Poems & Codes
Poems & Codes is a poetry puzzle game in which you decrypt poems encrypted with the substitution cipher, one of the world's oldest codes. It features over 400 excerpts exploring classic themes, from love to despair.
Decode the poems
Choose from four difficulty settings and solve the ciphers at your own pace. You can read the full poem in-game after decoding it. A soothing, contemplative soundtrack accompanies play, and you can choose night or sunlight mode and optionally enlarge the cipher text.
Poets and anthologies
The game includes brief biographies of poets. It also provides direct links to download each poet's anthology online for free.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for Poems & Codes is $9.99 at Steam. 3 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
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Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and Poems & Codes stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for Poems & Codes are: Windows 7, Intel HD Graphics, Intel Celeron, 2 GB RAM, 250 MB storage. It also runs on macOS. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
No. Poems & Codes is a single-player game.
Mostly, yes. Valve rates Poems & Codes as Playable on the Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual setup.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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