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Retain More, Stress Less.

Turn your notes, syllabus and textbooks into playable crosswords.

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Sample crossword

Create Interactive Crosswords from your study materials.

Import PDFs or text.

Confetti and progress bar celebrating finished puzzle.

Visuals powered by GLSL Shader Graphics

Modern visuals and a polished feel.

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Physical Copies

Print to PDF, or paper, whatever works for your study.

How It Works

TickWords is a video game that lets you create and play custom crosswords built directly from your own study materials. Simply drop in your digital files (PDF or TXT), and it generates revision crosswords from the key facts and concepts inside.

It also includes hundreds of pre-made crosswords covering a wide range of high-school and university subjects.

This provides students with a practical new tool to support thier learning..

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    Import

    Drop in a PDF or paste text. Everything stays on your machine.

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    Generate

    We extract key terms, and craft relevant, concise clues. Get a crossword per chapter, or for a page range.

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    Play

    You got this. Set the clue difficulty and know where your at.

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    Progress

    Revisit missed/flagged words. Do revision crosswords; Previous words, different clues, using spaced repetition.

Do the crossword during, or after, reading the chapter. Play the crossword, or print it out. Whatever works for you.

Trailer & Media

From the Author.

I built this because, after teaching for over a decade, I realised I hate all educational software. I groan when I read "it makes learning fun." I hate that educational software is only sold to parents and education institutions. So I made this. It's not here to prey on parental fears, or as a way to reduce class hours. It's for you, the student.

I sell it on Steam because I believe it's a place where great software can find a following. Also, Steam offers refunds if after trying the software you don't like it. I respect that.

Yours sincerely,

- Dr Warren Creemers

Get TickWords

Desktop-first. A premium, one-time purchase.

If you don't have steam, or just want a stand alone intaller; you can purchase the binaries on itch.io

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Support

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    Help Centre

    Guides for importing notes, creating puzzles, and accessibility.


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    Contact

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