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Use Your Words

A local party game built around writing and voting on jokes

Smiling Buddha Games, LLC · Published by Screenwave Media · Released Apr 3, 2017

CasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 808
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Jun 4, 2020
Minimum PC
1 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Use Your Words?

Three to six players use phones or tablets to play four mini-games, writing subtitles for foreign film clips, creating photo headlines, and completing sentences. The game is played locally, but remote friends can participate through a stream or video call.

For you if...

  • +you like humor shaped by the people you play with
  • +you want an optional filter for adult or controversial prompts

Not for you if...

  • −you want to play alone rather than gather a group

What players say

90% of 808 reviews are positive

Players praise sessions with friends, including over voice calls. Limited mini-game variety is the recurring complaint, with some saying the game becomes repetitive quickly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Use Your Words system requirements

Minimum: 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Use Your Words?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
Processor
2 Ghz Dual Core or higher
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Recommended

DirectX
Version 9.0

Does Use Your Words have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP split-screen. There is no single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Use Your Words run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
22
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French.

Does Use Your Words use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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