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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 05/09/2026

Our latest weekly newsletter is here! This week it's faux-3D rendering and some music moodboarding. Free to read on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/BearwavesGam...

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Weekly Wave: 5th September '26 | Bearwaves

Hello, welcome to another issue of our weekly newsletter! This week we've been hard at work on our prototyping for our various ideas for Gam

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Joel Auterson | DWG out now! @joelotter.com · 01/09/2026

With me for 33 years last week because the best DWG player in the world is, in fact, my mum

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 01/09/2026

Congrats LHB3, August’s #DWG champion 🏆 With us since the beginning, you earned this 😤

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 24/08/2026

One of the best things about making Dave’s Word Game was having an excuse to play everyone else’s. Spellsy really stood out, so we’ve teamed up with @yourealemongames.bsky.social for a 20% off bundle! store.steampowered.com/bundle/83273...

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Spellsy & DWG on Steam

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 21/08/2026

We've started a newsletter! The first one is here! These are totally free to read and you can get them in your email by signing up for our Patreon (also free unless, perhaps...) This week it's about Game 3 and some chat about Growl's debug tools. www.patreon.com/BearwavesGam...

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Weekly Wave: 21st August '26 | Bearwaves

Hello! Welcome to the inaugural Weekly Wave, our new newsletter. We wanted to be a little bit better at keeping you all up to date with what

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 21/08/2026

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Weekly Wave: 21st August '26 | Bearwaves

Hello! Welcome to the inaugural Weekly Wave, our new newsletter. We wanted to be a little bit better at keeping you all up to date with what

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Joel Auterson | DWG out now! @joelotter.com · 19/08/2026

Was gonna make a lil newsletter for our game studio and then I remembered we have a Patreon and I can just make free posts on there for the same effect. Sign up here if you'd like to get emails from me about game dev! patreon.com/BearwavesGames

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 06/08/2026

We promise, Dave exists!

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 01/08/2026

Congratulations to TIVVY, July’s #DWG champion 🏆 A very competitive and high scoring month!

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 17/07/2026

Hi new followers! You can play our game, handmade in our own bespoke engine, right now on your phone or your computer! www.playdwg.com

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Dave's Word Game

A new daily word game. Find words, clear squares, and aim for the top score.

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 07/07/2026

We've just released a brand new puzzle pack for Dave's Word Game! MOVIES is made by our very own film geek, @okw.bsky.social. Can you perfect them all?

A screenshot of Dave's Word Game. Various film directors are listed including Wes Anderson and Kathryn Bigelow.

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 01/07/2026

Congratulations to VEDABROWN, June’s #DWG champion 🏆 Thanks sticking with us VEDA.

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 29/06/2026

For those of you who want to buy DWG for full price on Steam, without that pesky discount, you will have the opportunity tomorrow! Full price DWG, coming to you soon! store.steampowered.com/app/3670940/...

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Save 10% on Dave's Word Game on Steam

A daily word game. Find words, clear rows and columns, aim for the highest score you can. A new board every day!

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 25/06/2026

With the full release of Dave's Word Game, players on the FREE and DEMO versions get access to a sample of our excellent PUZZLES! Find a full clear on a BESPOKE themed board... Go and playDWG.com

A screenshot of Dave's Word Game showing the Puzzle mode

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 24/06/2026

If you're bored at work today, why not PROCRASTINATE a little by leaving a VERBOSE review for Dave's Word Game on Steam? store.steampowered.com/app/3670940/...

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Save 10% on Dave's Word Game on Steam

A daily word game. Find words, clear rows and columns, aim for the highest score you can. A new board every day!

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Alex Earle @thealexurl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

PLAY DAVE'S WORD GAME (it's very good and very addictive and successfully transformed my screen time from doomscrolling to grid based word finding)

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 23/06/2026

Dave's Word Game is out now on Windows, Mac and Linux! You've played the DAILY, now play the fiendish PUZZLE, snappy TIMED, and groovy ENDLESS modes! Available on Steam & itch: store.steampowered.com/app/3670940/... bearwaves.itch.io/daves-word-g...

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Save 10% on Dave's Word Game on Steam

A daily word game. Find words, clear rows and columns, aim for the highest score you can. A new board every day!

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 21/06/2026

Dave's Word Game offers you an incredible opportunity: Instead of doom scrolling some horrible social media, or worse, doing your job, you could be procrastinating by finding cool words! playDWG.com #nextfest #pitchyagame

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Dave's Word Game

A new daily word game. Find words, clear squares, and aim for the top score.

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 21/06/2026

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Dave's Word Game

A new daily word game. Find words, clear squares, and aim for the top score.

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 18/06/2026

hey, the weird trick is not doing online multiplayer

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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

New trailer from me for Dave's Word Game!

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 15/06/2026

We’re aware of a crash bug impacting Steam demo players. Working on it, sorry and thanks for BEARing with us.

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 15/06/2026

Just in time for Next Fest, we have a trailer for Dave's Word Game! There's even a sneak peek in here of our two new modes coming in the next update. 👀 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3670940/... Mobile: playdwg.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IQ6...

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Dave's Word Game Trailer

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 14/06/2026

Who's ready for Next Fest tomorrow! We're so excited for people to try out the Steam demo for Dave's Word Game, which will introduce PC users to the Daily mode. Wishlist so ye don't forget: store.steampowered.com/app/3670940/... #nextfest #pitchyagame

A promo image in the Steam Next Fest Template. On the left, it reads: Steam Next Fest. Dave's Word Game. Bearwaves. Check out our game demo during Steam Next Fest. June 15th - June 22nd starting from 10am PT. On the right, there are four screenshots of the game. At the top, it shows Daily mode, with a decoration of a tree and a +3 bonus score visible. Then the Endless mode, showing a pinweel spinning in the wind. Then the puzzle mode, with an icon of a paw indicating it is the ANIMALS category. Finally the timed mode, showing a +6 bonus score and the decorative candle.

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 08/06/2026

It can feel so hard to wait for all these games to come out, but fortunately, Dave's Word Game is available and free to play on mobile already! And it has everything! Persona ✅ Metro ✅ Revelation ✅ Before you know it, we'll have released on Steam too, best to wishlist eh? playdwg.com

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 06/06/2026

Big things coming soon for Dave's Word Game... You'd better be ready. Wishlist on Steam or play right now on mobile Some say this is the most important word game ever made. playdwg.com #pitchyagame

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Dave's Word Game

A new daily word game. Find words, clear squares, and aim for the top score.

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 08/06/2026

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 06/06/2026

Big things coming soon for Dave's Word Game... You'd better be ready. Wishlist on Steam or play right now on mobile Some say this is the most important word game ever made. playdwg.com #pitchyagame

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Dave's Word Game

A new daily word game. Find words, clear squares, and aim for the top score.

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 01/06/2026

Congratulations to MAUEFW, May’s #DWG winner!

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Joel Auterson | DWG out now! @joelotter.com · 27/05/2026

We’re doing science over on the Bearwaves Discord, why not join us? discord.gg/Bearwaves

What kind of bearwaves's Bear? Mostly bear's paw are dark so I don't think bearwaves's baer are base on real bear.

It’s a great question! The bearwaves bear is from the rare species _ursa ludens_ which only manifests as a paw to play games with

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 21/05/2026

Happy 7th birthday to Feud! Thanks to everybody who played and supported us all this time. To celebrate, why not swap places with a nearby person, isolate your enemies, or play a game of Feud? Check it out at www.bearwaves.com

Feud Kings face one another across a table, with a birthday cake sitting on it. It says the word Feud on the bottom and the number 7 in the top right. There is confetti

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 27/04/2026

Dave's Word Game's dark and light modes are really designed to follow you through your day - do you set your phone to switch between them to match the day/night cycle? The dark mode version of the menu theme tries to set the mood for a game to wind down with. Go playDWG.com !

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 27/04/2026

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 21/04/2026

The first thing you hear when you playDWG.com every day is the menu theme - in light mode it's bright and upbeat, inviting you to start your day strong!

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 20/04/2026

DWG stands for Deck With Game. Deck Winning Good. Deck Wow Graphics! Wishlist: playdwg.com

A steam deck on a wooden table running DWG. The staged word is NEXT

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 20/04/2026

DWG stands for Deck With Game. Deck Winning Good. Deck Wow Graphics! Wishlist: playdwg.com

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 13/04/2026

Contrary to our April Fools post, Verbose Intentions is actually the title of the soundtrack in DAILY mode when in LIGHT mode. The best players make the INTENTION to be VERBOSE when tackling the daily puzzle! You can hear this on mobile NOW for FREE, and wishlist on Steam at playDWG.com

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 10/04/2026

If you playDWG.com in dark mode, you'll be familiar with this track... What you won't know is that it's called Logophilic Dreams. A LOGOPHILE is someone who loves WORDS, which of course means they're our target audience!

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 10/04/2026

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 05/04/2026

There are some tricky achievements in Dave's Word Game... have you managed to 100% them? When we add more modes, they'll each get a few more Coming soon to Steam, don't forget to wishlist playDWG.com

DWG achievements artwork surrounding the iconic tree

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 05/04/2026

There are some tricky achievements in Dave's Word Game... have you managed to 100% them? When we add more modes, they'll each get a few more Coming soon to Steam, don't forget to wishlist playDWG.com

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 01/04/2026

Congratulations to MAUEFW, March’s #DWG winner!

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 01/04/2026

Congratulations to MAUEFW, March’s #DWG winner!

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Bearwaves @bearwaves.com · 01/04/2026

It's been a long time coming, but we're finally ready to announce the upcoming mini-docu-series VERBOSE INTENTIONS! Dave's Word Game is important, as a tool to reduce productivity during working hours, save the world, and advocate for the cancellation of streaming service subscriptions.

A trailer thumnail for Bearwaves' partnership with Notflix - a 3-part series called Verbose Intentions

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