You might have missed it (I know I did), but Spry Fox released an expanded and updated version of Alphabear for the PC earlier this week. Alphabear is available to download now as a special Hardcover Edition that ditches the free-to-play aspects of the mobile game for a one-time $9.99 price tag.
Alphabear is a simple wordbuilding puzzle game at heart, but it also encourages players to collect adorable stuffed bears to multiply their score:
In Alphabear, you spell words by selecting letters on a grid. When you use letters that are adjacent to each other, bears appear! The more letters you use, the bigger the bear gets, and the more points you earn! When your score is high enough, you’ll also win a bear for your permanent collection. These bears can be used as powerups in future games! They increase the points you earn, extend your timer, increase or decrease the frequency with which letters appear on the game board, and more. And your bears “learn” from the words you use in-game and will repeat them back to you in unexpectedly witty and horrible ways.
Alphabear’s Hardcover Edition adds a companion dictionary to help players build their vocabulary, as well as a Prestige difficulty mode for players who complete every Chapter, and a series of randomized daily boards.
Spry Fox is giving early adopters the chance to purchase Alphabear: Hardcover Edition on Steam for 10% off until August 30.
