Writer's Rush
Skip · Strategy · 2024
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 42, under the fair line, at $5.99.
- Length
- 2.1h 26h to 100%
- Value
- $2.85/hr
- Reviews
- 76% of 429 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 9 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Writer's Rush is a writer life simulator where you compete with other authors for the title of the world's greatest writer. Craft articles, books, scripts, and fanfics. Complete publisher contracts, unlock new skills, and level up your literary talents.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, OpenGL 3.0 (1280x720), 512 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, Linux.
The value story
18 discounts in the 3 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 27 percent on value. Death and Taxes ($1.68, scores 73) outscores it, and so does Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator ($19.99, scores 82). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Writer's Rush
Steam's global achievement data puts 42 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. Of the 400 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 10 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written January 2024 to July 2026. That is more refunded reviewers than 9 in 10 paid games this site has sampled to the same depth, and among the 2,597 games in its genre sampled this deeply, 200 have a larger share. The typical game sits near 5 in 1,000, so the score docks it. 2 of the 10 refunded reviewers were past Valve's two-hour window when they wrote the review. Inside the two-hour refund window, 58 percent of the 127 reviews written there were positive, against 76 percent overall, and those are 32 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 2.1 hours; clearing it takes 26, which is 12 times the campaign.
The drop-off
95% start to 42% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
What players say
The player is a writer who progresses through career rounds, competing against other computer-controlled rivals. Each round has specific winning conditions (e.g., writing the best advertisement, writing the best fanfiction, etc.). It's a game similar to Game Dev Tycoon and other tycoon games. It's a fun pastime, but it doesn't have much substance. Consider buying it if you're interested in tycoon games or literary...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Writer's Rush, developed and published by Frogstorm, is an indie writing simulation that turns the often solitary act of creative expression into a competitive, fast-paced race toward literary stardom. Rather than framing writing as a quiet, introspective process, the game gamifies the entire profession, presenting it as a high-energy climb up the ranks of a bustling creative scene filled with rival authors...
New update suck, adds worthless mini games and confusing structure to the career mode
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Writer's Rush scores 42/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2745800/writer-s-rushReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.