The App Store has an abundance of clever puzzle and word games that are perfect for the immediacy and portability that mobile gaming presents. However, very few are executed as well as SpellTower [$2.99] - in a similar vein to his reinvention of chess and card games in Really Bad Chess [Free] and Sage Solitaire [Free] respectively, Zach Gage's take on the word game was deceptively complex, and hooked us enough to warrant both a five star review and a honourable mention for our 2011 Game of the Year award. While five years may have come and gone without any major additions to the title, SpellTower has today received its landmark 4.0 update with number of major additions, including Merriam-Webster dictionary support, a brand new 'Zen Mode', and fully-functioning online multiplayer.
SpellTower 4.0 is out now! New modes, new graphics, new haptics, multiplayer. In English, French, and Dutch flavors! https://t.co/7XFrU3IUHu pic.twitter.com/rs6iB01gm6
— Zach Gage (@helvetica) February 9, 2017

As we mentioned in the original announcement for the 4.0 update last week, Zach Gage has teamed up with the folks behind the Merriam-Webster dictionary to bring even more complex and recent words into the SpellTower mix. This means that more recent additions to our vocabulary such as bitcoin, selfie, and even FOMO can be created within the game, if you desire to channel your inner millennial and score some serious points. Other features include the aforementioned 'Zen Mode', whereby l...