Lost Words: Beyond the Page

A chapter always starts in Izzy's journal where she writes down the events surrounding her grandmother.

This is a playable 2D section that takes places on single-screen pages.

As she narrates what she writes down, the words appear on the page.

Izzy is also represented through a young figure shown from a side view that can be controlled directly.

She is able to move around, stand on words, fall down the page to appear from the top again and the cursor is used to interact.

More than a mere journal it is also a sketchbook where watercolour images appear based on the story.

These sections largely play out as a visual novel where you follow along the story as it is narrated, but there are many interactive elements.

For starters, a door needs to be reached to finish the page and move on to the next one.

This requires some basic platforming to get around.

Certain words can be moved using the cursor to act as temporary platforms.

The way the words are displayed is also often tied to the content, with different colours or rising and falling.

Some small puzzle elements come into play through re-assembling images, fitting words in sentences by dragging them or using words in a literal way, e.g. the word "cut" can be used to cut grass leaves, revealing something underneath.

On a single page new sentences are started by standing on top of differently coloured words, acting like a type of mini checkpoint.

Sometimes small choices can be made, usually about Izzy's state of mind.

At the end of the journal a very different part is started, which is the fantasy story Isabella is writing.

Tied thematically to the journal sections, this part is played as a 2.5D side-scrolling puzzle platformer set in a fantasy world called Estoria.

Lost Words: Beyond the Page for Nintendo Switch is currently worth €21.82 loose, €17.49 complete in box, and €19.24 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Lost Words: Beyond the Page has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Lost Words: Beyond the Page, loose is €21.82 and CIB is €17.49 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.