- 30% Off This Week - 11 September 2026
Scriptura and all DLC—Apocrypha, Sacred Names Pack, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Soundtrackare 30% off on Steam through Sep 18, 2026. One week only.
- Six New Bible Translations Are Now Available - 10 July 2026
Thank you for asking for more Bible translations in Scriptura. I know how meaningful it is to type in the translation you know and love. Today, I’m happy to share a first wave of six additional translations, available free with the base game: • Chinese Contemporary Bible, Simplified • Chinese Contemporary Bible, Traditional • Nueva Biblia Viva, Spanish • Nova Bíblia Viva, Portuguese • New Arabic Version • Vietnamese Contemporary Bible These translations are available under licenses that allow Scriptura to include them while preserving the required attribution and sharing terms. You can find the source, license, and attribution information at scriptura.games/sources. Adding a translation is not as simple as finding the text online and placing it in the game. Every edition has its own copyright, permissions, and distribution terms. Because Scriptura is a commercial game, I need to make su…
- Dead Sea Scrolls DLC is out now - 3 July 2026
1 Enoch, Jubilees, Damascus Document, and the Qumran Psalms are now in Scriptura. The Dead Sea Scrolls DLC is live. This expansion adds four typeable texts tied to the world of Qumran, Second Temple Judaism, and the literature preserved around the Dead Sea Scrolls: 1 EnochJubileesDamascus DocumentQumran Psalms Each text works with Scriptura's normal typing flow, progress tracking, and completion system. The DLC also adds new book-completion achievements, plus a full Dead Sea Scrolls completion achievement for finishing all four texts. The expansion is available in English, with localized editions across Scriptura's supported languages. Available now on Steam. Thank you to everyone who wishlisted, followed, and kept an eye on this release. I hope this gives Scriptura players another meaningful corner of ancient biblical literature to study, type, and revisit.
- Dead Sea Scrolls DLC launches July 3 - 27 June 2026
A buried shelf of the library opens next Friday.Scriptura: Dead Sea Scrolls launches Friday, July 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT, adding four ancient Second Temple works to the typing library. These are not part of the standard Bible canon; they are texts around the edges: apocalyptic visions, rewritten history, community discipline, and psalms from the world of Qumran.Included in the DLC:- 1 Enoch- Jubilees- Damascus Document- Qumran PsalmsIf you already play Scriptura, this is a new kind of reading path: stranger, more historical, and closer to the desert manuscript world than the base game’s core texts. If you are new, it is a focused way to experience these works slowly, one word at a time, with the same quiet typing loop that defines Scriptura.Wishlist the DLC now from the Coming Soon store page. It releases at $4.99 USD, with a 10% launch discount for the first 14 days.Thank you for playi…
- Apocrypha DLC Translation Update - 13 June 2026
We've released a focused translation update for Scriptura.The Apocrypha DLC now supports additional Bible translations, giving players more ways to practice the deuterocanonical books in the translation style they prefer.This update also improves DLC translation handling throughout the app. Scriptura now more carefully checks whether DLC translations are owned before showing or selecting them, so locked content stays properly gated while owned content remains available as expected.Update highlights:- Added additional translation support for the Apocrypha DLC- Improved DLC ownership checks for translation selection- Cleaned up edge cases around locked translations staying selectedThank you for playing and for helping shape Scriptura as it grows.
- Apocrypha and Sacred Names DLCs are out now - 5 June 2026
Two new Scriptura DLCs are live Scriptura now has two new expansions: The Apocrypha and the Sacred Names Pack. Scriptura: The Apocrypha Type the Apocrypha across three historic Bible editions: King James Version 1611 — all 81 books in period EnglishGeneva Bible 1599 — Reformation-era English with Apocrypha includedClementine Vulgate — the Latin Bible of Western Christianity The DLC includes the 15 Apocryphal books, from 1 Esdras and Tobit through Wisdom, Sirach, Prayer of Manasseh, and 1–2 Maccabees. It also adds 16 new achievements: one for each Apocryphal book, plus Full Apocrypha when you complete all 15. Scriptura: Sacred Names Pack The Sacred Names Pack adds four complete 66-book Bible editions for readers in Hebrew Roots, Messianic, and Sacred Name Movement traditions: World English Bible — Sacred Name Movement (Yahuah, Yahusha)American Standard Version — Hebrew Names (Yahweh, Yes…
- Scriptura 1.6 — The Calm UI Update - 5 June 2026
This update introduces the largest visual refresh Scriptura has received since launch. The goal was to create a calmer, more focused experience that keeps attention on Scripture while improving readability, navigation, and overall comfort during longer typing sessions. A New Look Across the Entire Game Nearly every screen in Scriptura has been redesigned with a softer, more cohesive visual style. Refreshed menus and settings screensImproved book and chapter selection experienceRedesigned buttons, panels, and overlays Enhanced light and dark themesImproved visual consistency throughout the game Improved Typing Experience The typing screen has received significant improvements to make reading and typing feel more natural and immersive. Redesigned reading panelImproved HUD layoutClearer progress trackingBetter readability and visual hierarchy Additional polish throughout the typing experie…
- Update 1.5.1 — Half the Download, Same Full Bible - 1 June 2026
A leaner Scriptura This update is about respecting your disk space and your bandwidth. We found that Scriptura was packaging a large amount of duplicate font data the game never actually used — so we cleared it out. The download and install are now roughly half their previous size, with nothing else changed. Install size — before → after Windows: ~1.3 GB → ~690 MB macOS: ~1.2 GB → ~640 MB Linux: ~1.3 GB → ~685 MB What this means for you Faster to download and update Less space taken on your drive Every translation, language, theme, and feature is exactly as before Your progress and settings are untouched Same full Bible. Lighter to carry. Happy typing. 🕯️
- Update 1.5.0 — International keyboard fixes - 31 May 2026
Fixes from your reports This patch comes straight from bugs that players reported — thank you for flagging them. Two fixes for typing in non-English layouts: macOS Option-key characters now register. If your keyboard layout makes accented or special characters with the Option key (or AltGr on Windows/Linux), those keystrokes were being swallowed as shortcuts and never reached the verse — so non-US layouts effectively couldn't type. They now come through correctly. The IME candidate window now follows your caret (Windows). For Japanese, Korean, and Chinese input, the conversion/candidate popup was appearing pinned to the top-left of the window instead of under what you're typing. It now anchors right beneath the caret and moves with it. Plus some stability and text-rendering fixes across several translations. Happy typing.
- Update 1.4.0 — Hebrew & Japanese Bibles, plus Hebrew & Latin UI - 31 May 2026
Two new Bibles to type This update adds two complete Bibles, free: Hebrew Bible — the Westminster Leningrad Codex for the Old Testament paired with the Delitzsch 1892 Hebrew New Testament. For the first time you can type the entire Christian canon in Hebrew, cover to cover. Japanese Bible — the classic Bungo-yaku literary translation (Meiji Old Testament + Taishō New Testament), carefully modernized so every verse is typeable on a standard IME. Pick either under Settings → Translation. Two new interface languages The UI now ships in 28 languages, up from 26 — newly added: עברית — full right-to-left interface Latina — for Vulgate readers and the seriously committed Change it under Settings → Interface Language. Totals after this update 33 free Bible translations 26 Bible languages 28 interface languages Translation updates The Ukrainian Bible now ships the public-domain Kulish 1905 editi…
- Thank you, and what's next for Scriptura - 11 May 2026
Thank you, and what's next for ScripturaScriptura launched on April 30th, and within hours of pushing the build live I was on a plane for a trip that had been on the calendar long before I knew when launch would land. Terrible timing on my part — I came home this week to find that a bunch of you had picked up the game while I was offline. That genuinely means a lot. Thank you.A few things I wanted to share now that I'm back at my desk:To everyone who's been typing through Genesis, building daily streaks, or just trying it out — I see you in the playtime numbers. Keep going. The 1,189-chapter journey is meant to be slow, and watching the per-key fluency chart change over weeks is one of my favorite parts of the game.On future updates — Scriptura isn't a one-and-done release. I'm planning more themes, more curated daily passages, additional translations, and quality-of-life improvements b…
- Scriptura is live - 30 April 2026
Scriptura is available on Steam right now.Thirty-two translations. Twenty-six languages. Seventy-nine achievements. Eleven themes. 1,189 chapters waiting to be typed.Start wherever you like — Genesis 1, the Psalms, the Gospels, or just today's Daily Passage. Your progress saves per translation, so you can't really do it wrong.Thank you to everyone who wishlisted, tested, and waited. This is for you.Type well.
- Scriptura launches in 48 hours - 28 April 2026
Scriptura goes live on Steam in two days — April 30.If you've wishlisted the game, Steam will ping you the moment it's available. If you haven't, now's the time.See you Thursday.
- Why I built Scriptura - 24 April 2026
A short note before launch.I built Scriptura because I wanted a reason to slow down. Typing games usually ask you to go faster; I wanted one that asked me to pay attention. The Bible is a text people have sat with for thousands of years — copying it by hand was how most Christians encountered it for most of history. A keyboard isn't a quill, but the discipline translates surprisingly well.Some of the design choices that came out of that:No WPM race on the main screen. You can see your stats if you want them, but they don't haunt you verse-to-verse.Strict mode by default. If you fumble a word, you back up and type it right. It's slower. That's the point.Per-translation progress. Your journey through the KJV shouldn't erase your journey through the Reina-Valera.Daily passages are curated, not random. Someone actually picked these.Real language coverage. 32 translations across 26 languages…
- Inside Scriptura — 32 translations, 11 themes, and 79 achievements - 20 April 2026
With launch ten days out, here’s a closer look at what makes Scriptura different from a standard typing trainer.32 translations in 26 languages. Whether you learned the King James as a kid, prefer the modern clarity of the Berean Standard, want to practice your Spanish with the Reina-Valera, your Russian with the Synodal, or your Japanese with a modern edition — Scriptura meets you where you are. Progress saves independently per translation, so you can switch freely without losing your place.1,189 chapters. The complete Bible, Genesis to Revelation. No shortcuts, no excerpts.Typing that respects the text. All verse text is normalized so you’re never fighting smart quotes or em-dashes. Strict mode (on by default) asks you to backspace through errors — because the goal isn’t speed, it’s presence.79 achievements. One for every book, plus milestones for Genesis 1, error-free chapters, strea…
- Scriptura launches April 30 — type through the entire Bible - 16 April 2026
It’s official: Scriptura arrives on Steam April 30.Scriptura is a typing game built around a simple, meditative idea — type through the entire Bible, one verse at a time. No timers racing you to the finish. No scores flashing in your face. Just you, the text, and the quiet rhythm of the keys.What’s in the box at launch:1,189 chapters — every word, every verse, Genesis to Revelation32 Bible translations across 26 languages — English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Arabic, and many more79 achievements — complete every book, hit typing milestones, build daily streaks11 visual themes with animated shader backgrounds, from ancient scroll to night skyDaily Passage — a new curated passage every day to keep your streak alivePer-key fluency tracking, WPM, accuracy, and per-chapter statsAdd Scriptura to your wishlist to be notified the moment it goes live.See you on April 30!
