Five playable languages
All five language versions are available in the current product, rather than merely planned.
Archive / Independent product
Crossword Puzzle
A lightweight word-game PWA whose custom generation engine produces playable grids in five languages, including offline.
This page carries over a project from the previous portfolio. Its text and screenshots document that stage of my work.
01 / The context
Crossword Puzzle: a multilingual crossword engine
Crossword Puzzle applies the same philosophy as Velvet to word games: a lightweight web application that is immediately playable and can behave like an installed app. The central challenge is producing coherent grids across several languages.
The goals
- Generate grids without relying on a third-party service.
- Deliver a genuinely playable experience in five languages.
- Keep interaction smooth on mobile and offline.
The work delivered
I developed the generation engine, integrated localised vocabularies and interfaces, designed the responsive game experience and added PWA capabilities. I built the entire project independently.
Design and technical choices
- Custom algorithm to compose grids and place words.
- Language content separated from game logic.
- Local storage and application caching for offline play.
02 / Archive
Original screenshots
03 / Archive
Deliverables and documented evidence
- Grids produced by a custom engine
- French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Swedish
- Responsive interface
- Offline play
- PWA installation on mobile and desktop
Technical independence
Grid generation uses logic developed specifically for the project, with no external grid-generation API.