[Industry news] Creators of Hit Game ‘Word Salad’ Announce ‘FIRSTS’

This is a press release posted alongside our usual editorial content. Bleppo Games, the UK independent game studio behind viral daily puzzle games Word Salad and Number Salad, today announced their next title, FIRSTS, a mini crossword designed for mobile devices and social moments launching on iOS, Android and web browsers on 26th November, 2026. Following the success of Word Salad, having reached millions of players worldwide and been published as a puzzle book by Penguin Random House, Bleppo Games co-founders, Samuel Johnston and Mark Wainwright, were inspired by their love of puzzles to reimagine a classic - the crossword.