Why I built Scriptura

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, including Russian, Japanese, and Arabic — not just the usual Western suspects.

Scriptura launches on Steam April 30. Thanks for being here.