[3] Each game has five difficulty levels and can be played in one of five languages: English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian.

[4][6][7] Word War 5 was designed by Pierre Berloquin, who had been creating puzzles for 30 years at the time and had authored several books on the subject.

"[3] Next Generation rated it with two stars out of five, and stated that "Crealude's World War 5 is an obscure, weird, and severe edutainment misfire.

"[8] PC Gamer called the game a "brainteaser for word lovers", praising the soundtrack and stylized graphics.

[2] Sun Sentinel called it "a mixed bag of mind-benders", noting the option to play in five different languages.