I’m debating about picking up Epistory and Nanotale and wondered if any one had any recommendations for other typing games?
Edit, just found Ztype, it’s pretty fun and has a good sound track if you like synthwave: https://zty.pe/
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The typing of the dead!
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Keyhero
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Osu
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I have been playing NitroType.
Currently at about 56wpm and working to improve my touch typing using keybr.
I enjoy https://www.typingclub.com/
It has lessons, mini games and stories which are nicely animated.
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Haha I would barely consider osu! a typing game unless you type on a two-key macropad 24/7. Definitely a good way to find out how easily you bottom out switches.
Well you can play up to 7 keys in mania, but I consider Osu because its my favorite way to enjoy new switches. Clacking in rhythm, seeing how fast and accurate they can perform.
Typing of the Dead is my biggest recommendation! Pretty funny and entertaining when you put in custom word packs from the steam workshop as well.
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wow I didn’t know this was a thing! would be so helpful and relaxing for me. thanks for bringing it up!
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i practice on Typingbird
It not only has typing games, but also lessons from the scratch.
I started with 20wpm and right now at 40 to 50 wpm.
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Ooh I’ll take this as an opportunity to shill my favorite and recommend a few others:
Dead Letter Dept.
Transcribe scrawled envelopes in this unsettling look into working for a sinister machine.
I love the atmosphere in this one; probably the most interesting typing game I’ve played. Not easy on the eyes, but that’s on purpose.
Less about speed than accuracy, but does track your WPM.
Blood Typers
Like a cheesy 80’s survival horror film, but typing, and with up to 4-player co-op.
Adjacent to Typing of the Dead, but a different pace and style.
WH40K: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance
A free party-favor-sized slice that’s essentially an ad for an FPS, but a fun little nugget if you enjoy typing games.
Type Knight
Pretty traditional as typing games go, and yet another that sees the player using WPM to hold-back hordes of the undead - this time in a side-scrolling pixel-art medieval-fantasy aesthetic. Maybe not as developed as some of these other ones but still worth a look if you’re looking for a new type-gaming jaunt.
Typing of the Dead: Overkill
Now TODT has already been mentioned, and this is the one you can still get legitimately - but it’s worth mentioning this is tonally very different from the now-abandonware original. If TODT is Evil Dead, this is closer to Evil Dead II or even Army of Darkness in that it is hyper-aware of its own B-movie cheese, and really leans-into it - and without any shred of grace or dignity.
Where the original is lovable in its heavily-stilted charm, the appeal of the sequel comes from its pointed parody of trashy slasher / grindhouse films complete with (self-aware parody of) sexism and cultural exploitation. Crude, vulgar, and truly ham-fisted; this game will either be genuinely off-putting or an indulgent blast depending on personal taste and sense of humor.
Honestly a little surprised to have seen this from Sega (or the typing game segment at all for that matter) but hey, it might be a welcome change of pace for some. Also full of cheeky references, and supports modded lexicons!
It doesn’t track your WPM, but does encourage and reward fast typing.
There are lots more I haven’t tried, but these are the ones I actually play.
I did try but couldn’t stay into the above-mentioned Epistory: Typing Chronicles thanks to its non-typing-related logic puzzles - not that they’re bad, just not what I was in the mood for when picking up a typing game. It’s otherwise pretty charming and I’d recommend giving it a shot if it seems appealing to you. The same dev has made other Typing Chronicle and related games, as well:
The original Typing of the Dead (based on The House of the Dead II, an on-rails light-gun shooter and grandfather of the now replete zombie typing game segment) is still the ultimate classic, but getting a copy running can be a dubious affair with some reported risk of trojan shenanigans on currently-hosted copies, so I’ll skip linking that one and leave you to seek it out at your own risk.
There’s even a stenography-focused game on Steam for you WPM-wizards out there:
It’s playable and generally well-received - but looks like it never finished development, though.
Honorable mention goes to Letter Quest: Grimm’s Journey - being more of a word game that’s controlled with the keyboard than a typing game specifically, but it’s an addictive classic in its own right:
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Nice, can you post some online games?
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Sure! Here’s a few online typing game sites:
I used to use Nitro Type a lot (already mentioned above, but it’s the site I used the most so I figured I’d mention it again):
I think it’s a great gamified way to improve your WPM.
Another thematically similar website is TypeRacer:
I’ve heard people speak well of TypingClub (also mentioned above), a site with tons of different exercises:
I haven’t used it myself, but TypingGames.zone looks to have a wide variety of online typing games:
Another variety site with lots of games is KidzType:
There’s also Typing.com, which has a selection of games:
Not really a game, but worth mentioning as one of the most-used online typing-test sites, and it does track your stats - MonkeyType is pretty much the modern gold standard there. I like that it lets you set your own custom colors:
If you’re looking for a more light-weight, non-tracking typing test site, Typings.gg is great:
Typing of the dead is actually the GOAT though
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I really wish it would get a (reasonably priced) official re-release! It’s basically available for free as abandonware now, but I’ve seen claims that the current publicly-hosted version contains trojans. Not sure if that’s accurate, and will admit I’m a bit spooked to check >.>