Type or Die

co-authored: @jallowmam
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.87
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Type the text as fast you can, but don't type all of the text that appears before you! Your goal is to keep your computer alive as long as possible, but it will fight you at every step, with weird character, shifting text and other issues.

Change Log:

April 21st: Added web version

April 30th: Fixed bug with restarting in game computer on web version

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Comments26

Sporky Sauce22 Apr 2020, 03:26
You really met the criteria with the game. The death noise is really loud and the glitches get really creative as you progress. It does get quite repetitive though (I do however, love the memes).
SaltFactory Studio
SaltFactory Studio22 Apr 2020, 03:34
Really creative submission you have here, I'm always a sucker for typing games. Great way of implementing memes in your work as well. Nice job!
Undead Aubergine
Undead Aubergine22 Apr 2020, 18:38
Played 5 or 6 times, so far I got to the Minecraft server message. Nice one! the messages are very disturbing.
Sciman101
Sciman10122 Apr 2020, 18:39
This was really fun to play! Easy to understand and pick up, and the glitches and obstacles were really creative. I'd turn the audio down a little - the game over sound was kind of abrasive, but other than that this is a nice, simple entry. Good job!
Mickxe
Mickxe22 Apr 2020, 18:42
Well executed idea. It must have been tempting to put in a jump-scare somwhere (maybe you did, I didn't get to the end if there is one).
PostMeridianGames22 Apr 2020, 18:54
I love your interpretation of the theme. Adding corrupted characters was a fun way to spice things up !
AdonisDevs
AdonisDevs22 Apr 2020, 18:55
This was pretty cool lol. I liked the mechanic of the text scrambling and it became extremely hard later on. Good entry :)
Pagetb
Pagetb22 Apr 2020, 18:59
cool idea!
spawnie
spawnie22 Apr 2020, 19:07
fun idea, i couldn't get very far with my poor typing skills though. the audio is a bit loud but the game is well executed.
YiNian
YiNian23 Apr 2020, 06:38
It's so funny. Maybe it can be used as a way of training
picross
picross23 Apr 2020, 06:55
Cool and creative game! I liked the corruption mechanic, but the sounds were very loud. Nice work!
Random Thoughts
Random Thoughts23 Apr 2020, 09:03
This was really creative, never expected anyone to submit a typing game for this jam, but you really nailed it. The only problem I found with the game was that the first time I lost the computer's screen just became blank and I had to reload the page again to replay. Other than that, good job!
AncientPears25 Apr 2020, 17:07
The game reminded me of typing practice sessions back in old days. The game gave me some chills with the glitches. I don't know if that was your intention to give some mysterious mood. I enjoyed your game.
HEXIEZ12326 Apr 2020, 04:24
This is such a creative twist of the traditional typing tests. The sounds effects serve the style very well. Great job.
darkfrost26 Apr 2020, 18:52
Got a laugh out of this! Glitches really threw me off sometimes, especially when it was on something capitalized, but it made it a good twist! really enjoyed it
Joe Cowman28 Apr 2020, 21:24
I love clever typing games, so this one was a blast. I loved the mechanics of the text corrupting over time. It would be really neat if you come up with more cool glitches!
thristhart
thristhart28 Apr 2020, 23:11
I really liked the extra layer that the corruption adds on top of a traditional typing game. It adds a good sense of panic as you struggle to interpret or remember what the text was going to be.

Our games have similar naming conventions, so that's a plus. :D
Ch4oticAU
Ch4oticAU30 Apr 2020, 06:11
Awesome work :)

Here's a few pointers:

* Gameplay was great, as a touch typist it's always a great challenge to play games like this. Reminds me of Type of the dead!

* I like the humour in the game, it was well executed!

* Such a great idea too, I haven't seen any other typing games in the jam so far :)

Hope you guys do the next jam!
LaZZyDev72
LaZZyDev7230 Apr 2020, 09:26
Love the idea, Well executed Too. just Need some polish. Well Done Keep it Up. :v:
pepperkep
pepperkepauthor30 Apr 2020, 20:20
@avi The screen turning off is the game over state. You have to press the button on the computer tower to restart the game. Sorry if that isn't completely clear, maybe with more time I would have made the button glow or something. There was a bug where the restart wouldn't work on fullscreen for the web version which I just fixed. I'll be sure to try out that other typing game!
rayriver
rayriver1 May 2020, 07:39
Interesting game! Nice work!
Probe31
Probe312 May 2020, 04:15
I like how this game feel the sounds effects are good :D Nice entry.
AdamV2 May 2020, 04:16
Some nice twists on a typing game! Could be a fun way to learn typing :laughing:
exilegl
exilegl2 May 2020, 18:09
Very unique approach at a typing game :) Nice humor element too - gonna get grounded for saying heck now, are we? :p
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