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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Singleplayer, Indie.

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Unleash your powers against your oppressors in this arcade, fast-paced typing game. Avoid traps, destroy enemies, defeat bosses to seek your revenge, and rush to the top of the leaderboards.

Reviews: Very Positive — 90% — of 97 reviews
Released: 2022-11-03
Developer: Fishing Cactus
Publisher: PID Games
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.9 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 94%

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  2. #2 TYPECAST
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    89% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2025
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    Windows

    Keys of Fury is a retro-style Beat `em up typing game. Focus on typing perfection as you battle your way to becoming a master of key fu.

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    Windows

    A true test of your typing skills, Keyboard Kommander is a fast-paced zombie type’em up, and the story of a conspiracy theorist vindicated. Type through five brutal chapters of gameplay to learn the fate of humanity through the eyes of its would-be savior. Need to kill that zombie? Use your words!

    Why similar: Typing 91.8%, Action 3.5%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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