Apparently, in the year since Glyphica: Typing Survival hit Early Access on Steam (Mac, Win), the game has shifted an impressive 800,000 copies. Not bad for a little game about typing.
More specifically, Glyphica: Typing Survival is a game about typing while words come at you from all angles. And these are angry words who just want to hit you with their horrible letters until you die of a word overdose. The bastards.
The game is all about speed and accuracy, and you’ve got to type those pesky letters out in the correct order and do so as quickly as possible if you’re going to avoid taking damage, while also unlocking new powers and abilities that help thin the word-herd.
I’m telling you all this because Glyphica: Typing Survival just got a new playable demo, but what makes this different from the existing Steam demo that’s been out for ages is that this one is playable in-browser.
If you’ve not played the game already, I recommend giving it a try. It’s certainly a novel experience and the pacing quickly ramps up into a frenzy of fingers dancing across the keyboard. I picked up the Steam version a few months ago, so I’ve not played the demo myself, but it’s available on PlayGlyphica.com if you’d like to take a look.
If you’re already a seasoned typing survivalist…
Alongside the new browser demo, there’s a big update for existing players to deal with. The paid version of the game comes rocking a new weapon called the Overlord, and it sounds like an ode to classic RTS gaming.
The Steam post explains how “the Overmind is the strategist’s favorite weapon, as it allows the survival typist to strategically target multiple enemies at the same time.
“High level players can use the Overmind to target problem areas strategically to pull them out of tight situations.”
The anniversary update also includes a new Super Relaxed Mode, for a more chill experience – to be fair, even the standard mode is INTENSE.
As well as that fun stuff, you can also expect the usual blend of tweaks and changes, and there’s a nice discount to tempt in a few newcomers.
Finally, when I was looking for additional details, I found the below Early Access roadmap, which I figured was worth including for you to have a quick look at.
As you can see, one of the two new weapons planned for the game has just been added, with the Wildcard still in the works over at aliasBLACK and Squeaky Wheel.
