Typing Bullets Windows game

Typing Bullets

cip | Released Jun 30, 2023

Typing Bullets is an endless typing action game, where you move and shoot by typing the key you are on. Each new word you jump on will also shows you its definition. So you can improve your vocabulary and get better at typing at the same time. Cool, right? Fight enemies based on keyboard keys, collect upgrade points to customize your playthroughs and get a high score! If this sounds like something you would like, give the game a try. I hope you like it.

Features

Fight 13 unique enemies, all based on keyboard keys: Shift enemy will mix the platforms up, making it harder to see what you have to press next; Control enemy shoots bullets at you; Pause enemy creates an area that slows your bullets down; @ enemy makes your bullets fire in a spiral; and many others.
Collect and use 13 different weapons, each with their own unique characteristics: from homing missiles, to lasers, shotguns and even a lightning gun.
Fun respawn mechanic: when your HP reaches zero, a quiz will appear with the words you have encountered during your current run. Answer correctly and you can continue your playthrough.
Customize your playthroughs with over 500 upgrades. From increasing your total ammo count, to adding more seconds to the death quiz timer, the upgrade system lets you experience Typing Bullets the way you want.
Activate slow motion and make use of special haste areas to increase your fighting capabilities.
Practice your typing skills and learn new words with a word list of tens of thousands of words.

NOTES

A very important note on the words that may appear in the game: games should be enjoyed by everybody, and so I did my best to remove all the bad and hateful words that I could find. I am aware that I might have missed some, so if you do find words that fit that criteria, such as words that are misogynistic, racist, xenophobic, transphobic, homophobic, offensive to ethnicities or offensive to religions, or in any other way affect you emotionally or trigger emotional trauma, please let me know and I will do my best to remove these words and their definitions as soon as possible. Thank you for understanding.

Credits

Made with LÖVE.
Word list and definitions: Simple English Dictionary, by nightblade9, from GitHub (MIT License)
Font used: m5x7 by Daniel Linssen
Keyboard sounds: "Type" by Shapeforms Audio
Trailer song: "Canon in D chill arrange" by syncopika (from OpenGameArt) (CC0)

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Jul 3 2023 News 1 comment

I am happy to announce that last week I launched Typing Bullets on Steam (Save 15% on Typing Bullets on Steam (steampowered.com))

The game is an arcade score game, but besides fighting unique enemies, you also get the added benefit of learning to type faster, as well as learning new words. In order to move in Typing Bullets, you have to type the correct letter you are sitting on. Each new word you land on will give you its short description.

Typing Bullets - Learn New Words - YouTube

This will come in handy, because if your health reaches zero, a short quiz will appear (the time you get to answer here can be improved with upgrades), with all the words you have encountered. If you answer correctly, you can continue your run.

It was very fun designing the enemies, and there are 13 unique enemies in total: you have the Shift enemy, which will make the platforms rotate around, making it more difficult to figure out what key you have to press next; the Number enemy has HP denoted by the number on it, and the lower that number, the faster it comes after you; the Page Up and Page Down enemy moves up and down; and many others.