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The Typing of The Dead: Overkill

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2013

Should you play it?

Typing of the dead: Overkill fuses the horror and comedy of the legendary House of the Dead series with unique typing mechanics in order to deliver a truly original gaming experience! This gruesome shooter puts you in the middle of a mutant outbreak in Bayou county.

What works

  • Unique typing-based gameplay
  • Includes original rail shooter mode
  • Humorous and campy story
  • Improves typing skills
  • Online cooperative multiplayer

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and sound bugs
  • Short campaign length
  • Lack of local co-op
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Strong vulgar language and mature content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • ZomDay

  • It Has My Face

  • RAGE

  • Resident Evil Revelations 2

  • Banzai Escape 2: Subterranean

  • Painkiller Hell & Damnation

Less social

Games that feels like The Typing of The Dead: Overkill but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Nightmare of Decay

  • Shadow Warrior Classic Redux

  • Killing Time: Resurrected

  • Kvark

  • CRUEL

  • SiN Gold

More intimate

Games that feels like The Typing of The Dead: Overkill but with more focus on close relationships

  • Blood Typers

  • Labyrinthine

  • KLETKA

  • BrainBread 2

  • UNLOVED

  • F.E.A.R. 3

More exploratory

Games that feels like The Typing of The Dead: Overkill but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

  • SURV1V3

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  • DOOM + DOOM II

  • Half-Life

  • Quake II

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Last update: 21/08/2026