Fun Games You Aren't Playing - Typing of the Dead: Overkill

I thought I had already hit my limit for all things “zombie” years ago, but every once in a while a concept so charming hits the scene that transcends the overplayed trend. 

I was a huge fan of Typing of the Dead back in the day, where our heroes defeated zombies through skilled typing on goofy strapped-on keyboards. As an avid student of Mavis Beacon, this was probably the only time my touch-typing came in handy.

Now you can easily experience the magic with Typing of the Dead: Overkill, available for PC. Sadly, the awkwardly hilarious keyboard-wrangling is no more-- the characters still use real guns. Their shooting accuracy, however, is tied to how fast and precise your typing skills are. 

The game is set in a terribly-edited, worse-acted grindhouse film, complete with tacky vintage soundtrack and gratuitous violence and swearing. This is a game for adults hoping to remember their old typing lessons, or perhaps edgy teens who need to improve their WPM. 

Gameplay is a traditional rail shooter, just like the arcade originals. When typing, remember: don’t glance down at your keyboard. Enemies are constantly assaulting you, so remember good typing form and look up. If you’re not into typing, you can switch to the normal House of the Dead game, but where’s the fun in that? 

Recently, they've added custom dictionaries, so if you want to improve your German vocabulary or your creative swearing, you’re free to type whatever you like. Even without DLC or new dictionaries, I found the phrases I was typing to be amusing enough. 


“Not on a first date”? Stay classy, Sega.

Knowledge is power,
The Dungeon Dame