Best Typing Games on Steam
Games about keyboard speed, accuracy, words, letters, or typing challenges.
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1Hacknet - Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Aug 12, 2015
In this game, you can…
- In this game, you can type a command in-game and your real computer's disc tray pops open.
- In this game, you can lose your entire UI to a counter-hack, reboot into terminal-only mode, restore from backups, and hunt the attacker through your own logs.
- In this game, you can get recruited by a dead hacker's automated failsafe message after 14 days, and follow his instructions into a conspiracy.
- In this game, you can race a live trace timer, break in through ports, then wipe logs and kill the trace before you're caught.
- In this game, you can juggle limited RAM by choosing which hacking tools to run at once, because you can't load everything.
- In this game, you can hop through multiple proxy machines, open remote shells on several nodes, and overwhelm defenses with junk traffic while you keep pushing forward.
- In this game, you can plunder hacked computers for emails, chat logs, hidden files, and clues, then follow that trail across other machines.
- In this game, you can edit IRC logs or websites to insert custom names, so other people "see" your message when they check the files.
2Homicipher - Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Nov 1, 2024
In this game, you can…
- write your own translations into a dictionary and keep revising them later when new scenes prove you wrong.
- gamble on what you think a sentence means, because the game never confirms your translations before you act on them.
- die from a bad choice and get rewound to the exact decision point to immediately try a different approach.
- decipher a monster language using gestures, expressions, and whatever objects they point at.
- jump back to almost any earlier scene and replay conversations with your expanded dictionary to unlock new paths.
- get timed responses and quick reactions in the middle of text choices while you're still trying to understand what's being said.
- meet terrifying-looking monsters who act sweet and protective, and end up building relationships with them as you learn their words.
- watch early gibberish conversations become readable later, so the same scene lands completely differently on a second pass.
3Epistory - Typing Chronicles - Epistory immerses you in an atmospheric action/adventure game where you play a girl riding a giant fox who fights an insectile corruption from an origami world. As you progress and explore this world, the story literally unfolds and the mysteries of the magic power of the words are revealed.
Mar 30, 2016
In this game, you can…
- ride a giant three-tailed fox as the paper world unfolds into new paths and places while you explore.
- type words on doors, chests, logs, ice, and rocks to open routes and change the environment.
- switch between fire, ice, wind, and lightning by typing their names, then use them to burn, freeze, push back, or chain-hit enemies.
- fight swarms of insects by typing the floating words above them before they reach you.
- swap elements mid-fight to counter mixed enemy waves, deciding whether to freeze, burn through words, blow enemies back, or zap groups.
- revisit earlier areas once you learn new elements, then melt ice, burn brambles, and pass elemental gates to reach secrets.
- play the whole game from the keyboard, including movement, menus, and diagonals using key combos.
- enter an endless arena mode where you type through wave after wave for survival, score, and leaderboards.
4Emily is Away <3 - Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.
Apr 16, 2021
In this game, you can…
- browse a fake YouTube inside the game, open friends' playlists, listen to songs, and click through hidden links.
- go treasure-hunting through secret parody websites, playlists, notes, and even a Farmville-style mini-game tucked around the internet.
- customize a fake Facebook profile and live a whole school year through wall posts, tagged photos, pokes, and status updates.
- get a simple "maybe" to an invite treated like a real commitment, then deal with someone calling you out when you don't show.
- accidentally say the wrong thing while trying to be nice, then watch it spiral into toxic chats, fractured friendships, and real consequences.
- jump between profiles as the feed updates, stalking posts, pictures, music changes, and sidebar ads like you're in a real 2008 browser.
- turn tiny social-media actions—adding friends, getting tagged, poking, writing statuses—into the actual story beats that move relationships forward.
5Cook, Serve, Delicious! - Hungry? Take your restaurant from a one star abomination to a five star wonder in Cook, Serve, Delicious! Plan your menu, upgrade your equipment, and master challenges with easy-to-learn, hard-to-master gameplay!
Oct 8, 2013
In this game, you can…
- build tomorrow's menu from a big recipe pool, then watch it change who shows up, how patient they are, and how much they tip.
- run rush hour while also washing dishes, taking out trash, unclogging toilets, setting rat traps, and keeping the place clean before it tanks your day.
- get hit with a robbery mid-shift and identify the assailant fast while the restaurant keeps moving.
- upgrade a simple dish until it sprouts extra ingredients, new branches, higher prices, and turns into a risky monster to execute.
- take a zero-star rundown café and grind it into a five-star luxury restaurant, climbing from corndogs and fries to steaks, lobster, and wine.
- serve food under a health inspector's gaze, where missing even one chore can wreck your evaluation.
- memorize long ingredient button sequences and type them from memory, then hit a groove where you can finish orders without checking the list.
- play special event days like catering gigs and Iron Cook-style timed order waves that keep escalating until you break.
6Buddy Simulator 1984 - Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Feb 18, 2021
In this game, you can…
- watch the game evolve from typing and text adventure into 2D, 2.5D, and eventually 3D as your buddy keeps upgrading it
- name your buddy, answer personal questions, and have it bring those details back later in the story
- name the buddy after your real dog, pet it a lot while being rude to Buddy, then get the dog killed and your save file deleted
- boot up a fake retro operating system and run a program that creates your buddy AI
- play hangman and rock-paper-scissors with an AI friend that keeps changing how it talks to you
- enter a 2.5D section where combat starts and you pick attacks, then hit matching buttons on tight timing windows
- dig up secret lore through hidden files, glitches, and extra documents tucked outside the main path
- make a tiny early choice like a name or favorite color, then see it come back later as a major story beat
7The Children of Clay - The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Mar 7, 2025
In this game, you can…
- pull the nail that's holding back a mass of black goo.
- study an ancient artifact by rotating it, magnifying tiny marks, then guessing the right search words to look up in your books.
- follow your investigation into a cavernous dark maze after the clues spill out of your workbench and into something bigger.
- watch the room subtly change around you as you investigate, until the space feels less safe to stand in.
- research specific folklore and mythology details in your library, including Hungarian myths like the mumush.
8s.p.l.i.t - A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.
Jul 24, 2025
In this game, you can…
- type real terminal commands to navigate directories, run software, and chase root access from a first-person command prompt.
- coordinate an operation in an IRC chat room while the whole plan unravels in messy, real-time back-and-forth.
- race through a rapid-fire speed-typing sequence where missing words fast enough changes how the ending goes.
- jump between multiple monitors and devices, cross-checking clues to exploit legacy code and engineering weaknesses.
- hit a sudden late-game climax where the hacking sim turns into a cinematic, interactive sequence.
- dig through terminal resources and chat logs to piece together a much larger facility and what's happening inside it.
- use actual UNIX commands and see real-looking system output and error messages instead of game-styled text.
9Progressbar95 - Progressbar95 is a unique indie game with a strong nostalgic vibe. It turns vintage GUI elements like panels, buttons and icons into game elements! Simple and addictive gameplay based on dozens of mini-games and puzzles. The game will make you smile!
Sep 8, 2020
In this game, you can…
- raise the Recycle Bin like a digital pet and feed it for bonuses.
- open a built-in DOS terminal to hack around, hunt bonuses, and explore the file system like a text adventure.
- run 8-bit systems with BASIC and write tiny programs that earn you bonuses.
- fill a progress bar by catching blue segments and dodging red ones that instantly crash your run.
- click spam emails that say "Spam, spam, spam!" and fling them straight into the Recycle Bin.
- unlock fake operating systems across an alternate PC timeline, from Progressbar95 through 98, ME, XB, and Progressbar MEME.
- play a Wolfenstein-style 3D mode where shooting doors can also blow up mines or dogs hiding behind them.
10Home Safety Hotline - Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
Jan 16, 2024
In this game, you can…
- start the week solving mice and mold, then end up diagnosing things like root-dragging floors and giant stair slugs.
- tell a caller to vacate their basement and never look at what's down there, then get a follow-up call when they ignore you.
- race through a post-game mode that pulls random cases and gives you two minutes to solve each one for a streak score.
- sit at a 90s operator desk, take frantic calls, then dig through an almanac to diagnose what's in someone's house.
- misdiagnose a threat and find out later whether your bad advice got the caller killed.
- put callers on hold while retro hold music plays through the hotline interface.
- get strange emails from someone claiming to message you from a hole in the wall, plus cryptic desktop videos between calls.
- unlock an art book after finishing that reveals process notes and extra lore.
