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The Typing of The Dead: Overkill

The Typing of The Dead: Overkill

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.

Released Oct 29, 2013 Developer Modern Dream Publisher SEGA Platforms Windows TypingOn-Rails ShooterZombiesComedyAction
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

87.6%positive3,792 reviews
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“Back when this released for the wii I was gifted this game for Christmas by my own mother who did no research whatsoever and was given a fright when the family TV turned into the Mecha of bloodshed violence and foul language 10/10 for every ten year old”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“This game works so much better than I expected for a typing based game. Killing zombies feels very satisfying and tense the longer the words get. Comparing this version of The house of the Dead to the original, this feels way better to play on PC. The writing overall is a bit...…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“This is peak 2000's sweary offensive humour, but if it doesn't make you chuckle at least a few times, then I don't know what to say. If you love typing games, you should love this. One thing about the final boss though, the 'alternative' method to killing it didn't work for me.…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:02 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

11playing at last check
2924-hour peak
559all-time peak
0 50 100 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 65 avg · Nov 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

33achievements
11.7%median completion
0.6%rarest: Challenge Accepted
71.1% of players 68.7% of players 46.7% of players 42.3% of players 33.9% of players 33.1% of players 26.1% of players 24.4% of players 20.8% of players 19.1% of players 18.2% of players 16.0% of players 14.4% of players 14.3% of players 12.5% of players 11.7% of players 11.7% of players 9.5% of players 8.1% of players 7.1% of players 6.8% of players 6.3% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.6% of players 71.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
71.1%Gushing Words — Achieve a Goregasm in Typing of the Dead
68.7%Painful Punctuation — Complete 'Papa's Palace of Pain' in Typing of the Dead
46.7%Lascivious Lexicon — Complete 'Naked Terror' in Typing of the Dead
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Challenge Accepted — Complete all challenges in all Director's Cut levels in House of the Dead
1.0%Temper Temper — Kill 30 Rage mutants in Typing of the Dead
1.0%Fingers of Fury — Complete all Hardcore levels in Typing of the Dead

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$6.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
UK14.99 GBP
Australia23.99 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.3 China Canada Australia UK US≈$20

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 27, 2015
Custom Dictionaries Available Now!

SEGA are pleased to announce that Typing of The Dead ‘Custom Dictionaries’ are now available for all Typing of the Dead enthusiasts! So if you’ve been feeling like your word based ammunition has been

Mar 27, 2015
Custom Dictionaries Available Now!

SEGA are pleased to announce that Typing of The Dead ‘Custom Dictionaries’ are now available for all Typing of the Dead enthusiasts! So if you’ve been feeling like your word based ammunition has been

Jul 09, 2014
New Sci Fi DLC Available!

The Typing of the Dead has now been updated with all new free Sci Fi DLC! Lazer those aliens...err mutants to smithereens!

Jul 09, 2014
New Sci Fi DLC Available!

The Typing of the Dead has now been updated with all new free Sci Fi DLC! Lazer those aliens...err mutants to smithereens!

Mar 04, 2014
New Silver Screen DLC Available!

What do you do when hordes of deranged mutants descend upon you with the express purpose of eating your flesh? Bash ‘em in the head. That seems to work. We’re going to make you an offer you can’t refu

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsTyping · On-Rails Shooter · Zombies · Comedy · Action · Education · Parody · Arcade · Funny · Score Attack · Horror · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements33
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / Windows 8 Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6450, NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 or Intel Integrated Graphics HD 3000 DirectX: Version 10 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions