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Type:Rider

Type:Rider

In this platform game you embody ":" ready to travel through the History of typography, from it's origin to today! Overcome obstacles, escape your enemies and collect asterisks, but beware not to fall down! Will you come out of this journey unscathed?

Released Nov 6, 2013 Developer Ex Nihilo, ARTE France Publisher ARTE France Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux CasualPlatformerPuzzleSingleplayerHistorical
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

79.4%positive1,704 reviews
Recommended · 91 found this helpful

“It's easy to take fonts for granted. After all, hundreds of them come preloaded in even the simplest word processors, allowing for uninhibited freedom for formatting whatever we might need. But what most probably forget, is that it didn't use to be like this; those fonts came…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 51 found this helpful

“Original combination of gameplay, history & art Type:Rider is the first game developed for the European tv channel Arte, which focuses on arts & arts history. So it comes as no surprise that the actual theme of the game is all about history: in the course of ten levels, the…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Not recommended · 84 found this helpful

“As a graphic designer, I am an admirer of great typography. This game, with its subject matter and beautiful style, was easy to take a chance on. In the end: Is it informative? Very. Is it beautiful both in terms of audio and visuals? Extremely. Is it fun? Not really. For me,…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

16peak since Aug 2026
0 0 1 1 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.

12achievements
12.0%median completion
5.2%rarest: Desperado
64.2% of players 48.2% of players 43.1% of players 37.4% of players 16.7% of players 13.2% of players 12.0% of players 11.0% of players 10.0% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 5.2% of players 64.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.2%Collector — Retrieve all six asterisks in one chapter
48.2%360 — Make a 360° in the air
43.1%Explorer — Find one ampersand
Rarest badges of honor
5.2%Desperado — Finish the Clarendon level without dying
8.2%Read knowledge — Read all the books
8.2%Ampersands — Locate the eight hidden ampersands

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.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$0.84lowest since tracking began2026-07-21
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK3.99 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada5.49 CAD
Japan498 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China21.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$1.9 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$5.6

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 08-01 08-21 09-12 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

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

Nov 03, 2023
ARTE Collection bundle sale

It’s coming all wrapped-up with a cute bow: our 10-years anniversary bundle! Get all games from ARTE Collection at 30% off -meaning ALL games from our catalogue!- Grab yours and complete your collecti

Oct 19, 2023
ARTE celebrates 10 years of video games

This October, we are celebrating 10 years working alongside talented artists and creators to come up with unique and original games! To mark this milestone, we’re having a massive sale including all o

Apr 17, 2022
Type:Rider is on sale!

Type: Rider is the very first game co-produced by ARTE France, in 2013! Coproduced with Ex Nihilo, this puzzle game adventure let’s you play as two dots in a journey through typographic history. From

Dec 22, 2021
WINTER SALES!

Type:Rider is on sale for up to 90% off! Play as two dots and explore the history of your favorite fonts!

Oct 28, 2021
Halloween Sales

Type:Rider is up to 90% off! Do you know your fonts? Play as two dots and travel through the history of typography in Type:Rider! #SteamSale #Indiedev

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsCasual · Platformer · Puzzle · Singleplayer · Historical · Typing · Short · Indie · Education · Puzzle-Platformer · Adventure · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain
ControllerFull support
Achievements12
Official sitehttp://typerider.arte.tv/#/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 3D accelerated DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: Compatible SB16