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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?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Pretty interesting little 2D platformer where you can learn a thing or two about the history of typography. I wouldn't say it's flawless, it has some annoying bits but overall it's alright.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“"Play as 2 dots." <--- Not colon, dieresis, umlaut, none of that ♥♥♥♥. 2 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dots, THAT ARE CONNECTED LIKE A ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ COLON/DIERESIS/UMLAUT. But no. THEY ARE JUST 2 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ DOTS YOU PLAY AS! Oh. Ok. For sure. Yeah, yeah. Makes ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sense. (not) Aside from that and the…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“It's a pretty boring game. I don't know how it ended up in my library. I think reading an article or watching a video about the topic would be more interesting. Also the tidbits show up at weird times and break the flow of the gameplay.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Casual · Platformer · Puzzle · Singleplayer · Historical · Typing · Short · Indie · Education · Puzzle-Platformer · Adventure · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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