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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.

Release DateOct 29, 2013
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.1% (very positive) / 87.4%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.5% Top 15% / 84.2%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.3K  Top 10% / 3.5K  Top 10%
Curators164 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time5.4 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar16 minutes  Bottom 30%
Followers7.5K  Top 15%
Owners± 395.5K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 212.3K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.1M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Typing of The Dead: Overkill steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Typing of The Dead: Overkill's Steam rating and reviews from October 2013 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 97.2% (October 2013) to 86.8% (January 2022).

The Typing of The Dead: Overkill is an AAA level success, with 3.5K reviews Top 10%. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Typing of The Dead: Overkill and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of The Typing of The Dead: Overkill's reviewers. The most popular language is English (83%), followed by Simplified Chinese (3%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Typing of The Dead: Overkill percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in The Typing of The Dead: Overkill depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 11 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 128 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by The Typing of The Dead: Overkill and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Unique typing-based gameplay
  • Adult humor
  • Steam Workshop's alternative dictionaries
  • Classic shooting mode
  • Good replayability
  • Power-ups
  • Co-op mode
  • Innovative
  • Abstract
  • Comedic
  • Enemy targeting could be improved
  • Some missing graphics
  • Ignore punctuation

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 87.1% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The Typing of The Dead: Overkill's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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