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A jam submission

TyperpunkView game page

Type fast, build combos, trigger Word Blasts, and survive the endless cyber terminal.
Submitted by onurguler — 4 hours, 28 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Sounds#233.6003.600
Theme relevance#363.8673.867
End-of-life plan#673.7333.733
Overall#693.4403.440
Fun#1233.0003.000
Graphics#1583.0003.000

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

End life plan
Typerpunk is designed to be fully playable without servers or online services. After the jam, I'll continue maintaining the game and ensure that a playable version remains available, even as the project evolves. Because games deserve to outlive the platforms they launch on.

Transparency note
As a solo developer without art skills, I used an AI-generated background to improve the game's visual presentation. The game's design, gameplay, programming, mechanics, and overall implementation were created entirely by me.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Really cool game! I loved the monitor effect and the sound! Nice job :D

Developer

I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed the game! 😄 Thanks for playing

Submitted(+1)

One of my favourites of the whole jam.

That desk is the best scene I've seen here. It's not a menu, it's a place: CRT with the game inside, a second monitor with the high score table, a working music player with track name and prev/pause/next, the STAY COZY mug, the lava lamp, the neon signs, the rainy city out the window. Lofi aesthetic done with real care.

And Word Blast actually works. Two "action" words on screen, letters turning green on both as I typed, then they blew up together and the score jumped 0 to 145. You feel rewarded for spotting the duplicate. That's a real twist on the typing game, not a skin.

Your page text is the jam's manifesto in three lines, too. Listing "fully playable offline" as a feature is exactly right.

One real note: the window is small and the words inside the CRT render tiny. I had to lean in to read "action" and "computer". In a typing game, reading the word is the whole game, so scaling the canvas with the window or bumping the font size would help a lot. Also, typing a full word in one burst didn't register for me, only key by key. Worth testing with fast typists.

Top tier, great work.

Developer

Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a detailed review! It genuinely made my day.

I’m really happy you noticed all the little details on the desk—that cozy setup was something I spent a lot of time on, so it means a lot that it stood out. I’m also glad you enjoyed the Word Blast mechanic. Seeing players discover the duplicate-word combo is exactly the kind of “aha!” moment I was hoping for.

And thank you for the constructive feedback as well. You’re absolutely right about the small window and font size, and I’ll also take another look at the input handling for fast typists. Since the jam has already ended, I’ll work on addressing these issues in a post-jam update.

Thanks again for playing, for the thoughtful review, and for all the kind words. Best of luck with your game in the jam! ❤️

Submitted(+1)

I like the game!

The only complaint is that the screen is too little!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much for playing!

I’m sorry the small game screen affected your experience. That’s definitely one of the biggest pieces of feedback I’ve received during the jam, and I completely agree. I’ll be working on improving the screen scaling and readability in a post-jam update.

Thanks again for the kind words and for taking the time to leave feedback! 😊

Submitted(+1)

i like the game! but i think since im on a laptop, the font can be rather small and intelligible at times :( but other than that i really like the visuals and sound effects of the game, really nice touch!

Developer

Thank you so much for playing and for taking the time to leave feedback!

I’m sorry the small font made the experience less enjoyable, especially on a laptop. You’re absolutely right, and I’ll work on improving the scaling and readability in a post-jam update so it’s more comfortable to play on different screen sizes.

I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed the visuals and sound effects. Thanks again for your kind words, and I hope you had a great time with the jam! 😊

Submitted(+1)

Oh, I made something very similar with the same mechanic hahaha. I like it! Great job!

Developer

Haha, that’s awesome! 😄 It’s always fun to see how different people approach the same mechanic. Thanks for playing!