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Glyphica: Typing Survival cover art

Glyphica: Typing Survival

aliasBLACK · 2024-10-09

Steam

ActionIndieStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 09, 2024 (Mac), Oct 09, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Weaponize your WPM. Glyphica: Typing Survival is a single-player roguelite horde survival game that lets you mow down hordes of enemies in a minimalistic arena using your finger dexterity, your choice of weapons loadout, and sheer determination.

51
playing now
91%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.99
steam price (US)

51 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Glyphica: Typing Survival is a hybrid minimalist typing game that is a rogue-like, bullet hell shooter and survival video game developed by Singaporean indie game studio aliasBlack, and published by Squeaky Wheel. It has been called a Soulslike by some of the gaming community members. It was released on Steam on October 9, 2024.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 51 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 89 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (282 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 50k–113k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,503 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2026-01-31)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 11 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25525520242026Week of 2024-10-09: 208 positiveWeek of 2024-10-09: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-10-16: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-10-16: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-23: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-30: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-06: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-13: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-27: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-11-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-04: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-11: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-18: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-25: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 255 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

106312026-08-11 19:00 — 32 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 39 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 31 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 32 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 34 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 89 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 82 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 101 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 71 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 106 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 65 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 53 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 82 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 50 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 55 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 79 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 57 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 66 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 92 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 53 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 44 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 74 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 47 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 67 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 79 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 54 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 56 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 68 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 51 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$6.992024-10-092026-08-142024-10-09 — best price $7.992024-10-23 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $7.992024-12-11 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $7.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-01-31 — best price $7.992025-02-14 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $7.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-03-31 — best price $7.492025-04-14 — best price $9.992025-05-28 — best price $7.992025-06-11 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $7.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-07-31 — best price $7.992025-08-14 — best price $9.992025-09-13 — best price $7.492025-09-20 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $7.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-10-22 — best price $7.492025-11-05 — best price $9.992025-12-05 — best price $7.492025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-01-31 — best price $6.992026-02-14 — best price $9.992026-03-16 — best price $6.992026-03-30 — best price $9.992026-05-02 — best price $6.992026-05-07 — best price $9.992026-06-08 — best price $6.992026-06-22 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $6.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-08-14 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7322026-08-16 — 73 pageviews2026-08-17 — 31 pageviews2026-08-18 — 11 pageviews2026-08-19 — 6 pageviews2026-08-20 — 9 pageviews2026-08-21 — 11 pageviews2026-08-22 — 5 pageviews2026-08-23 — 5 pageviews2026-08-24 — 16 pageviews2026-08-25 — 19 pageviews2026-08-26 — 8 pageviews2026-08-27 — 13 pageviews2026-08-28 — 11 pageviews2026-08-29 — 2 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
33.3%
earned "Rapid Fire"
2.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Input API SupportSteam Cloud1 DLC

22 supported languages: English, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, French, Italian, German, Indonesian, Polish, Finnish, Korean…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,4281%68

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DPvEActionArcadeTypingRelaxingTop-DownWord GameRogue-liteBullet Hell

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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