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Glyphica: Typing Survival cover art

Glyphica: Typing Survival

aliasBLACK · 2024-10-09

Steam

ActionIndieStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Glyphica: Typing Survival is a $6.99 Action, Indie, Strategy and Early Access game released in 2024, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Very Positive (91% of 2560 reviews).

56
playing now
91%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

56 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 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
  • · 56 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 10% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 51k–115k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,560 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 9 of 16 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

56222026-09-15 00:00 — 24 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 40 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 43 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 32 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 43 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 56 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 25 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 31 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 38 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 35 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 36 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 31 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 27 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 36 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 44 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 44 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 39 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 34 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 33 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 45 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 47 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 51 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 29 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 56 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
28731Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 75 · peak 237Nov 2024 — avg 41 · peak 143Dec 2024 — avg 47 · peak 101Jan 2025 — avg 31 · peak 100Feb 2025 — avg 39 · peak 156Mar 2025 — avg 31 · peak 166Apr 2025 — avg 110 · peak 497May 2025 — avg 48 · peak 118Jun 2025 — avg 43 · peak 112Jul 2025 — avg 31 · peak 69Aug 2025 — avg 38 · peak 93Sep 2025 — avg 31 · peak 67Oct 2025 — avg 35 · peak 110Nov 2025 — avg 35 · peak 73Dec 2025 — avg 46 · peak 97Jan 2026 — avg 42 · peak 76Feb 2026 — avg 287 · peak 1,172Mar 2026 — avg 98 · peak 177Apr 2026 — avg 66 · peak 135May 2026 — avg 53 · peak 148Jun 2026 — avg 58 · peak 129Jul 2026 — avg 41 · peak 85Aug 2026 — avg 52 · peak 130
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

7312026-08-16 — 73 pageviews2026-08-18 — 11 pageviews2026-08-20 — 9 pageviews2026-08-22 — 5 pageviews2026-08-24 — 16 pageviews2026-08-26 — 8 pageviews2026-08-28 — 11 pageviews2026-08-30 — 3 pageviews2026-09-01 — 6 pageviews2026-09-03 — 5 pageviews2026-09-05 — 2 pageviews2026-09-07 — 16 pageviews2026-09-09 — 4 pageviews2026-09-11 — 4 pageviews2026-09-13 — 5 pageviews2026-09-15 — 9 pageviews2026-09-17 — 8 pageviews2026-09-19 — 1 pageviews2026-09-21 — 6 pageviews2026-09-23 — 5 pageviews2026-09-25 — 3 pageviews2026-09-27 — 6 pageviews2026-09-29 — 6 pageviews2026-10-01 — 3 pageviews2026-10-03 — 1 pageviews2026-10-05 — 2 pageviews2026-10-07 — 7 pageviews2026-10-09 — 7 pageviews2026-10-11 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-04-23 (Steam store data)

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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