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The Typing of The Dead: Overkill cover art

The Typing of The Dead: Overkill

Modern Dream · SEGA · 2013-10-29

Steam

Action

Franchise: The House of the Dead · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 29, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

11
playing now
88%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.49
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

In 1991, rookie AMS agent G and Detective Isaac Washington investigate disappearances and a mutant outbreak in Bayou City, Louisiana. They storm the mansion of Papa Caesar, a crime lord who killed Isaac's father. Caesar flees, while disabled scientist Jasper Guns, whom Caesar used, is mutated after injecting himself with an unknown substance. After defeating Jasper, G and Isaac meet his sister, stripper Varla Guns, who seeks revenge on Caesar.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 198 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~25/week).
  • · Review velocity up 71% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 164k–328k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,102 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.12-69%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at GameStop PC (2014-12-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 13 of 28 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
434320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2912026-08-06 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 21 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 27 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 20 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.52$3.992015-01-012026-08-202015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-03-07 — best price $16.332015-04-23 — best price $22.522015-06-19 — best price $4.992015-09-11 — best price $4.992015-11-28 — best price $19.992016-01-02 — best price $5.002016-02-19 — best price $16.992016-05-11 — best price $19.992016-07-26 — best price $19.992016-11-22 — best price $4.992017-01-29 — best price $19.992017-04-14 — best price $5.002017-07-03 — best price $19.992017-09-24 — best price $4.002018-01-01 — best price $19.992020-03-04 — best price $17.882020-06-04 — best price $17.882020-06-28 — best price $19.992020-07-20 — best price $17.882020-08-12 — best price $19.992020-09-04 — best price $17.882020-09-27 — best price $19.992020-10-21 — best price $19.992020-11-13 — best price $17.882020-12-06 — best price $19.992020-12-29 — best price $17.882021-01-21 — best price $19.992021-02-12 — best price $17.882021-03-08 — best price $19.992021-03-30 — best price $17.882021-04-22 — best price $19.992021-05-14 — best price $17.882021-06-06 — best price $19.992023-01-20 — best price $15.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-01-24 — best price $9.792026-08-20 — best price $6.12
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
71%
earned "Gushing Words"
11.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing5 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)19,3511%33

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

Player tags

FunnyActionArcadeComedyHorrorTypingParody ShooterZombiesEducation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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