72%Strong matchEpistory - Typing Chronicles
95%4k95% positive reviews, Overwhelmingly Positive across 4k reviews·Typing · Narrative
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Type the story, Feel the music. Immerse yourself in a rhythm game wrapped in VHS-era cinema — where every keystroke tells the story and every note hits different, on every key of your full keyboard. Wishlist Now!
Off the Text
Steam
Off the Text pulls you into a cinematic soundscape straight out of the 1980s — where the music breathes, the beat hits like a film score, and every note feels like it was written for this exact moment. But this world has a story waiting to be told.
Pulled into a 1980s time loop he never asked for. A woman he was destined to meet. A man hunting them both. And an umbrella that conjures alphabet.
And the only way this story gets told is to play — every key, every letter, yours to perform. Every keystroke drives the story forward. You're not watching — you're playing.
Feel the music. Type the story.
Some games are worth every second. This is one of them. 85 levels, 42 tracks, and a difficulty that starts easy enough for anyone — but grows into a challenge worth chasing. Every try is worth every second of it.
— 42+ Tracks That Move You
— 85+ Levels Worth Chasing
— 8,494+ Unique Sound Notes (every key press triggers a distinct musical tone)
— 4+ Difficulty Modes per Level
I've always loved indie games that drop you into a world you can actually feel. So I started building indie games. And curating the ones worth experiencing. (Click my developer name to explore what I've curated.)
And Off the Text is what that love built from a simple belief — that games should be worlds you can almost touch. This is my journey. And I'd love for you to be part of that — through every game I build, and every one I find.
> Play the demo now — then wishlist the full game.
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