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The Typing of the Dead: Overkill

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First release
Oct 29, 2013
Developer
Modern Dreams
Publisher
Sega
Genres
Shooter · Educational, Action, Horror, Survival, Comedy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)

The 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. Blast pieces out of the zombie horde across 9 stages, one keystroke at a time, in order to save you and a friends life as you work to uncover the mystery behind the outbreak.

Also known as Typing of the Dead: Overkill

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Storyline
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.Read more

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.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 29, 2013
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
zombies, rail shooter, motorcycle, bloody, death
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 2,800 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 6 Nov
  • Online co-opIGDB · 6 Nov
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 6 Nov

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