Thank you Britnet Media for sending us this game to review!

Type Up is a typing game, plain and simple. The player types words. They can pick from three different modes to do so. The first one is the option for fixed time. This gives the player a limited amount of time to type as many words as they can. The second choice is entitled “every word,” and it gives the user a limited amount of time to finish typing a word – however, this time is continually shortened bit by bit as time elapses. The final contender for a game mode is the one entitled “perfection” – where the player has to get every single letter right.

The first two modes end when the player runs out of time, but the last one ends when one of two things happens: either the player runs out of time, or they press the wrong key on the keyboard. Their progress in the game is determined by how tall the character model they’ve chosen becomes. It shows a starting height and then increases as the height increases.

The user can choose to toggle the font. This allows them to choose whether they want the fancy, round font that is triggered by default, or if they want a regular (and actually readable) font.

There are a lot of words that the player can type, and they’re all pretty challenging. It seems like a lot of them may have been taken from the Bible. They sometimes repeat in the same time frame, though.

There are five characters that the user can choose from, four backgrounds, and three times of day. This allows them to customize their typing experience. Type Up also advertises being able to import characters. I tried to, but the function doesn’t seem to work (it literally opens up a file explorer without a compatible extension type shown), and the Steam discussion thread is essentially empty – there’s a thread asking how to import characters with zero comments or replies, and it’s from early March 2021.

There are a few sound effects. There’s ambient nature in the background, and every time the player types a correct letter, a piano key plays from the C scale. A sound also plays when the user completes the typing of a word.

At the end of a round, the player is not told how fast they were typing. The game does not measure words per minute. The only measure of their progress is how much the character they have chosen has grown in height. If you’re looking for an objective measure in typing speed, Type Up isn’t what you’re looking for.

Morally, at least, this game has no concerns. It doesn’t have any swear words, and none of the background scenes are gory, provocative, or inappropriate in any way.

If you’re looking for a nice typing challenge, this game might be for you. The modes are all quite difficult. If you want an objective measure for your typing progress, this isn’t for you - the only measure you're given is the change in the character's height. Either way, if you have any intent on buying this game, pick it up on sale. It isn’t worth the full price of $5.99.

- Kittycathead