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Kinetype

83% positive of 37 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by Morlytic.

About the game

KINETYPE is a minimalist, terminal, ASCII, roguelite where your keyboard is the interface for survival. Navigate procedural terminal grids by typing commands to move and survive. Extract to bank Bytes for permanent upgrades, or lose your streak to the system. The terminal is yours to command.

Tagged by players

  • Typing
  • Programming
  • Text-Based
  • Roguelite
  • Grid-Based Movement
  • Strategy
  • Procedural Generation
  • Turn-Based Tactics
  • Hacking
  • Real Time Tactics
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Casual

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Fun little extraction game, it becomes very addictive once you get used to controlling your character and picking up items backwards :). Items and perma-upgrades are also creative. Very nice game overall!

    5.7 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Very_interesting_game_design!_ I_like_it_:D>

    46 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I played only a couple runs before deciding that it was too early for me to enjoy this game. I really, REALLY love the concept and it works from a pure gameplay perspective, but right now it needs so much more polish I don't even know where to start from. - Tutorial needs a rework, I get the fun of discovering the mechanics yourself, but basic controls shouldn't be part of that mistery. - Basic options like sfx…

    40 min played when written. 6 found it helpful.

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