Fit check
Is Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy fans who want typed commands instead of conventional mouse control
- Players seeking a fantasy campaign with village building and tactical army battles
- Typing enthusiasts who want varied challenges across thirteen languages
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a conventional mouse-controlled strategy interface may find the keyboard-only control restrictive
- Those wanting a narrowly focused combat game may find the mix of campaign management and typing minigames too varied
- Players interested only in solo play may have little use for the online skirmishes and Twitch chat features
- Players who do not want typing to be central to every major action are unlikely to fit the design
Our take on Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing
Making the keyboard the main control method gives typing a role across combat, construction, resource gathering, and minigames. The trade-off is a narrower interface: standard mouse-based strategy control is not part of the play structure.
What is Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing?
Touch Type Tale combines typing with strategy gameplay in a fantasy campaign set in Minsteria.
Players guide Paul while building villages, gathering gold through mining and farming, upgrading units and buildings, and commanding Swordsmen, Archers, Spearmen, Cavalry, Golems, and Catapults. Battles involve melee and ranged forces, army size, routes, charges, flanking, and spells including Teleport and Plague. The keyboard controls construction, resource gathering, army movement, and a set of typing minigames covering cooking, shooting, rhythm, bullet hell, and grand strategy. The game also includes online skirmishes, leaderboards, adjustable difficulty, higher-difficulty replay, thirteen supported typing languages, voice acting by Jim Broadbent, and Twitch chat control.
How Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing plays
- 01Keyboard-Based Control
- Typing commands handles construction, resource gathering, army movement, minigames, and other game actions.
- 02Fantasy Story Campaign
- Paul travels through Minsteria while nobles and bandits compete for control of its vacant throne.
- 03Mixed Army Forces
- Players command Swordsmen, Archers, Spearmen, Cavalry, Golems, and Catapults in battles using charges and flanking.
- 04Resource Management
- Workers mine and farm for gold, which funds unit upgrades and buildings such as Stables, Barracks, and Spearhuts.
- 05Spell Casting
- An Ink Factory unlocks advanced magic including Teleport and Plague.
- 06Typing Minigames
- Optional challenges include cooking, shooting, rhythm, bullet hell, and grand strategy scenarios.
- 07Online Skirmishes
- Multiplayer matches connect to leaderboards for online competition.
- 08Twitch Integration
- After linking a Twitch channel, viewers can vote on words for in-game typing through chat.
Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad presents a World War II strategy experience with large-scale operations and direct, hands-on combat, while Touch Type Tale uses typed commands in a fantasy campaign with village building and typing challenges. Shogun Showdown focuses on turn-based combat, attack tiles, combos, skills, and roguelike progression; Touch Type Tale adds resource gathering, army construction, spells, and typed control. Xenonauts centers on defending Earth from alien invasion with persistent soldiers and turn-based squad operations, whereas Touch Type Tale uses fantasy armies, typing-based actions, and online skirmishes.
Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing: platforms & release
Is Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy fans who want typed commands instead of conventional mouse control. Skip it if: players seeking a conventional mouse-controlled strategy interface may find the keyboard-only control restrictive.
Where can I download Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing?
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What platforms is Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing on?
Windows only.
