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A terminal typing game where words fall like Space Invaders

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TermType – a terminal typing game where words fall like Space Invaders

by J_cst·Jun 17, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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Space Invaders meets typing practice in pure terminal — Hacker News mode types live front page.

Strengths
  • •Three distinct modes (Vocab, Story, Hacker News) with progression, stats, and leaderboards
  • •CC0 chiptune audio and SFX work cross-platform including Windows native and WSL
  • •Word packs for programming and sci-fi vocab plus English/Italian language support
Weaknesses
  • •Terminal games are novelty territory — fun for an hour, unlikely to build long-term engagement
  • •asciimatics dependency means rendering quality varies across terminal emulators
Category
Gaming
Target Audience

Terminal enthusiasts, typists practicing speed, developers wanting a CLI break

Similar To

Typing of the Dead · gtypist · ttyper

Post Description

A typing game that runs entirely in your terminal - no GUI. Words fall from the top and you type them before they reach the water line, or die.

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