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Baroque Typing

Baroque Typing is a spin-off of the dark fantasy roguelike RPG Baroque, developed by Sting Entertainment. Released for PC, this title reimagines the post-apocalyptic world of the Neuro Tower as a typing game…

22 May 2002

Baroque Typing is an arcade developed by Sting, Inc., released 22 May 2002 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Baroque Typing is

Baroque Typing is an arcade game developed by Sting, Inc. and released in 2002. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Baroque Typing is a spin-off of the dark fantasy roguelike RPG Baroque, developed by Sting Entertainment. Released for PC, this title reimagines the post-apocalyptic world of the Neuro Tower as a typing game. Similar to The Typing of the Dead, players must defeat grotesque enemies and progress through the distorted environment by accurately typing words and phrases that appear on screen. The game features characters and assets from the original Baroque universe, blending the series' signature grim atmosphere with educational typing mechanics.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are educational, fantasy, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Baroque series

Baroque Typing is the fourth of 10 entries we hold in the Baroque series. It arrived 2 years after Baroque Syndrome. The next entry was Baroque in 2007.

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What it launched against

Baroque Typing launched on 22 May 2002, within three weeks of Medal of Honor: Frontline, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Aggressive Inline and Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix.

Released around the same time: Medal of Honor: Frontline, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Aggressive Inline, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix.

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When did Baroque Typing come out?
Baroque Typing was released on 22 May 2002 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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