Kinetype
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…
Kinetype is a strategy, released 5 June 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Kinetype is
Kinetype was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Pygame.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Kinetype launched on 5 June 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and Mina the Hollower.
Released around the same time: 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Mina the Hollower.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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