I’ve been typing for most of my life—flogging flax so I could afford a dragon longsword in RuneScape, roleplaying in World of Warcraft, and at present, writing multiple articles a day for the good site PC Gamer. I average about 130 words per minute, which isn’t competitive or anything, but I’m pretty quick compared to the average typist (it’s a typing term, stop giggling).

I’ve always thought that I would never manage to apply these skills to gaming. Sure, you’ve got titles like Typing of the Dead, but I don’t engage in anything without bragging rights. I’ve been told that’s ‘mean-spirited’ and ’narcissistic,’ but those people were all losers anyway.

Final Sentence, a battle royale typing title, appears to offer me a potential solution to this gap in my gaming life, yet it falls short—at least for now.

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In this battle royale, players must type quicker than their opponents in a dystopian warehouse full of typewriters and overseers holding guns. Mistakes come with the risk of elimination, turning even tiny errors into significant setbacks.

However, several challenges undermine its potential. Most lobbies are populated by bots; this isn’t something I’ll blame on Final Sentence as it’s a smaller indie title, but it is noticeable. Once someone secures a lead, the rest perish, rendering the overall timer useless.

Mistakes create a tough environment to recover from, partly due to mandatory wait times between each round, which, while giving players a breather, also allow those in the lead to maintain their status. The animations for consequences are slow, adding to the frustration.

The scripts are sparse and repetitive, with noted typos cropping up in content that should be polished. Overall, I hope that the developers can refine the game into something engaging and competitive as it shows promise.