Type:Rider
A puzzle-platformer where a colon explores the history of typography.
Type:Rider is a puzzle-platformer where players guide a colon punctuation mark through ten worlds, each themed around a different historical typeface. The journey begins with cave paintings and moves through fonts like Garamond, Baskerville, and Helvetica, ending with digital typefaces. The colon can roll and jump to collect letters from each font, along with collectible symbols like asterisks and ampersands. Each era includes period-specific artwork and its own soundtrack.
Developed by Agat Films & Cie – Ex Nihilo and published by Bulkypix and Arte, the game launched for Microsoft Windows, Android, and iOS in 2013, followed by PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2016, and Nintendo Switch in April 2019. It received the Artistic Consistency award at the 2013 European Indie Game Days.
On Metacritic, the iOS version scored 83 out of 100 from 13 reviews, while the Switch version scored 66. Eurogamer rated it 8/10, praising its blend of Limbo’s style with Trials’ challenges while educating players on typography history. Pocket Gamer gave it 3.5/5, noting original settings but “a few niggling problems.” TouchArcade called it an “intricately-designed masterpiece,” despite some technical issues.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Type:Rider
- Developer
- Agat Films & Cie – Ex Nihilo
- Publisher
- Bulkypix · Arte
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Android · iOS · Nintendo Switch
- Released
- iOS, AndroidWW · October 10, 2013Microsoft WindowsWW · November 6, 2013PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4WW · July 12, 2016Nintendo SwitchWW · April 25, 2019
- Genre
- Platformer · Puzzle
- Modes
- Single-player
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
Type:Rider is a puzzle-platform video game in which the player controls a colon punctuation mark through ten worlds based on existing typefaces from different eras. The game starts with cave paintings, then progresses to actual typefaces such as Garamond, Baskerville and Helvetica, with the final level revolving around digital fonts. The colon can roll and jump in order to collect letters from each of the ten fonts as well as collectables such as asterisks and ampersands. Each era features pieces of arts that characterised them as well as its own soundtrack.
Reader's Guide
Type:Rider is notable for its unique fusion of platforming gameplay and typographic education. Review aggregator Metacritic gave the iOS version a score of 83 out of 100 based on 13 reviews, while the Switch version received a score of 66. Eurogamer awarded the game an 8 out of 10, praising how it combines the style of Limbo and the challenges of the Trials series while educating players about the history of typography. Pocket Gamer gave a score of 3.5/5, commenting positively on the originality of the settings but noting a few niggling problems. TouchArcade described Type:Rider as an intricately-designed masterpiece despite identifying some technical issues. The game's award for Artistic Consistency at the 2013 European Indie Game Days underscores its visual and thematic coherence.
Did You Know?
- It was released for Microsoft Windows, Android, and iOS in 2013, and later for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo Switch.
- Eurogamer praised the game for combining the style of Limbo with the challenges of the Trials series.
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