Type:Rider overview

Ex Nihilo, ARTE France | Nov 6, 2013 | game

Released

0players observed · 9 October 2026 - 13:55:33 UTC

Action Adventure Casual Indie Platformer Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak680
Units sold (VGI)107,000
Revenue (VGI)$414,000
Review score79% positive

Type:Rider dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak680
Units sold (VGI)107,000
Revenue (VGI)$414,000
Review score79% positive
Total reviews1,701
Release dateNov 6, 2013
DeveloperEx Nihilo, ARTE France
PublisherARTE France

Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Ex Nihilo, ARTE France Publisher: ARTE France

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Game overview

Overview

Type:Rider comes from Ex Nihilo, ARTE France and is published by ARTE France. It arrived on Steam on Nov 6, 2013, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Type:Rider's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 13:55:33 UTC, with a tracked peak near 680. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 79% positive across 1,701 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Type:Rider is available in 5 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - Spain

2 regional rating boards including dejus and steam germany

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Core 2 Duo	2 GB RAM	3D accelerated	500 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Core i5	4 GB RAM	3D accelerated	500 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	OSX 10.6	Core 2 Duo	2 GB RAM	3D accelerated	500 MB available space
macOS	Recommended	OSX 10.8	Core 2 Duo	2 GB RAM	3D accelerated	500 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu	Core 2 Duo	2 GB RAM	3D accelerated	500 MB available space
Linux	Recommended	Ubuntu 12.04.3	Core 2 Duo	2 GB RAM	3D accelerated	500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Type:Rider has sold up to 107,000 units and has 567 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $414,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Type:Rider overview details

Type:Rider combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Uncover the history and secrets of Fonts & Characters in a fascinating and unique experience! Play as 2 dots and travel through the ages of typographic styles and techniques. From the rock paintings of prehistoric times to Pixel art of the 2000’s, solve all the riddles by riding the most popular fonts and characters (Garamond, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Pixel, Comic Sans...) in a very captivating musical and visual environment. Type:Rider is an adventure puzzle game produced by AGAT – EX NIHILO and ARTE that brings gaming experience to a whole new daring level. Key Features: 10 worlds echoing key periods of the typograhy’s history Breath-taking artworks and musical vibes Immersive and intriguing atmosphere Great historical archives and paintings

SteamPulse editorial summary

Type:Rider is listed as a game with $0.84 (83% off from $4.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 13:55:33 UTC, a tracked peak of 680, and 79% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Type:Rider
Steam App ID	258890
Type	game
Release date	Nov 6, 2013
Developer	Ex Nihilo, ARTE France
Publisher	ARTE France
Price	$0.84 (83% off from $4.99)
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 9 October 2026 - 13:55:33 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	680
Positive reviews	1,350
Negative reviews	351
Total reviews	1,701
Positive percent	79%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	567
Average playtime	304 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Nov 6, 2013
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	3 November 2023 - 18:00:01 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	9 October 2026 - 13:55:33 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	9 October 2026 - 13:55:33 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	9 October 2026 - 13:55:33 UTC

Overview tags

Casual Platformer Puzzle Singleplayer Historical Typing Short Indie Education Puzzle-Platformer Adventure 2D Atmospheric Beautiful Stylized

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Collector	No description
Explorer	No description
Letters	No description
Legendary	No description
Ampersands	No description
End	No description
360	No description
Wall rider	No description
Share knowledge	No description
Read knowledge	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/258890
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/258890/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/258890
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Type:Rider?

Type:Rider's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 9 October 2026 - 13:55:33 UTC, with a tracked peak of 680 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 5 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Type:Rider growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 1 players; the highest observed daily value is 3 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Type:Rider?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (29.5%), Canada (9.5%), Germany (4.8%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26%), Canada (8%), Germany (5.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.4%), Canada (8.5%), China (5.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.2%), Canada (7.1%), China (7.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Type:Rider?

Type:Rider currently sits at 79% positive across 1,701 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,350 positive reviews and 351 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Type:Rider have?

Type:Rider currently has about 1K tracked Steam followers as of 17 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Type:Rider?

Type:Rider is currently listed at $0.84 on Steam. That is 83% below the usual price of $4.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 567, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

79% positive, 1,350 positive, 351 negative

Price and discount

$0.84 (83% off from $4.99)

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 6 November 2013
PlayStation 11 July 2016

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

ARTE CollectionBundle #35645 - 30% off$79.66

Type:RiderBuy Type:Rider #32861$0.84

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 3D accelerated DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: Compatible SB16

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 3D accelerated DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: Compatible SB16

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