Hotlink Typist
Pop-up windows tumble down your desktop. Type the word on each one to close it before it lands, and watch the year change the dictionary as you go.
- Year
- 2001
- Era
- Early Web
- Genre
- Typing Arcade
Free, no sign-up. Keyboard, touch or gamepad.
How to play
- Type on your keyboard, or tap the on-screen keys.
- Space or Backspace drops the current word.
- Esc pauses.
On touch
- Tap the big on-screen letter keys.
- The DROP key lets go of a word.
Every run starts on the title screen. Pause any time with P or the pause button; calm mode removes flashes and screen shake.
Designer’s note
Typing games taught a generation to type without anyone noticing. Our twist is that a typo does not end your run: it shoves the window you were on down the screen and drains your system resources, so sloppy hands crash windows instead. Every ten words the dictionary moves forward a year, from web rings to widgets. Physical keystrokes are not part of the kit input log, so scores here stay on your device.
The Early Web era, 1997–2004
Beige towers, bevelled buttons and games that loaded one modem squeal at a time.
High scores
The top ten runs are saved in this browser with your three initials. Nothing is uploaded, so clearing site data clears the table.
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