"the typing of the dead: overkill", developed by modern dream, was simultaneously announced and released on microsoft windows on october 29, 2013. the game follows the same premise of the 1999 game, "the typing of the dead", following the same storyline of "overkill: extended cut", but requiring players to type out words and phrases using a keyboard to defeat zombies as opposed to shooting them. the game also includes the "extended cut" version of "the house of the dead: overkill", playable with a mouse or controller, and features downloadable dictionaries and multiplayer after an update.