Everyone knows that video game journalists aren’t good at games, right? It’s as true as the sun rising in the morning or the knowledge that it was lag that led to you losing your match, and not your abilities (or lack of). That’s why it’s exciting that a game is coming out that journalists must be good at – Final Sentence.
In Final Sentence, up to 100 players face off in a battle royale like no other. It features typewriters, revolvers loaded with a single bullet, and a warehouse full of bodies… Except for one person, that is. As you advance through the rounds, you have to type as though your life depends on it (which it does), and a single typo could mean a bullet to the head.
In Final Sentence, a Single Tpyo Could Mean Death
Final Sentence is slated to launch on Steam in Q4 2025, but until now, no concrete release date has been lined up for the title. Several months ago, the game’s solo developer, operating under the name Button Mash, revealed Final Sentence, explaining why the idea of the game surfaced in the first place:
I am notoriously bad at typing myself, so I searched for the entertaining ways to improve. That’s when the idea of Final Sentence was born.
In Final Sentence, players wake up in a warehouse full of people, all sitting at desks topped with a typewriter from days gone by. There’s a clock that ticks down seconds, and a masked man standing at every desk with a revolver. In that revolver sits a single bullet, and each mistake could mean death.
As you type, the other 99 (up to) do the same thing, and shots echo out around the room as a fatal mistake brings them to a grisly end.
It’s a Russian Roulette of sorts, and it could be your first mistake or your sixth mistake that sends you to an early grave.
What’s bizarre is that the prompts you need to type in Final Sentence appear to reference pop culture classics and movies, with lines such as ‘Press F to pay respects’ and ‘Hide yo kids, hide yo wife’ being prompts.
Button Mash has explained that Final Sentence uses a ranking system that evaluates your performance and lets you know where to improve, so this is one battle royale title that has real-world, practical applications.
It also runs on an utter potato, which is great news for PC gamers without the best equipment.
Games journalists can finally enjoy a title that they’re good at, without worrying about pretending that they like games just to appease the masses.
Let me know if Final Sentence looks like your kind of game over on the Insider Gaming Discord server.
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Grant has been gaming for 30+ years and in the industry for 10+. You'll probably find him playing a post-apocalyptic game or an extraction shooter somewhere.
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