Drak(c)ula Playtest

MOVED TO STEAM:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2700410/Drakcula/

This is like an e-book reader, but it's turned into a game, and instead of reading, you write. You will write the classic book Dracula and learn to spell 11k unique words. You lose HP when misspelling words and improve your survivability by earning XP.

Spell words correctly

Spelling is an important skill, and I have struggled to find a practical and fun way to practice.
Sure, the best thing would be to write a book of my own, but if you haven't tried, it's pretty hard to write something original. Also, I prefer to write words I know how to, which isn't helping my vocabulary. To improve my spelling skills, I've found repetition, repetition, and fast feedback to help. Typing and retyping a word you struggle with helps you learn it. Typing many different words lets you see patterns and recognize words built up of common sub-words. But typing a word 100 times is bad if you don't spell it correctly. I have caught myself doing that whenever I have to write a word I don't know how to spell; I make a guess and then use my computer spell check to fix it. Doing this allows me to write text fast. However, I am training the muscle memory in my fingers to type the incorrect guess, and even though I get to see the correct spelling afterward, it is not as powerful as typing the correct word out. You want someone to stand over your shoulder looking at you when you type, and whenever you misspell a word, they crack the whip and tell you, "That's wrong! Stop! Write it again like this...". So that is what this game does; it tells you when you have typed a word wrong and doesn't let you continue until you have spelled the word correctly.

Write Dracula

When in school, I was trained on writing sentences like this: "The ball is blue," "The businessman went to the bank," and "Trains run on rails." It was great practice but boring when the sentence had no context or story. That's why I selected a novel from the top of my "to read" list. If I don't learn anything from this, I will at least get to read a good book. If you haven't heard about Dracula, it's a classic gothic horror novel about a vampire; it's still regarded as one of the best horror stories ever.

Stay alive

To ensure accuracy, you are punished each time you misspell a word by taking damage. If you take too much damage, you run out of HP and have to start the chapter over again.

Earn XP

Getting rewarded for doing something well feels good. Spelling words correctly, therefore, gives you XP. XP can, in turn, be used on upgrades that help you stay alive so you can continue reading the story.

Features

-Spelling training
-Full Novel
- 160.000 words
- 11.000 unique words
- earn gold
- skip words you know

MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTION

The developers describe the content like this:

Does not contain explicit nudity or sexuality in the modern sense. However, the novel does explore themes of seduction, desire, and sexuality in a Victorian context, often through metaphor and symbolism. The character of Dracula himself is often associated with seduction and the breaking of societal norms, but any explicit content is typically implied rather than described in detail.