Steno Arcade

A rhythm typing game for practicing stenography through song lyrics

For All To Play · Released Mar 30, 2016 · Early Access

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 183
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 9 years ago; Jul 7, 2017
Minimum PC: 0.3 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Steno Arcade?

Steno Arcade is a free, single-player game for practicing stenography and keyboarding. Its Early Access build contains Steno Hero, where you type song lyrics in time with music using a standard keyboard or steno machine.

For you if...

+you want to practice steno chords through song lyrics
+you like typing challenges with faster, harder songs

Not for you if...

−you prefer typing exercises without music timing
−you expect all four planned arcade games to be playable

Screenshots and trailer

Steno Arcade system requirements

Minimum: 0.3 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Steno Arcade?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

Processor: Intel or AMD 1.2 GHZ or equivalent
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

Does Steno Arcade have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Steno Arcade run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Not fully functional without an external keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Steno Arcade use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam