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Glypha: Vintage

John Calhoun · Published by Soft Dorothy Software

Positive — 100% positive (21 reviews) · 9 achievements

Last updated 27 Sept 2026

A fast-paced, Egyptian-themed jousting tournament recalls 1980's classic arcade action. Glypha is a rewrite of the classic shareware game from the early B&W Macintosh days. Smoother, faster, and harder than you remember.

DJCTQ lFull Controller Support

£3.39

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3 Sept 2026Lowest: £3.39 · Highest: £3.398 Oct 2026

Action, Indie · 2023 · More under £5 games

Dive into fast-paced Egyptian battles in Glypha: Vintage. This indie action game, released in 2023, brings back the classic shareware experience with smoother controls and tougher challenges.

About this game

Steam Deck compatibility

Glypha has been tested successfully for Steam Deck by the developer and users. In fact Glypha was designed specifically around the Steam Deck for its controls and screen dimensions.


About the Game



A fast-paced, Egyptian-themed jousting tournament recalls 1980's classic arcade action.

Glypha, the classic shareware game on the early Macintosh, now landed in the 21st Century ... but not too much. It still has that classic early Mac look, but 21st Century hardware acceleration, gameplay and feel. (The consensus seems to be that it is a wee bit harder now.)

Game play:


You control your player with only three controls:
  • Left (player goes to the left)
  • Right (player goes right)
  • Flap (your bird flaps to climb)
To do battle with your opponents, collide with them.

But be careful, whoever's weapon is higher than the other's wins the battle!

Opponents:


There are a number of opponents — some more challenging than others. Should you survive long enough you'll find out just how challenging. Points for defeating an opponent are shown below:



Additionall controls allow you to:
  • Pause (pause and unpause the game)
  • Fullscreen (toggle fullscreen)

System Requirements

Will my PC run this? →

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or more recent
  • Processor: 64-bit
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 8 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Supported Languages

English

Latest news

  • Patch NotesOfficial

    Update notes for version 1.0.1.

    Here's 1.0.1 of Glypha: Vintage. • Added a handful of achievements. If they're cool I can add more. • Added controller support for MacOS. (Steam client does need to be running though.) • A couple small bug fixes. This release is my thanks to the feedback I have received from the community.
    Read full article on Community Announcements (Soft Dorothy Software)

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