Hilarious with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“In the right mindset, and especially with friends, this game is super fun.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Hand Simulator: Survival
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Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%HFM Games2019Survival · Adventure · Simulation
$2.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 50 min ago
The verdict
A janky, cheap co-op island-survival joke game where clumsy hand controls create chaos and laughs with friends. Skip it if you're playing solo or want a real survival game.
Great for
Groups of friends wanting a cheap, chaotic laugh for a few evenings
Main risk
Clunky controls and thin content wear out fast, and empty servers make it dull without friends
What players love
Funny chaotic deaths and physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I built a shelter and fire with my friend, my friend got bit by a snake and burned to death, the snake killed me, and I watched the sunrise through the eyes of my dead body.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Very cheap for what it offers
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“This game is fun to play with friends and have a quick laugh for a small price”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Challenging, rewarding survival
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The game is challenging and thus rewarding.”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, frustrating controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The controls, particularly when using a keyboard and mouse, are clunky, making even simple tasks feel like an exercise in frustration.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Boring fast, little content
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The intentionally awkward controls are funny for a few minutes, but the joke wears thin pretty quickly.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Dead servers, no one to play with
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Game is dead, not a single player on any server.”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗
Buggy: items fall through map, glitchy animals
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“there are so many game ending bugs”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Too hard to survive, especially solo
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Far too hard as a single player, unable to join other players and days too short”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
No respawn or rejoin after dying
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“No rejoining your friends' server after dying kinda ruins the experience.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable2 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3-4340 / AMD FX-6300
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB
Storage2 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3-4340 / AMD FX-6300
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
Storage2 GB available space
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