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A dreamer transformed into hands battles memory-born foes with weaponized everyday objects while exploring a surreal inner world.
Released 21 Apr 2025
Grab Cards, Then Strike
Weaponize Everyday Objects
Remake Your Face
Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.
Developed by Game River · Published by Game River
You play as a person who wakes in a dreamlike world with a body made of hands. As you move through this inner landscape, you encounter strange foes tied to memories and emotions, while three personified thoughts offer guidance.
Combat is turn-based and card-driven: use hands to grab cards, then play them to attack, defend, heal, or gain advantages. Cards can be held for later turns, and everyday objects become weapons as you build a deck and customize your hands and face.
Explore connected areas, fight enemies, and gather memories and clues as the story progresses. The campaign features branching choices and multiple endings, alongside a separate roguelike mode with staged battles, upgrades, and traits.
Players often praise the striking collage-and-stop-motion-inspired visuals and surreal atmosphere, and many find the card battles engaging and easy to pick up. The story resonates with some for its emotional themes, but others find it thin, unclear, or hard to relate to. A recurring point of disagreement is the use of AI-generated artwork; combat also draws frequent criticism for limited deck synergy and low difficulty.
I woke up and found myself made... Out of Hands.
Step into a nightmare like no other that unfolds forevermore. Insanity, uncertainty and the bizarre await...
With real video footage cut into collage, everyday objects take on a chilling new form.
Mix and match organs, build your arsenal, and wield peculiar weaponry to fight your way out of the dream world.
Muster what remains of your shattered psyche and do battle with foes formed of contorted memories, of crushing emotions.
Innovative card-game mechanics mean everything's a weapon. So keep your cool, consider your moves, and decide: will you play it safe, or go for the throat?
Mystery, Logic and Action: the chattering Thoughts that mutter amid your psyche. Yet you must work with them to make sense of the madness you face.
Or else, this nightmarish plane shall be your home until the end of time...
Now give a big hand for... Out of Hands!
*DISCLAIMER: The sole developer behind Out of Hands would like to assure you that no hands were harmed in the making of this game.
IGN China Awards 2025 Annual Promising Future Award
Golden Tea Award 2025 Best Indie Game Winner
The 5th China Game Innovation Award - Best Innovation Award(2025)
IndieCade 2024 Developers Choice Award
Nominated for the IndieCade 2024 Visual Design Award
BitSummit 2024 Media Highlight Award
2022 IndiePlay Best Innovation Winner
GWB Game Awards 2022 Best Visual Style
IndieCamp 2021 Best Game Winner
IndieCamp 2021 Best Innovation Winner
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 54 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| AI disclosure | Dev uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets. |
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| Metacritic | 85/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
