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Hand Simulator: Survival

First-person island survival with manual hand controls and multiplayer

HFM Games · Released Dec 17, 2019

ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 9,853
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
3
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

What is Hand Simulator: Survival?

You are stranded on a desert island in this first-person survival game. Using hand controls, you search for water, hunt animals, build shelter, and light fires. Play alone or with up to eight people, managing limited resources through day and night until you can signal a ship with a bonfire.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy learning unusual controls in survival games
  • +you like trying to survive alongside friends

Not for you if...

  • you want basic tasks to be easy to control
  • you dislike managing scarce resources through day and night

What players say

86% of 9,853 reviews are positive

Players praise the chaotic humor, especially with friends, and some enjoy the survival challenge alone. Many find the hand controls frustrating during basic tasks, and some report glitches that make items disappear or drop unexpectedly.

Screenshots and trailer

Hand Simulator: Survival

Hand Simulator: Survival system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i3-4340 / AMD FX-6300
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
7
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English.

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