Hand Simulator: Survival
First-person island survival with manual hand controls and multiplayer
HFM Games · Released Dec 17, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 9,853
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Dec 17, 2019
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 system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 960, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- 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
Does Hand Simulator: Survival have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Hand Simulator: Survival run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 7
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Hand Simulator: Survival 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
