On Your Hands

10/10 gameplay is amazing, graphics are great, puzzles are exactly how hard they need to be.

strongly strongly recommend this game. cannot wait for updates :)

On Your Hands is a video game made by a developer, it has gameplay, graphics, sound, and maybe even a UI. It's also good and I think you should play it. It made my brain feel really smart when I solved good puzzles and also made it a little spooked, but I'm a brave person and only screamed like twice (once per episode).

Conflict of interest warning: I knew one of the people on the dev team, but in no way do I care about not trashing them and their work. Just finished playing this and can confidently say it's one of my favorite games I've played in a really, really long time. Puzzles were polished and unique, the magic system allows for some pretty interesting interactions with the environment. Horror elements are far better than other horror-puzzle games, because it's not just easy puzzles with random jumpscares but rather a genuine and constant alien horror presence, more or less oppressing at times. Overall, the only issue I had was some minor bugs (on linux,) but as far as I'm aware they were patched. If you like Video Games or anything at all I recommend you to play this game. I am genuinely astonished at the experience I had playing this game in full and genuinely depressed thinking about how it has gone effectively unnoticed in relation to its quality. Play the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game. I'll help pay for it if need be.

Really cool first person puzzler, starts off a bit slow but the mechanics get really interesting. Dabbles a little bit in some small horror sections and it works really well. Highly recommended to any first person puzzle fans! Check out https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41559946 for more recommendations!

For starters, this game has a very unique art style. I think it fits well with how it portrays itself as "alien-like", in the end it felt really well put together. One important thing to note: leave brightness on default, lol. You have a flashlight, don't be a dummy like me. Later on I got stuck on a wire puzzle cause brightness was too high to realize the wires turned green when active... so, yeah. As for gameplay, it's a mix of some exploring and of course primarily puzzle solving. The puzzles are pretty much always handled through the game's magic, which is fine because there's several types with different effects, and they nailed it with combining them together in the puzzles. As you go on, things do get harder and you may get stumped a few times. But for me, a lot of those really tough ones felt very satisfying to clear once it finally clicked. You really do need to think what are the limitations of your magic if you want to get through the game, there is a Codex that tells you how magic works but it won't be a dead giveaway as to how you clear puzzles. Except Green magic maybe. Speaking of which... Green magic I have mixed opinions on, it's encountered very late into the game thankfully but it feels as though it wasn't handled as properly as the other magic types. In itself, it's a great concept with excellent behavior when combined with other magic, but... often times I felt that I had no choice but to look at the Codex to figure out what I was supposed to be doing, even when I knew it related to the green magic. It doesn't ruin the game, and you might figure it out on your own if you experiment enough, but for me I personally couldn't figure out a few sections with green magic in it. Not all of them though, so rest assured it won't ruin the experience. One thing I don't want to forget is the Sprint Totem. I found it a bit odd that this item is breakable. I guess in some sections it can make sense, but other big sections that didn't have a totem it just felt like... sluggish? Mainly the Hive or whatever that area was called. Navigating the main area was pretty slow. Not terrible, just a bit slower than preferable. In the sections were it felt the totem was a necessity, it was bizarre that it would break on you still, even if it lasted longer. You couldn't "refuel" it unless it broke, or there was another one somewhere. Meaning if you were in danger and it broke... good chance you just kinda die. I guess they wanted you to preserve it for important moments, but then that ends up with some areas being a little sluggish if you take it carefully, alternatively you can do what I did and run in circles near its respawn point when I suspected it would break soon. I should mention that there are some softlocks so you really need to be careful with some puzzles, especially ones involving Indigo magic. Don't shove the cubes into a wall... it might go through it and you won't get it back. Pretty much all of the softlocks I encountered were due to this, but that's just cause I messed up. Don't let this discourage you though, I gave this 5 stars for a reason. The checkpoints are very generous and the puzzles are fairly short so even if you do screw up like this, it doesn't take long to fix your mistake cause you can just pause and load your last checkpoint, which pretty much is always the puzzle you were just doing. There are also a couple softlocks in the newest version (v5.10 i think? Something like that.) But you can fix these by reverting to previous version in the game's Properties. If I'm remembering correctly they are investigating this. The story is also pretty nice, assuming you bother to read the logs and stuff left around. It's a nice break from all the puzzles, to just take a moment to read them. I also like how the "thoughts" of the character(s) were also written down. All in all, great game and well made puzzles. You'll probably enjoy it if you like puzzle games.

On Your Hands is a puzzle game that respects your ability to deduce puzzles while remaining suitably fun for those who tend to take their time figuring things out. The horror elements are minimal and can be mitigated for the most part, leaving you with a fun and challenging puzzle game.

great puzzle game. sucks im stupid

Too scary for me to play but it's so good! I recommend it very much.

After playing through the game from start to finish, I can definitely say that On Your Hands is a solid puzzle game with horror elements. - The gameplay was good. Puzzles gradually became more complex at a consistent rate, and all the magic was unique and fun to use. I did have a few issues with the 3D platforming (particularly on Map 13), but they didn't affect most of the puzzles. - All of the art was very well done. The environments are fleshed out with an abundance of minor details, levels are uniquely structured and colored, and there's a good amount of environmental storytelling within each level. - I generally enjoyed the writing and world-building. Exposition and details were given at a consistent rate, and I never felt overwhelmed by any of it. - I greatly enjoyed the audio mixing, music, ambiance, voice acting, and effects throughout the whole game. - There were a few bugs and softlocks, but they aren't too bad since the checkpoints are fairly generous and the bugs aren't completely game-breaking. - Accessibility options are a huge plus. Overall, I had a great time playing through this game. The whole dev team clearly put a lot of love into this game, and they should all be very proud.