Handmancers is a first-person Rock, Paper, Scissors roguelite deckbuilder, where every encounter is a tactical mind game and every run is built around shaping your hand into something devastating.Craft your deck, enhance your cards, equip tricky artifacts and face powerful enemies in strategic fights.
Powerful plays tire your fingers. Heavy moves raise cramps that limit options until you recover, turning every play into a tradeoff: burst the boss down now, or conserve for a longer fight. Corruption creeps across the map, tempting you with potent rewards while it twists the dangers you face. Choose artifacts, shape your hand, and push deeper into the map where the rules stay simple, but the choices never are.
It’s not just about picking the right Sign, it’s about building the perfect hand to outsmart and overpower whatever waits ahead.
Eternity is at your fingertips. Can your hands handle it?
58BLADES and Human Qube Games announced that Handmancers will host an open Steam playtest starting January 20, with opt-ins available immediately today.
The Handmancers Open Playtest is a substantial slice of the full game built to showcase the complete experience. Players will be able to dive into runs featuring multiple heroes, the game’s full suite of core mechanics, and a meta-progression layer that carries forward as you experiment, learn, and push deeper into the game.
The playtest also includes in-game localization, letting players experience Handmancers with its available translations as development continues toward launch.
Key Features
- Rock, Paper, Scissor Combat. Simple rules, where each Sign counters another, forming the core of every encounter and shaping all deck and strategy decisions
- First Person Deckbuilder Roguelike. Experience the tactical depth of a deckbuilder as a duelist, not a person slamming cards on the table
- Customize Your Hand. Each card can have up to three modifiers. Combine it right and turn your gestures into nukes
- Play in Style. Pick your faction and solidify your play style: deliver heavy damage with Scissors, play defensively with Rock or stuck buffs with Paper
- Reach Into Corruption. Corruption disrupts the game, bringing the fourth unbeatable element to the table. This power comes with a hefty price though
Handmancers is in development for PC (Steam).
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