Out Of Hands

RPG· Surreal· Card Battler· Psychological Horror

Released Apr 2025

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.

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Steam Updated 6 Oct 2026 $13.49 $17.99 −25%

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Evaluation

Out of Hands launched on April 21, 2025, the result of solo developer Zeyu Yang's 14-year creative journey. Since launch, the game has received consistent developer attention and substantial new content. The most significant post-launch update arrived on January 16, 2026: a free major update adding an entirely new endless roguelike mode called "Cortex Depths," multilingual support for German, French, and Korean, art optimizations, and a basic Steam Workshop feature allowing players to create custom card skins. This update had been previewed in an October 28, 2025 developer post from Zeyu Yang personally, which explained a delay relative to the original pre-launch schedule and confirmed plans for the update. Following the January 2026 update, the developer has continued posting. A cross-promotional bundle with Roots Devour was announced on January 30, 2026, another with Rainbow Legends on May 7, 2026, and most recently a bundle with the newly launched Nightpark Journal was announced on September 11, 2026 — just one week before today's date of September 18, 2026. This confirms the developer remains actively engaged with the game and its community. The developer has not announced any specific future content or roadmap beyond what has already shipped, nor have they stated that development is concluded. The game has established a pattern of substantial post-launch additions, and the developer's ongoing presence suggests continued engagement with the product.

Evidence

Major free update shipped: new endless roguelike mode 'Cortex Depths' with 9 exclusive characters and 5 random levels, multilingual support for German/French/Korean, art optimizations, and basic Steam Workshop functionality.

news post · Jan 16, 2026 source content shipped

high

Developer posts a detailed update announcing the upcoming roguelike mode and multilingual support, explaining a delay from the original pre-launch schedule and confirming a January 2026 release target.

news post · Oct 28, 2025 source content planned

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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Out of hands - Collector's Edition Upgrade Package

Apr 2025

Media

Details

Developer

Game River

Publisher

Game River

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Surreal Card Battler Psychological Horror Multiple Endings Stylized Psychedelic Atmospheric Adventure Deckbuilding RPG Strategy RPG Hand-drawn Turn-Based Strategy Strategy Thriller

About this game

[The tale of a twisted metamorphosis...]

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...

[The line between dreams and reality begins to blur.]

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.

[Cling to your sanity, and fight for your life.]

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?