Underplayed Gems

Hands up (2026)

Hands up cover
Developer
Ghuvyi
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A slowly paced, narrative-focused adventure where you explore and interact with the world through small but meaningful actions.

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What players say

Players are split on Hands Up: some love its PS1-inspired horror and tense atmosphere, while others find it unplayable due to a missing tutorial and awkward controls. It is a punishing die-and-retry game where every success feels earned, and a single developer keeps releasing meaningful updates.

Trailer

Screenshots

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