Hand Simulator Reviews

somehow really good

couldnt stroke my todger

very good

Worth it with friends

very fun really hard to play and makes me mad

> fiddle with fingers > stab friends to death > friends mad > friends challenge me to revolver game > fiddle with fingers and gun > shoot shoot > friends dead > I win

It all began innocently enough. A few friends and I were browsing Steam one evening, looking for something stupid to play—a cheap laugh, a quick distraction, something chaotic and low-stakes. Hand Simulator came up, accompanied by a slew of cursed gameplay videos and comments like “worst controls ever” and “why do my fingers do this?” Naturally, we were intrigued. We downloaded it, booted it up, and within minutes, my descent into madness had begun. At first, it was hilarious. The game, if you can call it that, puts you in control of a single disembodied hand with a set of controls that seem specifically designed to mimic the feeling of having never used a hand before in your life. Moving individual fingers, rotating the wrist, trying to pick up a gun, milk a cow, or pour tea—tasks that seemed trivial in real life turned into Herculean trials of coordination and patience. But what began as laughter soon twisted into obsession. I couldn’t not get that revolver loaded. I had to beat my friend in Russian roulette. I spent nights—entire nights—practicing the arcane art of wrist rotation and index finger flexion, rewiring my brain to master the impossible. My keyboard became a battlefield. WASD were no longer movement keys—they were fingers. Q and E were now wrist control. I dreamt in keystrokes. I woke up with cramped hands and deep, existential dread. My relationships suffered. My friends, who had introduced me to the game, left long ago—scarred, but wiser. I remained. I missed my sister’s wedding to attend a virtual hand-to-hand combat tournament. My cat no longer recognizes me. My keyboard is now missing half its keys, worn smooth from frantic finger spasms. And the worst part? There’s no reward. There’s no boss fight, no leaderboard, no real sense of accomplishment. Just the empty, hollow satisfaction of successfully pouring a cup of tea—only to immediately knock it over and start again. They say games are supposed to be fun, a source of joy, an escape. Hand Simulator is none of these. It’s a mirror held up to our own limitations, a stark reminder that coordination is an illusion and hands are a lie. It didn’t just ruin my life—it made me question the very essence of being. So to those who are curious, to those who think, “How bad can it really be?”—run. Run far. Because once you enter the world of Hand Simulator, you’ll never look at your fingers the same way again.

i like the idea of the game, but no settings to change sensitivity or sound is a dealbreaker

핸드 시뮬레이터는 단순한 게임 같지만, 손의 움직임만으로 세상의 부조리함을 드러내는 철학적 체험이다. 플레이어는 기본적인 행동조차도 통제하기 어려운 현실을 마주하며 인간 존재의 무력함을 체감한다. 의사소통은 거의 불가능에 가깝고, 협력은 카오스로 이어지며 질서란 허상임을 보여준다. 총을 잡는 데 10분이 걸리는 과정은, 삶에서의 ‘간단한 일’도 얼마나 어렵고 우연에 의존하는지를 상기시킨다. 비정상적으로 꼬이는 손은 인간의 의도를 배신하는 육체의 한계를 상징한다. 그 속엔 좌절과 허무가 공존하고, 플레이어는 결국 ‘왜 이러고 있나’라는 근본적 질문에 직면한다. 모든 것이 느리고 부정확하며, 혼돈 속에서 겨우 이룬 작은 성취가 큰 감동을 준다. 손 하나로 펼쳐지는 드라마는, 우리가 얼마나 조작 불가능한 세계에 살고 있는지를 보여준다. 이 게임은 기술 시뮬레이션이 아니라 인간 실존에 대한 시뮬레이션이다.

Tired of the hate this game gets. For $3, there is literally no reason to not get you and your squad a copy of this game. Boot it up and fuck around for an hour or two. Games buggy as shit but I think it builds character.