not ryan here, but his friend. throws me straight into 20 and makes me complete the game. i hate this game and love it. easy mechanics, brain thinker, and just challenging enough to make me say kurwa but not throw the laptop out the window.
Short and sweet! I thought the level titles were actually a great way at hinting to the player, it helped a lot on some of the later levels. It's *just* difficult enough to make you feel smart, but never enough to the point of frustration.
If this is getting a full release, I think it's worth considering nonlinear level progression; giving the player multiple levels to tackle means they're more likely to try another instead of quitting entirely when they get stuck.
I also appreciate your restraint in seeing how far you could push designing levels with just 2 types of buttons, crates, and on/off doors. You wrung a lot of variety out of that! If I could add one new object, I think a tile that rotates the character would expand on the game's core idea of positioning and character manipulation.
Thanks for your detailed comment, recommendations and wishlist! All very much appreciated :D. The rotation block is something we've got planned, it's a tricky mechanic but I agree, it will open up a plethora of puzzle potential
I love this game so much ! This is such a lovely game to play in your free time, and I especially loved playing this while on VC with my bf ! I absolutely cannot wait for a full version of this game. Amazing job developers :)
The puzzles are very fun to solve! I greatly enjoyed playing this game and its such a fun concept to just try to get a handshake from another person with long arms.
This game was amazing! I love puzzle games like this one, so I already knew when I first saw this game that I was going to like it. The levels were so creative, and I loved how they had the perfect balance of being challenging enough to engage you, and being easy enough to keep you going through each one. Not enough puzzle games achieve this balance, so I was really happy to see that this one did. I would definitely recommend this if you want to play a short and well-crafted puzzle game.
Yes. Cut you'r friends hands and move them around Dahmer style so you can handshake them, a completely normal day.
Well according to the ending i gotta say this in hope it gets added, a third friend whos handshake is sideways, then both the starters handshake he appears and handshakes them, pretty cool, eh?
Great job on achieving that time! There is probably someone who has a faster time. But when we do eventually put a leaderboard into the game, then your name will surely be into it! :)
Thanks for sharing, so happy to hear that you were able to enjoy the game with your daughter! <3 Too bad the Linux build did not seem to work for you, I installed it on my deck (Q2) by using the itch.io app and it actually ran fine. Maybe it's a difference in model?
was reminded of this game and remembered that an update was coming, so i came back to check it out! i like the creativity in the new levels and the skip button was a nice for me to see more of the game without frustrating my tired brain at this time of night. this update was just what i was hoping for with this game :]
also, i like that each level is named! both because theyre funny/cute and theyre helpful hits for how to approach each level, which is always much appreciated
I'm on level 27 (playing in browser), and got into a situation where I'd pushed the top guy so their body was right next to the first door, with their hand in the doorframe. Once I pushed away the crate holding the door open, the level reset completely, except now the controls don't work.
I can still hit Esc to bring up the menu, the music is playing, and the scrolling background is still, y'know, scrolling, but WASD/Arrows do nothing. Refreshing the page to reload the game fixes it, and retains my progress (thankfully!)
I had the same problem. Instead I pressed ESC then Restart Game thinking it would restart the level or return to the level select screen. But no, I'm back at level 0. :-(
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not ryan here, but his friend. throws me straight into 20 and makes me complete the game. i hate this game and love it. easy mechanics, brain thinker, and just challenging enough to make me say kurwa but not throw the laptop out the window.
all and all, good soup.
Love this. The puzzles, the music, the morbidly large hands, everything.
Short and sweet! I thought the level titles were actually a great way at hinting to the player, it helped a lot on some of the later levels. It's *just* difficult enough to make you feel smart, but never enough to the point of frustration.
If this is getting a full release, I think it's worth considering nonlinear level progression; giving the player multiple levels to tackle means they're more likely to try another instead of quitting entirely when they get stuck.
I also appreciate your restraint in seeing how far you could push designing levels with just 2 types of buttons, crates, and on/off doors. You wrung a lot of variety out of that! If I could add one new object, I think a tile that rotates the character would expand on the game's core idea of positioning and character manipulation.
Anyways, great work. Wishlisted!
Thanks for your detailed comment, recommendations and wishlist! All very much appreciated :D. The rotation block is something we've got planned, it's a tricky mechanic but I agree, it will open up a plethora of puzzle potential
Very fun puzzle game! even someone with 2 braincells like me can actually finished the game. Soundtrack sounds perfect too.
whoa, I remember playing this game in the lost relic jam and thoroughly enjoying it. Congrats on winning and getting to be played on gdq
I love this game so much ! This is such a lovely game to play in your free time, and I especially loved playing this while on VC with my bf ! I absolutely cannot wait for a full version of this game. Amazing job developers :)
This game is so good!
Lovely game!!
could there be different colors of the hand dudes
it would be fun to have a easy and randomly generated ones but that seems a bit too hard... this was a great game, reminds me of strong pill
The puzzles are very fun to solve! I greatly enjoyed playing this game and its such a fun concept to just try to get a handshake from another person with long arms.
Very fun game. It gives off the vibe of being easy at first and then ramps up. I think the handshake idea is wacky and fun.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
I Love it
❤️
Super fun!!!
😊 that's what we hope for
Ok so basically this game Is amazing
Thanks a bunch!
This game was amazing! I love puzzle games like this one, so I already knew when I first saw this game that I was going to like it. The levels were so creative, and I loved how they had the perfect balance of being challenging enough to engage you, and being easy enough to keep you going through each one. Not enough puzzle games achieve this balance, so I was really happy to see that this one did. I would definitely recommend this if you want to play a short and well-crafted puzzle game.
Thanks for the kind words, we're glad you enjoyed it :)
AMAZING!!!!!
I'm so thankful this game exists! Simple yet challenging.
We're thankful for your kind words :>
Straight to the point and very addictive game!
🤯 the puzzle you got stuck on is one of my favs :>
Cool puzzle game. I think it's a funny game mechanic that you can cut off the hand and push it around. Really nice.
It would be great if the two little guys would have a different color (or another indicator), so it's easier to know which one is which.
Thanks for the suggestion, that's definitely something we'll be doing :)
Yes. Cut you'r friends hands and move them around Dahmer style so you can handshake them, a completely normal day.
Well according to the ending i gotta say this in hope it gets added, a third friend whos handshake is sideways, then both the starters handshake he appears and handshakes them, pretty cool, eh?
Next time I'm near some people who're shaking hands, I'm reaching in to become the glorious third hand. What a beautiful sight that would be.
I'm gonna be the fourth
🤝🤝
I've shaked my friend hand but what cost? I can still feel my arms.
cut off friends hand to shake hands
is super cool!
my best time was 857.92
i did it again
Great job on achieving that time! There is probably someone who has a faster time. But when we do eventually put a leaderboard into the game, then your name will surely be into it! :)
if there is one i will beat it
Well...there is someone who got a 539,33..
This is the video of the guy who did it.Really fun puzzle game looking forward to seeing more of this in the future!
I enjoyed playing the game on stream (1:27:30)
Thats awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to play and stream our game :)
Hi! I play your game with the steam deck... and it is amazing!... I'm planing making more of that! What do you think?
Thanks for sharing, so happy to hear that you were able to enjoy the game with your daughter! <3
Too bad the Linux build did not seem to work for you, I installed it on my deck (Q2) by using the itch.io app and it actually ran fine. Maybe it's a difference in model?
HI! it could be the way I added the game to the library (I didn't use the itch app) Need to check that! I will let you know.
was reminded of this game and remembered that an update was coming, so i came back to check it out! i like the creativity in the new levels and the skip button was a nice for me to see more of the game without frustrating my tired brain at this time of night. this update was just what i was hoping for with this game :]
also, i like that each level is named! both because theyre funny/cute and theyre helpful hits for how to approach each level, which is always much appreciated
Nice game! Odd that you can cut your hand off and push it around, but sorta funny in the same way. The puzzles are well made too. Great job!
The game restart button restarts the game. I was unsuspecting
Sorry about that! We've just released an update that rewords that button so that others can hopefully avoid losing their progress too.
i love this game, they at least handshake for real
🤝❤️
27 is all im doing
27 is a good number! If you decide to give it another try, we've included a skip button in the menu if you'd like to see the last remaining levels :)
https://indieoyun.org/handshake/
I promoted the game on my site.
That's awesome! Thanks for taking the time to promote it :D
You’re welcome!
uhhh i think i broke something
Now that's a nasty and beautiful looking bug!
Hmm, my guess is that you clicked on one of those buttons to the left? They're normally supposed to be hidden.
If I'm wrong, would you mind telling me how you created this masterpiece? xD
329482398 points for the last level, cute and tricksy
Much appreciation for the points ^_^, nice work finishing em all!
Very cool game!
Amazing concept overall, I can tell you, you could make it into a steam release with a little more work! 😊
Thanks! A steam release is on the horizon :>
amazing! it would be cool to see a 3d variant of this game! cant wait to see what you do next
Handshakes 3D is an cool idea! Something for the future perhaps 🤔
I hope this is an OK place to report a bug!
I'm on level 27 (playing in browser), and got into a situation where I'd pushed the top guy so their body was right next to the first door, with their hand in the doorframe. Once I pushed away the crate holding the door open, the level reset completely, except now the controls don't work.
I can still hit Esc to bring up the menu, the music is playing, and the scrolling background is still, y'know, scrolling, but WASD/Arrows do nothing. Refreshing the page to reload the game fixes it, and retains my progress (thankfully!)
Good game so far, really enjoying it :)
Hey aawood, thanks for playing and the bug report! Yup, the comments are fine for reporting we do check them regularly 👍
Afaik that reset was supposed to happen, the loss of control however most definitely wasn't , I will make a note for Pet to take a look at it. 👌
I had the same problem. Instead I pressed ESC then Restart Game thinking it would restart the level or return to the level select screen. But no, I'm back at level 0. :-(
Oh dang, sorry about the unclear wording on the button, I'll patch that up soon so that no one else falls into that trap.
Probably a bit late now, but pressing R will restart a level, pressing E will undo a move.