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Hand Simulator: Survival cover art

Hand Simulator: Survival

HFM Games · 2019-12-17

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Dec 17, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Wild island. Thirst and hunger. Dangerous animals and insects. The perfect place to test your survival skills, especially if you only have empty hands, especially if it is a hand simulator.

1
playing now
86%
positive of 9.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.49
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 60 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,843 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 246k–592k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,859 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2020-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 16 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.7k1.7k20192026Week of 2019-12-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,737 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-08-06 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$2.99$0.492019-12-172026-08-242019-12-17 — best price $0.992020-06-25 — best price $0.492020-12-01 — best price $0.992021-02-11 — best price $0.492021-05-31 — best price $0.992021-10-28 — best price $0.492021-12-01 — best price $0.992022-03-02 — best price $0.492022-05-16 — best price $0.992022-08-01 — best price $0.492022-11-14 — best price $0.992022-12-22 — best price $0.492023-03-23 — best price $1.992023-06-05 — best price $0.592023-07-13 — best price $1.992023-09-18 — best price $0.992023-11-06 — best price $1.992023-12-11 — best price $0.992024-01-04 — best price $1.992024-02-18 — best price $2.992024-05-06 — best price $1.492024-06-24 — best price $2.992024-07-29 — best price $1.492024-09-16 — best price $2.992024-11-27 — best price $1.492024-12-16 — best price $2.992025-01-20 — best price $1.492025-03-10 — best price $2.992025-04-14 — best price $1.492025-07-10 — best price $2.992025-10-06 — best price $0.992025-11-24 — best price $1.992026-01-12 — best price $0.992026-02-23 — best price $1.492026-03-26 — best price $2.992026-05-18 — best price $1.492026-07-09 — best price $2.992026-08-24 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

7
achievements tracked
9.4%
earned "Survived 1 day"
2.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsStatsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,41132%7

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSPvPRPGFunnyIndieActionShooterSurvivalAdventureSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.