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HANDS OVERGuides & Wiki
Learn the table rules, read the demo card reference, set up a session with friends, and find source-backed answers to launch-day problems.
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Your first match
Understand the table loop, read your cards, and prepare for your first turn.
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Read the cards
Compare documented demo effects and their timing, with release-version limits made clear.
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Play with friends
Check your group size, lobby controls, ready state, and game version before a session.
Read guideDropped from the lobby?
Separate a return-to-menu report from a crash and collect the details developers request.
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Launch errors
Compare HANDS OVER launch reports for error 0x11C7 and il2.cpp, understand Smart App Control, and prepare useful logs without disabling Windows protections.
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Voice chat
Read ArtDock’s response to HANDS OVER push-to-talk requests, what players report about open microphones, and which voice-chat controls remain unconfirmed.
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XP and cosmetics
See ArtDock’s XP unlock confirmation and official HANDS OVER wardrobe instructions for assigning emotes to slots 1–4, with clear limits on costs and rewards.
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Controller and settings
Read the keyboard prompts shown in official HANDS OVER screenshots, compare controller and settings reports, and distinguish verified controls from unknowns.
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Platforms and requirements
Check HANDS OVER’s Windows minimum requirements from Steam, confirmed platform flags, and what remains unverified about console releases and Steam Deck play.
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Early Access and demo
HANDS OVER entered Early Access on November 13, 2026. Compare the release and demo, understand the roadmap, and separate confirmed features from future plans.
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A party game where every turn changes the table
HANDS OVER is ArtDock’s multiplayer tabletop horror game. Up to five players face dangerous devices, use influence cards, and try to outlast the rest of the table.
Protection, sabotage and bluffing can change the next decision. This independent guide separates current information, version-labelled screenshots, demo card details and plans for future updates.
- Developer / publisher
- ArtDock
- Listed PC platform
- Windows
- Play style
- Online co-op and PvP
Before you play
HANDS OVER puts up to five players around a dangerous table, where influence cards, bluffing and sabotage can turn the next move against a friend. ArtDock released the game into Steam Early Access on November 13, 2026. This independent guide covers the rules, demo card references and launch-week questions. Official Steam page
Quick answers
How many people can play?
The Early Access version supports up to five players. An official version 1.0.0r31 lobby screenshot gives a two-player minimum. Steam lists both Online Co-op and Online PvP. Official lobby screenshot See multiplayer for what is confirmed before gathering a group.
Are these card effects confirmed for Early Access?
The detailed effects on our cards page come from explicitly labelled demo references. The official Early Access description confirms influence cards, but does not provide a complete current card list.
What if friends return to the main menu?
A developer has requested reproduction details and player logs for private-lobby disconnects. Our disconnect report guide explains that request; the cited exchange contains no confirmed fix. Developer replies
Can experience unlock cosmetics?
Yes. A developer says experience points unlock skins and emotes. Exact costs and earning rules remain unverified. Read the cosmetics FAQ. Developer reply
Source check: November 14, 2026. HANDS OVER and its artwork belong to their respective owners. This site is not affiliated with ArtDock.
Sources and verification
- ArtDock / Steam — official game information · Checked 2026-11-14
- HANDS OVER — steamstore-a.akamaihd.net · Checked 2026-11-14
- Steam Community — developer and player discussion · Checked 2026-11-14
- Steam Community — developer and player discussion · Checked 2026-11-14
- HANDS OVER — shared.akamai.steamstatic.com · Checked 2026-11-14
Make your next turn a little clearer
Start with the basics, or check the official game page for the latest release information.