HANDS OVER Cards: Demo Effects Reference
Compare HANDS OVER demo card effects, including Scan, Hint, Cleanse and Purify, with clear source labels and limits on what is confirmed for Early Access.
Quick answer
Influence cards are confirmed in Early Access; the named effects below are secondary-source demo descriptions, not a verified release card catalogue.
Demo effects, with an Early Access caution
The official Steam page confirms that the Early Access game includes influence cards for protection, sabotage and changing the odds. It does not list every current card. The comparisons below summarize demo descriptions, rather than claiming the November 13 release has an identical card pool. Official description
IndieTome’s catalogue is labelled Demo. HypeGeiger’s database explicitly identifies its data as HANDS OVER Demo, Build 26014172. Both list 20 cards. Use your installed card’s text when it differs.
Information and protection
| Demo card | Effect described by the references |
|---|---|
| Scan | Shows whether a randomly selected button is dangerous; only you see the result, for your turn. |
| Hint | Identifies a trapped button privately for your turn. |
| Cleanse | Clears negative effects, but leaves trapped buttons. |
| Purify | Removes a trapped button, unless only one remains. |
| Save | Gives one-turn protection by jamming the device if the next press hits a trap, ending that round. |
Scan and Hint differ in what they reveal. Cleanse and Purify address different problems: removing a negative effect does not mean removing a trapped button. These distinctions are useful when reading the demo cards, but require a current-build check before relying on them in Early Access. Demo catalogue
Turns, disruption and your hand
| Demo card | Effect described by the references |
|---|---|
| Pass | Immediately finishes your turn. |
| Double | Makes the following player press twice for one turn, without stacking. |
| Silence | Blocks the next player’s cards, with an exception for Cleanse. |
| Leashed | Prevents the following player from skipping. |
| Sabotage | Places an extra trap for the current round. |
| Steal | Takes a random opponent’s random card; does nothing when opponents hold none. |
| Swap | Exchanges your other remaining cards for random replacements. |
| Redraw | Replaces everyone else’s cards randomly. |
| Mimic | Repeats a preceding card effect; cannot copy Mimic and fails without an earlier card. |
These are also demo-only summaries. They are not release drop rates, a full 20-card transcription, or a guarantee about interactions after updates. Demo build database
Which version should I trust?
If a live card behaves differently, record the displayed text and your game version before reporting it. A difference from an older guide does not by itself establish a bug. Keep demo versus Early Access in mind when comparing videos, databases and your own match.
Checked November 14, 2026. Current Early Access card counts, exact probabilities and a complete release catalogue remain unverified.
Sources and verification
- ArtDock / Steam — official game information · Checked 2026-11-14
- HANDS OVER — indietome.com · Checked 2026-11-14
- HANDS OVER — hypegeiger.com · Checked 2026-11-14
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