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Dead Hand

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Fact sheet

Based in
Dourbes (Viroinval), Belgium
Founder
Rudy Priesterbosch
Release date
Q4 2026 (planned)
Platform
PC (Steam)
Price
To be announced
Demo
Free on Steam (Warrior and Sniper)
Events
Steam Next Fest — October 19–26, 2026
Genre
Roguelike deckbuilder
Engine
Godot
Languages
English, French, German, Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Description

Short

A roguelike deckbuilder where your cards are both your actions and your resources.

Long

Dead Hand is a post-apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder drawn in the raw style of 1990s American comics.

Every card has an effect, and an energy value while it stays in your hand. Your hand’s energy, capped at 10, pays for the cards you play: every card is a choice between playing it now and keeping it to fuel something bigger.

Pick one of six survivors, each with their own deck, weapons and story. Cross eight devastated biomes, from the flooded metro to the overrun zoo, recruit allies that grow stronger with their own kills, and push as far as you can before the horde catches up.

Key features

  • Every card is an action — and the energy you need to play the others
  • 8 devastated biomes, from a flooded subway to a mutant zoo
  • 6 survivors, each with their own way to survive
  • Drawn in the raw style of 1990s American comics

Videos

About Hauteroche Studio

Hauteroche Studio is a one-person independent game studio founded by Rudy Priesterbosch in Dourbes (Viroinval), in the Belgian Ardennes. It takes its name from the ruins of the medieval castle of Haute-Roche, which overlook the village.

Dead Hand is the studio’s first game.

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System requirements

System requirements are listed on the Steam page.

Contact

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