Handmancers Leaves Early Access With Version 1.0 on November 12: A New Playable Class Joins, With up to Three Modifiers per Card
Developer 58BLADES and publisher Human Qube Games released the official version 1.0 of Handmancers for PC on Steam on November 12, 2026. The game is a first-person roguelite deck-builder based on rock-paper-scissors, in which players use Signs combined with enhancements from Gems and equipped Artifacts to turn the simple countering dynamic into combos against enemies.
The game entered Early Access on May 5, 2026, and was developed with community feedback. With version 1.0, the roadmap outlined at the start of Early Access has been fully completed. The official release introduces a new playable class, the endgame feature Corruption Delving has been significantly overhauled with modifiers that alter conditions per run and encounters with new enemies, and the Meta Progression system has been rebuilt from the ground up so players can choose their own progression paths. Each card can carry up to three modifiers, and by faction, Scissors focuses on high damage, Rock on defense and Paper on buffs, while heavy or hasty actions build up a Cramps condition that restricts options until the player recovers.
58BLADES is an Italy-based cooperative game development studio, and publishing is handled in collaboration with Human Qube Games, an agency specializing in indie games. The game is now available for PC on Steam. The announcement did not state a version 1.0 price, and none is given here.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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