Handshakes
Worth it · Short indie · 2023
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
PLAY IT.
Worth it, and it costs nothing.
- PriceS
- Free to play
- ReviewsS
- 99% of 2,950
- Genre rank
- Top 2% Short indie
Time and effort
- Achievements
- 9
Players and genre
- Online
- 1 now
- Better reviewed
- 99% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
91% start to 6% rarestThis site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
Its score puts it in the top 2 percent of the games it competes with. It is the best reviewed of its genre.
Its player count is falling. 4 were online at the highest of our weekly checks over 35 days, 1 at the last one, on Nov 1, 09:48 UTC.
More about Handshakes
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, so it runs on the handheld without fiddling.
Buy now or wait
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
- Player count is unknown. We assumed a small player base, about 500 owners.
About the game
Take your brain for a walk in Handshakes, a simple yet tricksy sokoban puzzle game. Guide two hands through puzzles designed to stump, not frustrate, so that they may achieve their dream of a warm, firm handshake.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, Integrated will do just fine., 154 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
No data upstream: length (HowLongToBeat), critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Handshakes scores 81/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. Player count is unknown, so the score assumes a small player base; Steam shows 2,950 reviews, so it has at least that many owners. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2171690/handshakesReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 21. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.