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Handshakes
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“An Actually Really Nice Sokoban Game With Great Puzzle Design”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Really neat puzzle game with a unique core mechanic and evolutions upon that mechanic already being shown in an under-hour experience. I'm excited for the upcoming longer game and what they plan to do to expand on this concept as it is truly inspired and brilliant.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“would give this dev a handshake for making a fun game”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Handshakes Sequel - Demo Out Now!
Hey shakers! This little update is just to announce that the sequel, Handshakes: Hands On has just released it's demo! Go give it a play here and please leave a review, they really help us small indie
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More Puzzles! Robot Detour!
Hey check out this great puzzle game that also features some long stringy appendages! (I guess electric cables aren't toooooo different from long stretchy arms) We're sure fans of Handshakes will love
One Year On Steam!
Hey Shakers! We wanna share a massive thank you to everyone who has played , reviewed , wishlisted and just been there for Handshakes. We're so stoked that so many of you have enjoyed the game and we
Vote For Handshakes!
Hey Shakers If you've enjoyed Handshakes and you've got a vote laying around, feel free to give us a Hand and nominate us :)
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Casual, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Sokoban · Casual · 2D · Cute · Free to Play · Top-Down · Relaxing · Cartoony · Pixel Graphics · Singleplayer · Controller (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 9 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: You'll need a processor, nothing fancy though :) Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated will do just fine. Storage: 150 MB available space Sound Card: There is sound and you'll likely have a nicer time if you can hear it.