Helping Hand

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Helping Hand is a single player survival role playing game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Hubblegum and was released on July 26, 2018. It received neutral reviews from players.

Welcome to Helping Hand! A game about expressing yourself using only your left hand. What about your right hand, you say? Well that’s broken. As well as all the other bones and muscles in your body. Find out why and explore the different environments and character within this indie game!

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51%

Audience ScoreBased on 35 reviews

humor5 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game is a fun way to pass the time with many choices and humorous moments.
The concept of using hand gestures to progress through the story is unique and interesting.
It can be entertaining for a short while, especially for those who enjoy quirky humor.

The game suffers from poor execution, with clunky controls and a lack of engaging content.
There are significant issues with bugs and glitches, particularly with achievements not functioning properly.
The humor quickly becomes repetitive and the overall experience feels like a low-quality flash game.

humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63%
38%
The humor in the game is largely criticized, with many players finding it repetitive and unoriginal after the initial experience. The dialogue, intended to be comedic, often falls flat, leading to a general consensus that the game lacks genuine humor and fails to engage players. Overall, the comedic elements are seen as ineffective and disappointing.
- “It's funny in the fact that all the characters just mumble instead of actually saying words.”
- “Funny game.”
- “It's supposed to be funny, but no, it's not.”
- “This game is pure trash and not even worth the unfunny joke it should be.”
- “Not funny, slow.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The story is a simplistic and humorous interactive narrative that relies on hand gestures for progression, but it suffers from clunky controls and a lack of meaningful choices. While the voice acting adds some entertainment, the overall plot becomes tedious and repetitive, leading to a disappointing experience despite its short length.
- “This is a unique interactive novel where you progress through a captivating story by using various hand gestures.”
- “It's a simple story with clunky controls.”
- “Here and there are smaller decisions which mostly do not matter, because the game will always let you die or throw another wall of useless text against you and go to the next more stupid story part.”
- “The voice acting made me giggle, but it overstayed its welcome; the storyline became increasingly boring despite it only being about a 30-minute game.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is criticized for having little to no replay value, with players finding the voice acting irritating and overall gameplay unappealing.
- “No replay value; the voices are annoying.”
- “This game just sucks.”