The key to enjoying Hand In Hand is not to play solo under any circumstance. I mean, you can play solo, it’s just completely unintuitive, and so my brain broke while playing it. No seriously, I have now have a headache trying to play the game. You play as as a guy and a girl soulmates who are separated by an evil entity and must reunite. The guy on the top screen is controlled by the L stick and jumps with L and attacks with ZL. The girl on the bottom screen is controlled by the R stick, jumps with R and phases with ZR. Phasing allows you to pass by hazards or make certain objects appear and disappear. Playing solo in Hand in Hand, you will be controlling both at once, and good luck to you!
As I said, you will need to control both characters and solve puzzles that will effect each other’s screens. Usually, you can get away with one at time, except in cases like above, where I got the headache from. I’m sure Hand in Hand is a long and lovely puzzle game, I just don’t have anyone to play with to control one of the characters, so I’m stuck. Therefore, I’m going to score this Recommended* which I haven’t done in awhile. The * stands for “Assuming ou are playing with another person.” Alone, I’d give this a Not recommended with a three, but I’m not going to be cruel here. This is a well made game, its just best played with a friend.
Hand in Hand gets a Recommended* with an eight back-end score.
Overall: Hand in Hand is a decent game that should be, under no circumstances, played solo.
Verdict: Recommended*
*Assuming you are playing with a friend!
| Release Date | 5/11/24 |
| Cost | $12 |
| Publisher | OverGamez |
| ESRB Rating | E10+ |
Game received for free from the publisher!
P.S. Glyph is the one platformer I think received a Must Play verdict, and it can be played solo!
