The Upper Hand is a platformer where you must climb through each level as Gen-0 to reach your freedom. Versatility and adaptability are rewarded as you use our deck builder and pose system to create your own path to reach the top.
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Release Date:
Aug 27, 2024

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We are trying to create a great game that resonates with our community and to do so we believe that receiving feedback from players is necessary to reach our goals. We are committed to creating a game that provides a unique and fulfilling experience for the player.

Early access allows us to directly collect feedback from the player base in order to create a game which they would want to play. This would assure that we are taking our game in a way that directly evolves off their feedback. It would allow us to add new mechanics and to help scale the difficulty of our game in response to the community.

For these reasons we have decided to take our game into Early Access as player feedback can only help to enhance our product and will allow us to craft an experience which our developing community would like to see.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Our intent is to be in early access for 3 months while we add all of the final content of our game.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version of the game will differ as we will have more worlds and levels developed based on the community feedback we receive. We plan to create more obstacles and card effects to diversify gameplay as the player progresses, while also creating more challenging experiences based on Early Access feedback. We wish to continue polishing and enhancing our game to create an improved version for the final release.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current early access game is a bouldering and angry birds inspired deck building game. It includes 1 world that is composed of multiple unique levels that scale in difficulty. The player is able to customize their deck to optimize the amount of fun they have.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We plan to increase the price of our game closer to release as the content within the game grows larger based on player feedback.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We are asking for feedback on our game through our Discord, Twitter and Steam forums. Our development team will be frequenting each of these platforms to collect the changes which they would like to see. We hope that the community that is built provides us with honest feedback so that we can include them during our development process as much as possible.”
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About This Game

The Upper hand is a Deck-Building, Platformer that tests the players adaptability as Gen-0 ascends in pursuit of the parts required to rebuild his space ship, all to an original sound track.

Platforming

Embrace the art of bouldering as you climb ever higher clinging hand and foot to different holds. As you progress take into consideration unique environmental holds and learn the limitations of each one. Challenge yourself to improve and pursue new abilities and customized apparel.

Adaptability

Experience distinct biomes and adapt to their unique environmental challenges. Find freedom in the variety of possible solutions to each challenge. Carve your own path and pursue ever more efficient routes and times to score points to use in the shop.

Deck

Building Your future is in your hands as you craft your playstyle using a wide array of cards’ poses and abilities to quickly and successfully conquer each challenge. Using the points collected by accomplishing level achievements and spending them at the shop you can acquire new powers for gen-0 to use in his pursuit of the top.

Gen-0

Gen-0 has been captured and needs your help! Gen-0 is Stuck in a foreign world and longs for home. Help him climb through different worlds to collect the parts of his ship needed to get back home.

Music

Our original composer Ricky Hess has poured his heart and soul into our original soundtrack. It features elements of Jazz, City pop, synth-hop and a variety of other inspirations. The upbeat tracks are sure to invigorate your pursuit of the peak.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11 64bit
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 or equivalent
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce 7600 512 Mb or equivalent
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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