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v1.41Update 1.41
I've been tinkering a bit with the engine, upgrading some components, and decided to backport the changes to Dead Hand. Changelog follows: Full Patch Notes Switched from the venerable DirectSound API to XAudio2, upping…
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Dead Hand
Also known as Dead Hand, dead hand, dead-hand
Dead Hand is a turn based tactical roguelike game set in a fully destructible procedural environment. Guide your Autonomous Weapons Platform in a fatalistic trek through a multiple level underground cave complex in order to fulfill your directives.
Last update
2 Jun 2026
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Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
- May 2025
- Hotfix 1.4aHotfix for a crash that happened when an enemy managed to kill itself several times over in a single attack action.
- March 2025
- Surprise Update 1.4 (not an Aprils' fools one, honest!), containing some requested fixes and additions as well as a few new music tracks. Here's the changelog: Full Patch Notes The level exit beacon could cast broken sh…Patch notes
- October 2022
- Hotfix v1.3bFix for a crash that happened when a Multiple Rocket Launcher was destroyed while having some of its rockets mid-flight or queued to launch.
- July 2022
- Hotfix v1.3aSmall hotfix to include the Escape Pod Plasma Torch files in the retail Pakfile, since they were missing from v1.3
- June 2022
- Update 1.3 is live with the usual slew of tweaks and fixes plus a couple of bigger changes addressing some relatively common grumblings about the game. First, some of the main difficulty modes have been redesigned: EASY…Store
- June 2021
- Update 1.24 is live, bringing an assortment of balance tweaks and fixes for some obscure and corner case bugs, mostly affecting the later levels. Here's the detailed changelog: Patch notes Enemy Tankettes may now drop A…Patch notes
- January 2021
- Update 1.23I've been doing some engine work lately, and this change was significant enough to merit being backported to Dead Hand: Changed the PAKfile compression algorithm, resulting in considerably faster loading times.
- September 2020
- Update 1.22 is live bringing local Hi-Score tables plus the usual assortment of fixes and tweaks. Here's the detailed changelog: Patch notes Added a per difficulty level "Hi-Score" table under the "Scrapyard" Main Menu…Patch notes
- August 2020
- Update 1.21aHi all, Here's a hotfix for an issue where destroyed enemy hulls could keep "phantom" weapons mounted and, when kept stored in the inventory, would prevent the savegame from loading. Cheers!
- Update 1.21 brings fixes for a couple of elusive bugs regarding navigation mesh generation & pathfinding. Here's the detailed changelog: Patch notes Fixed some instances of NavMesh actor obstacles not updating correctly…Patch notes
- July 2020
- Update 1.2 is here bringing a brand new "Accelerated Mode" intended for seasoned players wanting to reach the later levels more quickly in exchange for a steeper difficulty curve. "Accelerated Mode" reduces the size of…Patch notes
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Community progression
Top picks from 11 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- Death is only the beginningGet destroyed for the first time74.6%
- Time to take those training wheels off!Clear the three levels of practice difficulty2.5%
- C-RAM School : EasyOvercome the twin C-RAM systems and reach level 4 on easy difficulty2.1%
- C-RAM School : NormalOvercome the twin C-RAM systems and reach level 4 on normal difficulty1.5%
- Concrete & Caterpillars : EasyPrevail over the Killdozer and reach level 7 on easy difficulty0.8%
- Mutually Assured Destruction : NormalActivate the command console and complete the game on normal difficulty0.6%