On Your Hands — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| On Your Hands 5.11 Released | 2025-11-28 | It's been a while! We're releasing On Your Hands version 5.11 with some helpful optimizations and some critical bug fixes. The detailed patch notes are below. Fixed a longstanding issue that caused excessive VRAM usage on Linux when using magic bolts due to some edge cases in the Vulkan API. This fix should significantly reduce VRAM usage when on Linux and bring the usage amount closer to Windows with DX12. Steam Deck players rejoice!Massive optimizations for MAP20. This level was one of the last holdouts for the suite of optimization passes due to its sheer complexity.Fixed the toggle command not working due to some bugs in the updated door |
| On Your Hands Major Release - Founder's Edition | 2024-08-21 | From everyone at Skeleton Studios, we are grateful for the many visitors to Ooblterra, across both OYH and WTO. It makes us incredibly happy to have seen so many of you enjoy your time with this world we all poured our hearts and souls into, to have such a connection to the gameplay, characters, and worldbuilding. Today we are proud to finally release several pieces of major content for On Your Hands, as a sendoff for the property before we move on into our next chapter as a company. On Your Hands has been updated to Version 5.10 to celebrate the release of the Founder's Edition. In addition to a large set of bugfixes, this update also includ |
| On Your Hands 5.9.5 Released | 2023-06-29 | On Your Hands version 5.9.5 is released, featuring bugfixes, more robust controller support, and some new easter eggs and secrets. In celebration of release and as part of the Steam Summer Sale, On Your Hands is 20% off! This is planned to be the last versioned update to On Your Hands for the foreseeable future, other than miscellaneous bug fixes. Thank you all for your support, and we're excited to see you all when Skeleton Studios announces our next project. |
| On your Hands v5.9 Release | 2023-05-07 | A new version of On Your Hands has released, version 5.9. The update should be automatically applied when you restart the game. The changes include: -Intro sequence now starts with Skeleton Studios logo -Addressed an issue with inconsistent data log counts -Prot is now left handed as god intended (can be switched via the options menu) -Collecting every power crystal now unlocks the Developer's Console -Map00: Addressed a few issues with the level select -Map00: Level select now shows overall crystal count -Map02: Modified the grabber pickup animation to reflect Prot's lefthandedness -Map02: Activate prompt is no longer sticky -Map02: Fixed a |
| On Your Hands v5.1 | 2023-04-26 | A new version of On Your Hands has released, version 5.1. The update should be automatically applied when you restart the game. The changes include: -Codex: Addressed various issues -Map03: Fixed the "Who is He?" Achievement -Map04: Dying to the Hunter bot should maintain debug step progress -Map04: Fixed one of the hints not appearing properly -Map06: Add big red obvious arrow to the battery recepticle by the statue -Map06: Adjusted the path to Map07 to be more obvious -Map06: Fixed floating object in police station -Map08: Added ice stain decals to some puzzles -Map08: Now more obviously directs the player to return to the city if they grab |
| On Your Hands: Episode 4+5 Release | 2023-04-26 | After finding your way out of the Nameless Temple, you find yourself back at the city. Your companion points you toward the Founder's City memorial, to find the last battery needed to power on the city. https://i.imgur.com/qnvQ4px.png To find it, you'll need to go deep into Xeracthin Territory. Closer you get to the truth, to finding your friend... will you survive your greatest challenge? This update should be applied automatically when you restart On Your Hands. The major changes include: EPISODE 4: XERACTHIN TERRITORY https://i.imgur.com/MJQFxoS.png Featuring: 5 New Levels 16 New Puzzles 4 New Monsters Green Magic You EPISODE 5: REUNION ht |
| Linux Support Added! | 2022-11-03 | On Your Hands has been updated for native linux support! It's been a long time coming, and we're still working out some of the kinks, so as always, your feedback is appreciated. This release will be receiving updates at about the same rate as the windows release. If you're a linux user who has been playing the windows build, restarting steam should automatically reset you to the native version. If you find any bugs, platform specific or otherwise, please let us know. NOTICE: You may need to go to the betas tab and switch to the "linux" branch if any errors come up. |
| On Your Hands Update Released | 2022-10-25 | An update to On Your Hands has been released, version 3.2. The update should be applied automatically when you restart On Your Hands. The major changes include: Addressed issues with level select screen not displaying properly Fixed a collision bug in Map12's combination lock puzzle that caused players to fall through the floor Fixed Map11's ambience to loop properly Updated Credits Fixed broken keybinds for inputs added for Episode 3 Gallenarma in Map12 will no longer hang out after second encounter Issues with the save and load system are currently being investigated. |
| On Your Hands: Episode 3 Release | 2022-10-25 | You've boarded the alien spaceship and started the engines, but you're not at your intended destination. You find yourself before a strange temple, unlike anything you've seen before in your short time on this planet. https://i.imgur.com/Cqwj4mx.png Despite you and Mack's wishes to the contrary, you find yourself forced to enter and see what this place has in store. Are you prepared to face new monsters, solve more puzzles, and master a new magic ability? This update should be applied automatically when you restart On Your Hands. The major changes include: EPISODE 3 https://i.imgur.com/d3ol1Rp.png Featuring: 5 New Levels 10 New Puzzles 2 New |
| On Your Hands Update Released | 2022-08-18 | An update to On Your Hands has been released, version 2.3. The update should be applied automatically when you restart On Your Hands. The major changes include: Fixed a bug where "Use Crosshair" option would allow the player to teleport onto walls and ceilings Crosshair no longer appears over hand when stats menu is brought up Addressed an issue where the player being killed by the grinder while in mid-air would cause them to fall through the Map Map00: Shelves for each episode are now textured to match that episode Map01: Crosshair no longer appears over intro text crawl Map03: Platpads now inform the player that their feet are stuck to them |
| On Your Hands: Episode 2 Remake | 2022-08-01 | The Ooblterran architects of the Followers Research Division have been hard at work, refining the look and feel of Ooblterra. They've made massive improvements to all the environments you know and love, with special attention and care given to their two research facilities, the Security Bot Factory, and the Research Headquarters. https://i.imgur.com/Zw5kMhK.png This update should be applied automatically when you restart On Your Hands. The major changes include: LEVEL SELECT Upon clicking "Load Game", you will now be greeted with a new screen that displays your latest save. https://i.imgur.com/tTqutcA.png Clicking "Next" will bring you to a l |
| On Your Hands Update Released | 2022-04-29 | An update to On Your Hands has been released, version 1.12. The update should be applied automatically when you restart On Your Hands. The major changes include: Various: Controller can now skip computer scrolls and death/intro screens Various: Glasses state should persist more consistently upon loading a save Various: Flashlight state should now be preserved upon loading a checkpoint Various: Fixed a bug where some books would be translated into alien text after turning a page Map00: Added save/load splash screen that displays on first run Map00: Modified warning splash screen Map00: Added Credits Menu Map02: Bridge physics are far less fini |
| On Your Hands Day 2 Patch | 2022-04-18 | An update to On Your Hands has been released, version 1.10. The update should be applied automatically when you restart On Your Hands. The major changes include: Various: Added 'reset level' menu option Various: Console password will now persist until it's changed Various: Added sounds to activate switches Map05: Fixed an issue where the player could save/harvest a Wanderer, save, load a checkpoint, and then go back and save/harvest that Wanderer again Map05: Added animation to terminals in wire room Map05: Changed machine ambient noise Map08: Updated Ice Magic splat decal Map08: Fixed an issue where the positioning of the button in lurker re |
| On Your Hands Day 1 Patch | 2022-04-16 | An update to On Your Hands has been released, version 1.8. The update should be applied automatically when you restart On Your Hands. The major changes include: MAP00: Intro screen can now be skipped MAP00: Intro screen will no longer play on return to menu MAP00: Added a version number to the bottom left corner for ease of debugging and bug reporting MAP01: Glasses are now picked up automatically MAP01: Intro text can now be skipped through MAP01: Addressed an issue where playing through the level too fast might cause lines to play in an odd order MAP02: Fixed an exploit where you could skip to the final checkpoint by shooting purple magic a |
| On Your Hands Finalized Demo | 2021-10-02 | On Your Hands has been updated. The changes include: -Added full controller support! -Completely remade all textures -Completely redid environment art for Map07, 08, and 09 -Expanded upon writing and worldbuilding -Completely redesigned Menu and some UI visuals -removed flashlight breaking mechanic in map08 -added magic particle and visual effects -added some new models for certain objects -lost our can of Lurker Repellent -made touchups to some puzzles in Map07 and Map09 -improved sound implementation -smoothed camera look -fixed an uncountable number of bugs |
| Hotfix 1.02 | 2021-07-29 | -Fixed a nasty bug where the Grinder wouldn't reach the player properly -Yeah that's it :) |
| On Your Hands v1.01 Hotfix | 2021-07-28 | -Fixed a bug where the "Click arrows" message would display over the brightness screen -Fixed a bug where data logs wouldn't close properly if used multiple times -Added a password to the console -Restored Post-Processing filters onto main menu screen -Fixed certain ambient tracks being put on the sound mix instead of the music mix (more audio classes coming soon!) -Fixed a couple of button indicators being in weird positions -Fixed the glasses overlap to be impossible to miss on Map08 Known Issues: -It's currently impossible to scroll through the console responses -Clicking on the console output section causes it to lock up; press tab until |