The Upper Hand Steam news

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• Review score100% positive
• Total reviews6
• Release dateJun 20, 2025
• DeveloperBrain Syringe Studios LLC
• PublisherBrain Syringe Studios LLC

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Brain Syringe Studios LLCPublisher: Brain Syringe Studios LLC

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The Upper Hand Steam news

The Upper Hand news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• VER 1.04 - 2 December 2025

  Thank you all for your feedback and we have some changes to the game to help out new players and have us grow connected as a community. We have revamped the tutorial and added some art work to better help visualize how to interact with the game. We also added a way for you to join our discord so that you can join our growing community and better give your concern and feedback, we want to make sure you are heard and that we love to hear from you. No matter if its a complaint, praise, or if you simply want to connect with others come on by. We also have more content planed so stay tuned as well as a soundtrack DLC so you can vibe out to our games music .See you all soon .

• Dev playthrough - 22 November 2025

  Meet our newest team member as they face their trial by fire: mastering the strategic climb in The Upper Hand. Watch them learn the card system and hopefully avoid the Crushing Presses!🎁 STEAM KEY GIVEAWAY! We're giving away keys to celebrate the launch of the episode comment and like to enter.

• Getting Closer, The Upper Hand is gearing up for some change - 15 November 2025

  Behind the Scenes: Polishing the Climb Under the Moonlight! 🌙We are deep in development on the next big update for The Upper Hand, and we are thrilled to announce we're implementing a round of significant visual updates and UI adjustments.Which element of the game are you most hoping to see get a visual refresh? Let us know Also while you wait go check out our You tube channel, well be posting some thing real special soon so keep a close eye on it.

• What's Changing in the Deck? - 8 November 2025

  Since the launch of The Upper Hand, we have been thrilled by the creativity and dedication the community has shown in mastering the vertical climb. We’ve seen players use the Portal Card for impossible shortcuts, execute flawless routes by meticulously using the camera to scout ahead, and discover truly unique combos in the Deck Building screen.Now, we are preparing for the game's next evolution.What is the Climber Thinking About?The image accompanying this news post perfectly captures the mood in the studio: deep contemplation.This is merely a teaser! We wanted to give the community a heads-up that significant changes are comingThank you for your continued support, and happy climbing!

• v1.03 - 29 October 2025

  Fixes to some bugs in the tutorial and instances where players could not hold on to holds when using certain combos.We just pushed a small, but important, patch for The Upper Hand!This update focuses on key bug fixes and stability improvements, ensuring a smoother, less frustrating climb as you master the Deck Building mechanics. Thank you to everyone who reported issues—your feedback is invaluable.

• Thank You Bonsai - 29 June 2025

  With the launch of The Upper Hand, we want to take a moment to shout out the incredible team behind the game—starting with our coder, Bonsai. 🧠💻From late nights to bug fixes, Bonsai put in an incredible amount of work to bring our systems and gameplay to life. Without his tireless effort and dedication, this project wouldn't have been possible.Check out his original work and show him some love: https://bonsaiboys.itch.io/Thank you, Bonsai, for helping make our first game a reality. 🙏🎮

• Game is out now!!!!!!!!!!! - 20 June 2025

  The Upper Hand is official out of early access, with this complete we can say thank you all for the support and hope that you will play our game and let us know what you think. Have fun and enjoy!!!

• Almost Time!!!! - 6 June 2025

  The Upper Hand is now in its final push to launch! We should have a launch date to announce very soon, our art team is hard at work polishing up the final game assets and we can’t wait for you to see what we have in store If you haven’t already wishlist today to be notified of when it goes live! For those of you new to the community, The Upper Hand is a Deck Builder platforming game. As Gen0 you will go from world to world overcoming unique obstacles as you try to escape from earth. Complete challenges in each world to earn more cards and customization options as you pave your own path. We would love to hear any feedback about our game and hope you love it as much as we loved working on it!

• 1.0 Release! - 8 May 2025

  Upper Hand Launches into orbit this month! We are happy to announce that the 1.0 build of the game is finally completed, and that all worlds are playable. We have added many new abilities for you to try out as you progress through the game Thanks to everyone who has played our game and who have helped shape it along the way. Join Gen0 on his quest to escape earth!

• New Levels to Explore - Version .0031 Out now! - 20 November 2024

  ]Patch Notes .0031 Our third world has arrived which includes more levels with unique challenges for you to unlock! Adapt to the new environment and obstacles to help Gen-0 escape Updated physics engine. See Gen-0 move in ways that weren’t possible before! New updated cards and effects, allowing you to have more freedom in how you approach each level Updated Evolve-a-pedia. Choose which upgrades you would like to pursue, the more challenges you complete the more you are able to unlock. Take a look at the clips within the Evolve-a-pedia to gain knowledge on the effects and help you better decide what you would like to unlock first! Quality of life updates Various Bug Fixes If you have any feedback or suggestions of what you would like to see in our game please reach out to us on our socials or through our Steam page. Your feedback matters to us and we would love to know your thoughts!

• Version .0027 Out Now - 13 September 2024

  If you previously had a save prior to this update, you will have to delete the save to access the game. We are sorry for the inconvenience, our team is hard at work to ensure saves carry over in future updates! To Delete Save On title screen select OPTIONS Next select DELETE SAVE Once done you can begin enjoying The Upper Hand again. Now onto the rest of what this patch brings! Patch Notes .0027 Added multiple deck save slots Added new levels to unlock in a new world! Added achievements for all world 2 stages Added pause menu Added options menu in level select for quicker adjusting of volume Various Bug Fixes If you have any feedback or suggestions of what you would like to see in our game please reach out to us on our socials or through our Steam page. Your feedback matters to us and we would love to know your thoughts!

• Launch and Introduction - 30 August 2024

  Hi We are Brain Syringe Studios and we aim to create fun games that are designed to recreate that old school feeling of captivating the player. We happy to present our first major project: The Upper Hand, now as this is our first project we have made a number of mistakes: The game went to full release when it should in fact be in BETA, and we are working hard to find partners to grow the awareness of our product and grow our community. So if you find your self interested grab a copy and check out our discord and feel free to leave a review, be critical as it will help us improve The Upper Hand and games we make in the future. Yours Truly, Brain Syringe Studios

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