Dead Hand

Your gun is a poker hand.

Five cards sit in five Chambers on your tank and fire left to right, in the order you load them. The poker hand decides HOW they fire. The suits decide WHAT the shells do. Engines break the rules.

Every 14 seconds time slows down, you draw 8 cards, and you have a few seconds to build your next hand. Then it's back to driving, aiming and surviving the horde.

HOW IT PLAYS

- Pair: synced volleys. Straight: shots that speed up. Flush: its suit, amplified. Full House: a 3+2 burst. Royal Flush: Overdrive.

- ♠ Spades pierce · ♥ Hearts heal · ♦ Diamonds crit and ricochet · ♣ Clubs explode

- Order matters: some Engines reward your first Chamber, some your last, some a descending line.

- Three acts, three bosses that attack your deck as well as your tank. One rotates your Chambers, one slips Junk cards into your deck, and The Dealer does worse.

- Between acts, spend chips at the Foundry: buy cards, remove weak ones, install Engines, open packs.

- 17 Engines, 10 card enhancements, 5 rule-breaking unique cards, 7 tank chassis.

CONTROLS

WASD – drive

Mouse – aim, hold left click to fire (F = auto-fire)

1–8 / click – pick cards · Space – lock in · B – best hand

Tab – deck · Esc – pause · M – sound

A run takes about 15–25 minutes. Keyboard and mouse required.

⚠️ EARLY PROTOTYPE

Art and sound are placeholders. I'm testing whether the core loop is fun. When your run ends, press "Give feedback" (it copies your run summary for you) and tell me what felt great and what didn't. I read every answer.

What combo broke the game for you? Tell me in the comments.