Hand Dash Ruins

Goal of the game

In Hand Dash Ruins you play with your hand in front of the camera. Your explorer sprints through the ruins. Move your HAND left / right to switch lanes. Say JUMP (or any sharp sound) to leap over spikes and gaps.

Say FIRE to shoot a fireball at stone guardians blocking your lane (2 hits), and SLIDE to slide under swinging blades. Make a FIST to grab gems with a magnet pull. How far can you run?

Quick start

Hand Dash Ruins in one line: Run through ancient ruins — steer with your hand, shout JUMP and FIRE to blast guardians!

• Press Play on this page — Hand Dash Ruins loads in a few seconds right in the browser.
• Tap Allow when the browser asks for the camera, then read the short tutorial card.
• Play your first run of Hand Dash Ruins slowly to learn how it reacts to your hand in front of the camera.
• After a game over, press Play again to try to beat your best.

Controls explained

• Quick reminder shown in Hand Dash Ruins: Hand = lane · say JUMP · FIRE · SLIDE · fist = gem magnet.
• Hold one hand about an arm's length from the camera so Hand Dash Ruins can see your whole palm and fingers.
• Move slowly at first: Hand Dash Ruins follows your fingertip in real time, and smooth movements are tracked more accurately than jerky ones.
• If Hand Dash Ruins feels too hard at first, play a practice round to learn the timing before chasing a high score.

Scoring and levels

Points in Hand Dash Ruins come from the code-defined rewards of 15 points for different actions, so the bigger moves are worth chasing. Every 400 points you reach a new level, and Hand Dash Ruins speeds up and sends more at you each time. You start with 3 lives. Your best score is saved in your browser, and signed-in players also appear on the Hand Dash Ruins leaderboard.

Power-ups

Power-up orbs appear every few seconds in Hand Dash Ruins. Touch or collect them to activate:

• 🛡️ Shield (10 s): blocks the next hit so a mistake does not cost a life.
• 🧲 Magnet (9 s): pulls nearby coins and pickups toward you.
• ⏳ Slow-Mo (6 s): slows the whole game down so you can line up precise moves.
• 2️⃣ Double Points (10 s): doubles every point you earn while it lasts.
• ❤️ Extra Life: adds one life (up to six).
• ⭐ Star (8 s): makes you invincible for a short time.

Characters and world

The 3D world of Hand Dash Ruins features oodis, spike blocks, orcs, jewels, coins and saws. Learning how each one moves is the key to reading the screen quickly.

Tips and strategy

• Don't chase every pickup in Hand Dash Ruins — grab only the ones on your safe path.
• Aim at the nearest threat first in Hand Dash Ruins; letting one slip through costs more than a missed shot.
• Rhythm matters in Hand Dash Ruins: watch one full cycle before you act, then act on the beat.
• Save your focus for the moment a Freeze or Slow-Mo starts — that is when Hand Dash Ruins gives you free points.
• With a Shield active, play aggressively in Hand Dash Ruins; the next mistake is free.
• Good, even lighting from the front makes tracking in Hand Dash Ruins far more reliable than a bright window behind you.
• Replay Hand Dash Ruins a few times: each run teaches you the patterns, and scores usually double after the first five games.

Device requirements and privacy

Hand Dash Ruins needs a device with a front or web camera (any recent Android phone, iPhone, laptop or Chromebook) and works best in Chrome, Edge or Safari. Allow camera access when asked; hand tracking runs entirely on your device with Google MediaPipe, and no video ever leaves it. It is free to play; free players may see a short ad between rounds (never during play), and Premium removes all ads.