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One Hand Clapping
Developer Bad Dream Games
One Hand Clapping is a vocal 2D platformer. Solve puzzles, by singing or humming into your microphone, and find confidence in the power of your voice as it changes the world around you. From the Steam store page
219 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
81
LovedLoved
146 positive · 35 negative
95% range 74–86%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 146 | 35 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
252 of 297 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 147 yes, 37 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 184 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (955 of 1,120 positive).
Players praise the unique singing mechanic and charming art style. [1][2][3] Many find the pitch detection unreliable and frustrating. [4][5][6] Some reviewers note the game can be tiring on the voice. [7][8][9]
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- [4]
Pitch detection is broken, unless I'm missing something. But I've fiddled with the range calibration and levels to no success. If you have a novel base mechanic like this, it has to work flawlessly otherwise people will feel frustrated when it detects things incorrectly. It never picks up my voice's pitch (male, baritone) correctly despite using a proper mic setup (AKG D5 dynamic mic, Scarlett 2i2 v3). And I can …
- [1]
One Hand Clapping not only asks you to solve most of its puzzles by using your voice, it does it with such grace and variety that never, not once, the game feels tiring or repetitive. You don't have to be a musician (or perhaps a karaoke singer) to be able to progress, and even if your voice isn't on par with the soundtrack instruments, the biggest punishment your lack of success can bring you is being able to hear …
- [12]
A lot of reviews say this game is made for good singers. I think this is very untrue. This is a game made for training people on how to sing with breath control, rhythm practice, and matching pitch. It's a very sweet game with a wonderful message about overcoming stage fright and self doubt. I very much enjoyed the game, and I would highly recommend anyone wanting to learn how to sing, or just anyone in general …
- [13]
I like the game, it's generally a lot of fun. But it feels like you need the vocal range of a piano to play properly. I spent 20 minutes on a single puzzle because I can't sing low D easily enough and repeatably enough to do it in any timely manner.
- [8]
This is a seriously fun game that will destroy your voice in no time. I don't care if you are a great singer, this game does not care either. You will be making sounds you truly wish you never did, and have fun through it all.
Summarised from 34 of the 222 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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One Hand Clapping sits at 81% positive across 181 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 219 · most liked firstIt really sucks having to negatively review this game because it was pretty fun at the beginning. I like the art style and the concept. Having a game that is played by singing is really a unique concept for a game that isn't just karaoke or whatever. However once the tutorial ended and the training wheels came off, it started to get REALLY frustrating. Instead of simply singing to move platforms and solve puzzles, the game starts making you repeat musical keys back at it. Which is really…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the game, it's generally a lot of fun. But it feels like you need the vocal range of a piano to play properly. I spent 20 minutes on a single puzzle because I can't sing low D easily enough and repeatably enough to do it in any timely manner.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pitch detection is broken, unless I'm missing something. But I've fiddled with the range calibration and levels to no success. If you have a novel base mechanic like this, it has to work flawlessly otherwise people will feel frustrated when it detects things incorrectly. It never picks up my voice's pitch (male, baritone) correctly despite using a proper mic setup (AKG D5 dynamic mic, Scarlett 2i2 v3). And I can hear pitch fine - I am a hobbyist singer. Low notes are picked up as too low, or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HARDER THAN DARKSOULS.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The pitch detection doesn't work at all and it's also really laggy to actuate the changes on the pitch in comparison when the game "detects" it on screen. For example, if you change your pitch, the visible sensor on the screen doesn't change immediately, it takes like nearly half a second for it to respond to the change in your pitch and this makes some of the puzzles that require timing extremely difficult if not impossible to complete. Also, even if I change my pitch, the game still thinks…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →taught me how to clap with 1 hand
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my neighbors hate me even more now because of this game it's extremely fun and sweet it's a great time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had a mental breakdown figuring out the puzzle and accidentally solved it while laughing hysterically 10/10 - would breakdown again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would do a 'neutral' on this one, instead of straight yes / no recommendation. I've been eyeing on this game, finally got to it. Game started off strong, I kept mumbling to myself 'this game is amazing' a few times over and over. The more I progressed, the more flaws I saw. This might be personal, but I found the Maestro Mountain chapters annoying. Towards the end the chapters got more exhausting and tedious. Not to mention the pitch trackers can get really wonky -- I have set up the voice…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reviewed at GameGrin.com. Check out the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/1293115/]curator page as well, and the [url=https://www.gamegrin.com/reviews/one-hand-clapping-review-2/?tr=52]full review right here! One Hand Clapping's concept is better than the game it turned out to be. Its gameplay can be frustrating whenever you can't hit the notes expected for those that don't have the vocal range required and the accessibility options are really just a visualiser (which is useless for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pitch detection is definitely broken or so picky that it's not for anyone who doesn't have a lot of vocal practice/experience/confidence already. I was hooked on the first level where the concept of the game (find confidence in the power of your voice) really shone but the difficulty ramp made me a lot less confident and I ended up quitting it in the third area after really wanting to like this game and use it as an outlet to sing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Schedule! Wed: No One Lives Under the Lighthouse! This is a horror game suggested long time ago. Thu: One Hand Clapping continues! Sun: FFXIV DT content! We'll be doing alliance raid questline from start to finish and maybe more! You can also get a new mount! 🔗: www.twitch.tv/thedivis
neutral · AI labelView post →Had potential but ruined with a faulty pitch detection system. No range adjustment system can ever remedy wrong detection. I outline everything, of which the dislikes far outweigh the likes. On Steady Notes: - Often steady notes, even double checked with a tuner to make they are indeed steady, go all over the place in the detection system. - Then there are the cases where singing the same note puts the line at a different height each time you restart. Sometimes it registers the same notes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One Hand Clapping not only asks you to solve most of its puzzles by using your voice, it does it with such grace and variety that never, not once, the game feels tiring or repetitive. You don't have to be a musician (or perhaps a karaoke singer) to be able to progress, and even if your voice isn't on par with the soundtrack instruments, the biggest punishment your lack of success can bring you is being able to hear yourself singing along the melody while solving distinct puzzles, with each area…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tone recognition just doesn't work. I tried with two different headsets and a freestanding boom mic and the ingame indicator just jumps around wildly. Me singing has no discernible impact. To emphasize: it's not about good or bad singing, it just has no impact whatsoever. I've struggled through the first few levels and am now stuck at a flower sequence.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's good but it doesn't have a certain vocal range. I'm trying to sing along with it but the detector it just keep going up and down wrong like I sing high it goes low and I sing low it goes high.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →OHC is a backlog game I’ve played for 4 hours and then I got distracted with other things. I haven’t touched the game since May 2023, until now that is. I’ve finally 100% the game in 13.5 hours. Although it’s easy to get busy, one of the reasons I had to leave the game was because of a flaw that gets in the way of getting through the game. It’s kind of a platformer that heavily relies on singing to get anything done. I mean literally grabbing a mic and sing. The platforming itself is kept…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sang "Never Gonna Give You Up" throughout the whole starting area
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pitch detection is horrible making this game unplayable. I checked with pitch gauge I use for singing and game is not even in the ballpark of being correct. Unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I did refund this game, but it is certainly a good one. The main issue I had with it was the fact that my voice just started to hurt and it is essential to the game. The atmosphere, puzzles, art and especially the music is top notch. I definitely recommend to at least check it out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not playable when its core mechanic does not work. The game conceptually could be great. However there is a lag between when you make a noise and when the game actually detects it of around half a second which is really noticeable. Makes it really difficult for timing of platforming. The worst part however is that it cannot detect pitch at all, whilst requiring you to sing specific notes. I would sing a constant note and it would jump around like crazy, as if I had the range of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it works really well at first, but once you get into mic setup, you need to make it exact. its just craps out and i cant get much of anything working used 3 different mics and none of them help. the game records and saves some of your audio in places other then your pc....other peoples PCs...no idea why.... Pro Player Tip - do not google One Hand Clapping with safe search off
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a seriously fun game that will destroy your voice in no time. I don't care if you are a great singer, this game does not care either. You will be making sounds you truly wish you never did, and have fun through it all.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In this game every puzzle require you to make some sort of melody. It means it won't work with just sound or mindless voice. If you are a singer or someone who understands and practices basic key of vocal, you'll find this game fun. If you are me who sing like a banshee, then RIP throat and self worth. to sum it up : you sing? go buy. you tone deaf? go sing in the shower instead. I wish i could sing and enjoy the experience but this game is not for me. SAD.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →took me a bit to figure out why my pitch wasn't matching, turns out it wasn't a game issue it was a microphone issue. if you happen to use nvidia broadcast for your mic, don't use it for this game, it'll mess with the pitch detection. once i figured that out i had a great time!! a lovely little game, well worth the price, and a beautiful theme.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hard to play the game when it says you're singing lower than the pitch it wants. EVEN WHEN the note you're singing is HIGHER than what it wanted. Cute game overall, but i'm glad I got it while it was on sale. (Yes I have done the vocal changes so it would try to fit me. But it still wont work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't really recommend this game due to audio and pitch recognition issues. As a standard male baritone, I was literally sitting with a DAW equalizer, comparing every octave in my three-octave range. Not to mention the roughly one-second delay, which I can't overlook. Somehow my C2 became C1 for the game's EQ, and my range isn't that wide when it comes to low notes. I assume the game is trying to mess with the major scale, thinking it's a low female voice, but with a very strange approach.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game for 2 hours, and got past the second biome, of what I believe is six total. After the achievement popped up, I heaved a sigh of relief and quit the game for the day. I checked on the achievement, and saw that MERELY completing the second biome, completion percentage dropped from 69 to 26 percent. That was when I knew I couldn't review this game with a thumbs up, despite its many good points, because i was clearly not alone in struggling hard in that section. Pros -…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I messed up the boss levels because I was emotional and my voice broke. 10/10, beautiful game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved this a little too much. Very cute It had a hard time picking up my pitch because my voice is higher than usual and there is no custom calibration -but it was okay
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of reviews say this game is made for good singers. I think this is very untrue. This is a game made for training people on how to sing with breath control, rhythm practice, and matching pitch. It's a very sweet game with a wonderful message about overcoming stage fright and self doubt. I very much enjoyed the game, and I would highly recommend anyone wanting to learn how to sing, or just anyone in general regardless of singing talent. Just make sure to take breaks and drink lots of water!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What is the sound of one hand clapping? Hm, that's an interesting question. You'll find out if you play the game. Or not! Maybe you'll have to play for yourself to know the truth. This game takes you to deep waters so that you can discover yourself in the cold abyss. I played this on the Steam Deck and sang in the shower for the most optimal acoustic situation, but I don't recommend doing this because the humidity can be dangerous for the Steam Deck. Though, one could say it is well worth it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bet my neighbors think I'm mentally ill after playing this will play more
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a lot of fun with this game! It has a super unique concept and the art is absolutely adorable. As someone who isn't musical, the game definitely got pretty difficult. It being such a challenge though will just make you sound even more hilarious which is fun. I also hard recommend playing with someone else if you can to share the laughs. Definitely recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is wonderfully made, but the core selling point / mechanic of the game, the singing, was extremely tiring and quite demanding. If your voice wavered even a little bit, the indicator would go haywire and thus not fill the bar/circle/puzzle accurately and you spend way too many attempts trying to get it right. After 3 hours, my throat kinda hurts. I imagine for this game, you should only play one level at a time. The sound design, graphics, platforming and NPCs draw you in easily, with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →〚 Old Live · 2/8/2024 〛 Channel ✦ twitch.tv/kishikobushido VOD ✦ youtu.be/0zTY1IxCryU Streaming #OneHandClapping on #Twitch! Continuing with a new game! Low-key, I feel like I'm a bit off key... But high-key having fun anyway 〜 ♪ #Vtuber #ENVtubers #singing
positive · AI labelView post →I really don't understand why more people don't know about this game. This is one of the most fun games I have played in a while, with a unique mechanic that reminds me of Before Your Eyes, which I think was equally as groundbreaking. One Hand Clapping is a kind of puzzle platformer that utilizes your microphone and your voice to maneuver across the world and to solve puzzles. The art is beautiful, with bright colors and fun shapes, and the music fits the scenes perfectly. The story is a little…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One Hand Clapping is a puzzle-platformer adventure game where you use your musical abilities (primarily your pitch, but occasionally other things such as tempo) to progress. The game reminds me quite a bit of Before Your Eyes in that there is a unique way to interact with the game beyond what I suspect most people are used to. The characters and levels are quite cute and charming, and the background music is fun and vibrant. The puzzles are interesting and become more complex as you progress…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →every time i play this, my throat starts hurtinh. maybe because i'm yelling "AHHHHHHHH" in different tones each time. it's really fun though and pretty cute. 10/10 recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"One Hand Clapping" is a game that, by design, feels more suited for streaming content than solo play (It feels a bit weird imagining that I am playing this alone at home). Anyhow, it was genuinely lovely. Some of the puzzle designs really made me stop and think, and I had a great time figuring them out. I ended up getting so immersed that I started the game and played straight through to the ending in one sitting. The difficulty felt carefully considered — there were definitely moments that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tonight! Let's sing some more! Lemme...warm up those vocal cords aha! Join us tonight at 10pm ET, where we're going to finish up the singing puzzle game, One Hand Clapping!
neutral · AI labelView post →Finding My Voice in One Hand Clapping: A Unique Musical Journey Alright, let's clear one thing up front: I'm no singer. In fact, I don't sing, act, or dance. I just direct - that's more my thing. But when One Hand Clapping, a game centered around singing, landed at my feet as a parting gift, it caught my attention. I'm not your go-to Karaoke buddy, but I thought, "Why not give it a shot?" So here's my journey through One Hand Clapping and how it holds up for those of us who aren't exactly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That was actually a much better experience than I've expected. Thought it's more of a meme-type goofy game, but turns out it is a decent platformer with a nice story and an ending open to interpretation. Some of the puzzles might be too difficult for people with no music theory knowledge at all, but coming from a musical background I found this very entertaining to play. Highly recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Voice activated platforming. Whilst the graphics are pleasant and peaceful to look at, and the gameplay is enjoyable, no one else in the house appreciates how I end up screaming for the whole game.. https://youtu.be/1yKGfGUa1DI
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nice little game easy to play and enjoyable story. Some small puzzles nothing hard. Kind of hard on your throat cause you're singing all the time so remember to drink water.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game experience 1/5 very innovative on how to play I'll say, but A) the game play/mode apart from sound control is boring, with almost no plot and only one way you can go B) the sound detect system is really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ for some reason, I'm singing on notes, and the lines appeared on screen are keep jumping like electrocardiogram; also, the height of starting point of the line is not in accordance with the pitch, for say I sang G, some times it appears on the bottom of the screen, then sometimes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun and original little game! I almost feel ashamed for spouting nonsense and slurs, to find myself cracking up like a dumbass, listening to my own echo a couple of seconds after. But seriously though, the game has a touch of sensitivity that I was particularly receptive to. The game expects you to get outta your comfort zone and use your voice, don't be afraid to do so! That's the moral of the story, in my opinion.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is for those youtubers to show off their limited art talents with there expensive headphones but not for normal people like us whose headphone has something called delay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an interesting concept, and I expected the audio gimic to be somewhat janky. Unfortunately, I didn't expect the fatal bugs to begin within the very first four minutes of the game on Steamdeck. At the very first point with the boxes that are supposed to float when you sing, the boxes wouldn't float. I rebooted the game, recalibrated the mic, tried another save, and confirmed in YouTube walkthroughs that that was indeed what you're supposed to do. No dice. All the other elements like the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →〚 Old Live · 2/6/2024 〛 Channel ✦ twitch.tv/kishikobushido VOD ✦ youtu.be/bmNUUiHEpN8 Streaming #OneHandClapping on #Twitch! It's time for a new game! Every bus was late... So I'm a bit tired, but excited enough- Put together a brand new banner! Meandering melodically through a new world 〜 ♪
neutral · AI labelView post →This game seems simple on the surface, but it keeps hitting me with surprises. It's such a novel idea to control a platformer with your voice, and the game designers have managed to keep the puzzles interesting. I just finished the desert area, and had NO IDEA the game had entire other sets of levels- getting a new NPC, background music, and mountain area right after what I thought was supposed to be the end of the game was a wonderful surprise! I am the art lead at a small studio in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →IM ACTUALLY ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ SOBBING RN 100% RECCOMEND
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found out how tone deaf I was
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My voice can rest in peace now.One Hand Clapping, a 2D puzzle platformer that utilizes vocals to solve puzzles. This game is quite interesting, I never thought there would be a puzzle game that using my voice to solve it, either I sing or I hum or I can say anything that sounds weird. The game is fun to play though sometimes it can be a bit laggy while picking up the voice, you can turn on educational mode to see which note you (need to) sing/hum or you can calibrate the voice settings in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →love the music and love harmonizing also despite what others are saying, you seriously don't need any music knowledge for this game. Just good hearing, because a lot of it is just "sing what note you hear." I'm good with music and all, but not good to the point where I know each note by sound, but that didn't make the game any less enjoyable y'all just suck at singing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent fun. At the beginning the only thing that counts is volume - make some noise! Then you have to hold a note, any note, for a while to make (for instance) a platform rise. If you stop or change pitch too much the platform will fall again. Then platforms rise and fall with your voice and you shape the path. So far so, "it ain't music but it'll make everyone laugh". Then it starts to require you to sing specific notes, scales and fit the time. That's where I got lost. A singer would not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is horrible i am horrible would rather spend my money on a spoon that has a hole in it and no i cant sing
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gorgeous experience, definitely enjoyed it. Can't say it's a game for everyone due to mic issues and some puzzles not being very straightforward, but it's easily a 10/10 conceptually.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been trying to play One Hand Clapping with my usual PS5 headset mic and the voice detection has been flying around crazy style, accusing me of shite singing. Plugged in my old Samson Meteor USB mic and the game says I sing "beautiful and perfect" and YEAH I KNOW I WAS DOING THAT THE WHOLE TIME
positive · AI labelView post →Check out the new review of One Hand Clapping for PC! thegamehoard.com/2026/04/08/o... #gaming #videogames #indiegames
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