FULL CLASP : Clasp Warfare
A small game about shaking hands with big consequences.
You can know the soul of a being by the shake of their hand, and a look in their eye.
The fate of all nations is at stake in these brief first impressions.
Plays in browser.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Use the MOUSE to move your hand.
- Click and hold to CLASP
- Watch and Listen to the signals given by your handshaking partner.
- Prioritize quality shakes with High Influence politicians.
known issues :
dragging mouse off screen loses focus. this is annoying. how do i fix it??
CREDITS :
@ragtagradical : code, design, sfx, music
@Thos10son : faces, voices, design
You can know the soul of a being by the shake of their hand, and a look in their eye.
The fate of all nations is at stake in these brief first impressions.
Plays in browser.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Use the MOUSE to move your hand.
- Click and hold to CLASP
- Watch and Listen to the signals given by your handshaking partner.
- Prioritize quality shakes with High Influence politicians.
known issues :
dragging mouse off screen loses focus. this is annoying. how do i fix it??
CREDITS :
@ragtagradical : code, design, sfx, music
@Thos10son : faces, voices, design
Tools: GameMaker
Comments17
Yueyao Wang20 Apr 2026, 02:39
This idea is incredible! I love it, especially the way to start this game! I tried a couple of times but couldn't figure out how to please them though
Ternarycat20 Apr 2026, 16:56
It's hard and fun to me, good job :thumbsup:
Charles Mossius21 Apr 2026, 08:22
Despite receiving thermonuclear annihilation 3 separate times, I loved this! The sounds are satisfying and the controls are responsive and snappy. Amazing use of the concept and just a lot of fun. Amazing work.
jnur21 Apr 2026, 12:27
Took me five tries to avoid thermonuclear annihilation and achieve tepid peace. I'm not sure if I can ever go back to playing Civ without them adding in this hand shaking mechanic to them. Learning how to shake and read the other guy felt natural, I'm sure I would've achieved peace way sooner if I didn't try to play this with a trackpad and mouse acceleration turned on. The graphics and sounds felt like a perfect fit for the vibe.
Nordin21 Apr 2026, 17:08
haha great game, took me 2 tries before i got the hang of it :)
schizoid2k21 Apr 2026, 17:40
Very unique. My handshaking skills need work I think. Good job!
lizelive21 Apr 2026, 19:41
cool concept! is it possible to get positives?
ragtagradical21 Apr 2026, 19:58
@lizelive yes! There's just a small trick to it that suddenly makes the game is pretty easy. Listen for the audio cues and shake up/down vigourously. Thanks for playing!
Guardaro22 Apr 2026, 00:06
I have gotten... a lot of thermonuclear annihilation. Great entry! I love that it's something out of the ordinary but very intuitive. The music is pleasant, the graphics are adequate (and funny), and overall it's good times.
LDJam user 42546424 Apr 2026, 09:22
What a fantastic weird game that i have no idea how to play. But besides that i actually really enjoyed the "learning" process (which was futile in the end, cant avoid thermonuclear annihilation). Charming graphics, crazy idea and excellent execution.
Camden Obertop25 Apr 2026, 02:31
i got thermonuclear annihilated :sob:
Deraxus25 Apr 2026, 17:03
an interesting and fresh idea, haven't seen games like that before. I like it)
Bobap27 Apr 2026, 05:47
The handshake sound is very satisfying. The reactions on the faces are so good. Simple game with a great scope. I actually found myself getting better at the shakes after a few rounds. Managed to get up to a "simmering" response.
As for the mouse issue: most game engines have a "limit mouse to window" option. As a stopgap it would be simple to have the option to fullscreen the web build and then it becomes a non-issue.
As for the mouse issue: most game engines have a "limit mouse to window" option. As a stopgap it would be simple to have the option to fullscreen the web build and then it becomes a non-issue.
Grizwhirl28 Apr 2026, 14:32
Incredibly silly and I love it.
Wallted28 Apr 2026, 21:25
Holy moly, I could not understand this game at all :D But thank you for the debug options, it told me well what I did wrong, allowing me to achieve world peace. Nevertheless, I am fully delighted and this idea is totally brilliant. Much congrats, truly
Jiawen_hu7 May 2026, 23:43
The design and the sound in this game are good, I like them!!! though I still a little curious about the mechanism, but keep going!
Got a decent improvement, but I think the world is still getting nuked to smithereens. I absolutely love the idea for this game. I'm pretty terrible at it, and I'm still not totally sure what makes a good or bad handshake, but this has some serious style to it. Great work!