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Velvet Hammer

Velvet Hammer is an atmospheric tile game that fuses narrative curiosity with meaningful choices: Easy to learn, hard to forget. Over 12 days, you endure , and you navigate inter-day word-matching evaluations that measure (and manipulate) your identity.

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Developer
Seven Sails
Publisher
Pixel Crate Games
Release
March 27, 2026
128 days ago
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About the Game

Through a crack in the wall, a mentor-inmate trades truths for wins, in a tile match game in which the loser is hit with a hammer on its hand.

Guiding you toward a final test where compliance, paradox, or defiance determines the cycle's future, Velvet Hammer is a narrative-driven psychological thriller where the system turns play" into punishment.

Over 12 days

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