‘Moves Of the Diamond Hand’, is coming to Steam EA on April 13th

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Press release:
Brooklyn, NYC, United States – March 19, 2026 – Award-winning indie developer Cosmo D Studios is today thrilled to announce that its surreal, jazz-drenched, narrative RPG Moves of the Diamond Hand will launch into Steam Early Access on April 13.

The game will be available to purchase for $19.99, and feature the first two full chapters of the game, the total of which surpass the size and scope of all Cosmo D’s previous titles to-date. The price will increase as additional content and chapters are added to the game throughout Early Access. Additional details on the EA roadmap will be revealed at a later date.

Part dice-rolling narrative experience, part immersive-sim but wholly, uniquely Cosmo D – Moves of the Diamond Hand is a dense and rewarding one-city-block roleplaying game set on the uncanny streets of Off-Peak City.

You’re on a quest to become a part of the legendary Circus X – an actual circus and artist crew of the highest caliber – in a bid to mint your destiny. However, Circus X isn’t hiring and there’s plenty of people who also want a piece of their magic (and money). To become part of this elite crew, you’ll need to figure out a way in. Sure, they’ll find leads, but they’ll also find trouble…

As you explore the neighbourhood, you’ll meet a cast of odd characters, each with their own agendas, perspectives, and secrets; slowly becoming entangled in the strangest Mayoral election in the city’s history. One of the candidates isn’t even a real person, he’s the clone of a Mayor from a hundred years ago!

Whatsmore, someone called The Diamond Hand is playing all sides against one another. No one knows who they are or why they’re causing trouble. It’s up to you to decide if you are a potential collaborator, or just a pawn in The Diamond Hand’s game?

Moves of the Diamond Hand builds upon the mechanics of Cosmo D’s previous game, the award-winning Betrayal At Club Low (Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Nuovo Award at the IGF Awards 2023), delivering deeper dice-driven drama, a richer, more mysterious narrative and plenty of player choice and consequence.

A playable demo featuring Chapter One – which has been available since February 2025 – has today been updated with numerous fixes, changes and additions, bringing it in line with the Early Access build.

Moves of the Diamond Hand Features

A Full Embrace of the Spirit of Tabletop RPG Gaming – Your stats are all represented as dice. These dice offer opportunities for drama and strategy. Items are dice. Conditions are dice. Disguises are dice. These dice are all customizable in a myriad of different ways.
A Tight Narrative Full of Twists and Turns – Explore a dubby jazz noir mystery. You, along with your dice, will determine how it all plays out, right up to the very end.
Choices and Consequences Aplenty – Three very different mayoral candidates offer stark points of view and personality. But their race for The Key to the City is as close as it gets.
A City of Personalities – Odd characters, each with their own agendas, perspectives, and secrets, await your arrival. Some of them might have connections to previous Cosmo D games, but knowledge of those games is not required.
A Vibe Like No Other – Cosmo D games put a premium on head-nodding music and thick atmosphere. Moves of the Diamond Hand continues to elevate this approach.
A Collaborative, Transparent Approach to Release – Starting with Chapter One, all players will have access to a bug reporting and feedback menu in-game. Bug fixes, balance adjustments and quality of life improvements will be ongoing and continuous.

Moves of the Diamond Hand will launch into Steam Early Access on April 13.

For more information on Cosmo D Studios and Moves of the Diamond Hand, please visit the official website, or follow on Bluesky and X.

About Cosmo D Studios

Cosmo D is a game designer based in New York City, with a background in cello performance and music composition. One rainy night in June 2013, he was struck by a car while crossing the street and found himself unable to play or make music for several months.

While convalescing, he took it upon himself to learn the Unity Engine. The result was Off-Peak, released in 2015. A homage to Cosmo D’s home city of New York, as well as a commentary on the commodification of art and music in the urban space, Off-Peak gained a cult following, with hordes of press nods, let’s plays on YouTube, and a fanbase eagerly awaiting the follow-up.

With assistance from NYU Game Center’s Incubator program, publisher Alliance Digital Media, as well as the New York game development scene at large, Cosmo D released a sequel, The Norwood Suite, in October 2017. Building on the momentum from this release Cosmo D released Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 in Spring of 2020, the award-winning Betrayal at Club Low in Fall 2022, and is now developing Moves of the Diamond Hand – his biggest project to date.

For more information on the weird and wonderful work of Cosmo D, please head over to the official website at cosmod.net.