{"id":69365,"date":"2026-07-08T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=69365"},"modified":"2026-07-08T18:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:10:15","slug":"ambidextrous-game-left-not-right-makes-you-control-two-characters-at-the-same-time-while-messing-with-your-coordination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ambidextrous-game-left-not-right-makes-you-control-two-characters-at-the-same-time-while-messing-with-your-coordination\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambidextrous game Left not Right makes you control two characters at the same time while messing with your coordination\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korean indie developer\u00a0GamjaGames\u00a0recently released a demo for\u00a0<strong>Left Not Right<\/strong>, a 2D top-down puzzle game coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4671680\/Left_Not_Right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> in August 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the tagline \u201cno friends required,\u201d Left Not Right is a singleplayer game where two characters must escape the maze-like&nbsp;levels of an underground research facility.&nbsp;The catch is, you&nbsp;have to&nbsp;control both characters \u2013 appropriately named Lefty and Righty \u2013 at the same time, with a separate set of controls for both hands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game will relentlessly try to throw off your coordination with conveyor belts, electric shocks, switches,&nbsp;and other gimmicks. Additionally, any damage Lefty takes will affect&nbsp;Righty and vice versa.&nbsp;The goal is to successfully escape each level with both girls intact until the timer runs out.&nbsp;At the end of the game,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;uncover the secret&nbsp;being&nbsp;Lefty and Righty and why they look so similar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1472\" height=\"824\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1472px) 100vw, 1472px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260708-69365-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260708-69365-001.jpg 1472w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260708-69365-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260708-69365-001-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Left Not Right is designed as a strictly singleplayer experience, the&nbsp;devs&nbsp;say they&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;stop you from getting a friend to play one side for you, though&nbsp;from the looks of it,&nbsp;that\u2019s&nbsp;likely to take away a good chunk of the fun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a free&nbsp;demo out&nbsp;now, Left Not&nbsp;Right is slated to release in August 2026 for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4671680\/Left_Not_Right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of its August 2026, Left Not Right recently got a demo on Steam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":69367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-07-08T11:00:10+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mq4xooa4vk2d","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mq4xooa4vk2d\",\"cid\":\"bafyreifteiom32qewr4tpqavicu2wh27hibgnfviwwa6ft4selwl6pimqu\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreid3zofl74smhyeh4rt6xmzzgiovimfmcwfmh6oj2ixqqhdqozpp4i\",\"rev\":\"3mq4xooacr22d\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-69365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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