Twitch Star Maximilian "HandOfBlood" Knabe Was Once Famous for Absurd YouTube Videos—Here Are His Funniest Clips
How HandOfBlood Turned Gaming into Chaotic, Viral Spectacles
Before rising to fame on Twitch, popular content creator HandOfBlood was best known for his over-the-top YouTube gaming videos. Alongside his team, he took on different games, crafting elaborate costumes, props, and original storylines to turn even the simplest Let's Plays into something extraordinary.
Though most of his gaming content followed the classic Let's Play format, HandOfBlood and his crew always went the extra mile—earning a reputation in the YouTube community for their painstakingly produced, often ridiculous videos.
How Did We Pick These Videos?
This list ranks clips based on view counts from HandOfBlood's YouTube channel and the author's personal assessment of just how absurd they are.
While HandOfBlood's library includes many beloved Let's Plays that won over fans, we've narrowed it down to a few honorable mentions to keep things concise:
- Hitman 2 – With its endless assassination scenarios, this game gave HandOfBlood the perfect playground for wild costume changes and increasingly creative (and hilarious) ways to take out targets.
- Cooking Simulator 2 (Pizza DLC) – Currently the most-watched video on his main channel, with over 8 million views, this clip features HandOfBlood pushing his PC to its limits after discovering a glitch that spawns infinite olives.
- Police Helicopter Simulator – The birthplace of the now-legendary meme "Well, that didn't go so well yesterday." HandOfBlood struggles through a game that offers no feedback—just endless mission failures and a superior officer who keeps repeating that line.
- Autobahn Police Simulator 2 – It might be easier to list what isn't absurd about this Let's Play: the bizarre story, the character creator, or HandOfBlood's priceless reactions to the game's sheer weirdness.
- Thief Simulator – The most iconic moment? HandOfBlood repeatedly putting on a ski mask that somehow never actually covers his face.
Kayak Simulator
For this video, HandOfBlood's team pulled out all the stops. They built a massive greenscreen backdrop and placed a real kayak in front of it—wild.
Some crew members even dressed in full green bodysuits to secretly rock the kayak in sync with the in-game movements, making it look like HandOfBlood was actually paddling.
And how did he control the game? With an actual paddle, rigged to a controller that sometimes registered his movements—with mixed results.
Getting Over It
The already absurd Getting Over It became even more ridiculous when HandOfBlood decided to play it half-naked in a cauldron, just like the game's protagonist. To top it off, he tried steering with an actual hammer instead of a mouse.
This made an already frustrating game nearly impossible. The controls are tricky enough with standard inputs, but a finicky hammer? That just cranked the difficulty—and HandOfBlood's frustration—to new heights.
Getting Over It is a classic "rage game," designed to be punishingly difficult and unfair, pushing players to the brink. Mission accomplished—HandOfBlood lost his cool more than once.
Check out the top three picks on page 2.
