Disembodied hands
Creatures entity
Includes creatures that resemble severed hands.
19
games
14platforms

DOS 1994

ST 1993

PS1 1999-02-11

WIN 2013-02-26

DOS 1997-06-20

OCS 1993

WIN 2012

AGA 1994

WIN 2000

SNES 1993-08

NDS 2009-01-21

WII 2009-01-21
The first video game about Disembodied hands was released in 1984.
Renegade Software, Virgin and GT Interactive has published most of these games
Possibly started by Thing from Addams Family. Another source of popularity may be the second Evil Dead movie.