Action · February 17, 2015

Hand of Fate (2015)

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Add Hand of Fate 2 to your wishlist in order to keep up to date on announcements and release details! 'Words fail me at describing just how seamlessly Defiant Development managed to blend the tailored experience aspect of deck building games with the hack-and-slash excitement of action-RPGs.' - The Escapist 'If you are a fan of either old school adventure books, Gauntlet from its glory days, collectible card games, Rogue or just general fantasy, this game is for you' - Gamestyle 9/10 'Whether you are a CCG veteran or not, you need to play this game…right now!' - Godisageek 9/10 'Defiant Development’s newest project feels like playing a customizable card game, Dungeons & Dragons, and Batman: Arkham Asylum all at the same time; if that idea doesn’t excite you, then I have no idea what will.' Gaming Union 9/10 Deckbuilding Comes to Life In hand Of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! Beyond the thirteen gates at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate. Hand of Fate is a hybrid roguelike/action-RPG/deck builder, in which the player builds a set of cards into a deck, which is then used to deal out the dungeon floors through which they adventure. Upon entering a combat, all of the cards the player has collected fly into their hands as fully modeled 3D assets, and combat begins. Build your deck, enter the world of Hand of Fate, and prepare to face the Ace of Skulls. Key Features Tabletop card game brought to vivid life. A unique take on roguelike gameplay. Visceral action-RPG combat. Game changing gear and items make every play through unique. Hundreds of encounters, items, armor, weapons, artifacts, and mysteries to unlock. Unique deck building mechanics let you customise your own adventure, as you seek to defeat the Jack, Queen and King of each suit. Microsoft Xbox 360® Controller (or equivalent) is recommended.

Action releases from 2015

146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume10.6k Steam reviewsTop 39% in Action
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 41%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 61% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Roguelike Deckbuilder · 354
  • Rogue-like · 335
  • Deckbuilding · 274
  • Card Game · 258
  • Action Roguelike · 258
  • RPG · 189
  • Singleplayer · 153
  • Action · 148
  • Fantasy · 127
  • Indie · 118
  • Choose Your Own Adventure · 102
  • Adventure · 98
  • Rogue-lite · 67
  • Third Person · 63
  • Action RPG · 60

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Hungarian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Ukrainian
  • Italian
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 10.6k reviews

9.4k positive · 1.2k negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.4/10

Curator recommendations

8.0k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“A surprisingly fun and original experience that comes together admirably.” 8.75 – Game Informer “This is definitely the surprise of the year so far and gets better with every run.” 9.0 – Game Insider “Hand of Fate is an extraordinary example of the best that indie development, Kickstarter, and Steam Early Access have to offer.” 4.5/5 – Game Revolution

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

53

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 17, 2015
DeveloperDefiant Development
Base price$19.99
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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