Unique card, roguelike and brawler hybrid
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game is a fun mixture of different genres and it works!”
Steam review · 25.2 h played ↗
Hand of Fate
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Defiant Development2015Roguelike · Deckbuilding · Card Game
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A unique blend of card-driven tabletop adventure and Arkham-style brawling, carried by a superb narrator. Skip it if you hate heavy RNG, clunky combat, or a brutal final boss.
Great for
Fans of tabletop RPGs and choose-your-own-adventure stories who want atmosphere and can tolerate simple combat
Main risk
Heavy RNG, clunky repetitive combat and an unfair final boss gauntlet turn the late game into frustration
What players love
Brilliant Dealer narration and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Antony Skordi’s performance as the Dealer is phenomenal.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Replayable with lots of cards and unlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The big appeal of this game is the unlocks system.”
Steam review · 77.7 h played ↗
Great art, music and presentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The music, cards, aesthetic, and voice acting are a 10/10 for me.”
Steam review · 23.8 h played ↗
Immersive tabletop RPG atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“It's like playing Dungeons & Dragons with a phenomenal narrator.”
Steam review · 75.8 h played ↗
Simple but fun Arkham-style combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The combat while simple is also quite enjoyable.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, shallow, repetitive combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“the combat is unbearably clunky and has a sort of pseudo Arkham button mash-y feel but not in a good way”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Excessive RNG decides runs
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“when you lose, it wasn't your doing, and when you win, it wasn't your doing. The game may as well play itself, it's all just RNG.”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
Final boss is unfairly hard
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The final boss is possibly the most unfair end-boss that I have ever encountered.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Fixed, unhelpful camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Horrible auto camera so you can't even see where all the enemies and traps are.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Repetitive and slow, unskippable animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“A huge number of constantly repeating unnecessary animations that quickly become boring and cannot be skipped or speeded up”
Steam review · 12.8 h played ↗
Stunlocks and crowded arenas
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Nobody's favorite part of any card game is dying to a Stun Locked battle scene.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/8.1/XP/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
Processor2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM
Storage5 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/8.1 (64bit)
Processor2.66GHz Intel Core i7
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia 460 GTX / Radeon 5770 - 1 GB of VRAM
Storage5 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/8.1/XP/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
Processor2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM
Storage5 GB available space
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