Hand of Fate

Hand of Fate

Steam Deck Playable

Defiant Development · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Feb 17, 2015

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

89%
Very Positive
11k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 149 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 51 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Finally, one of the game’s greatest strengths is in its plot.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Awesome use of different gameplay styles
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
That you can only see his eyes means his countenance never gives too much away, and Anthony Skordi’s brilliant voice acting brings as much to the character as it needs to – clearly invested in what he’s doing, but no overblown dramatics.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are good and stylized, the music is nice, and I don't have any complaints about gameplay and balancing.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters91 reviews
Gameplay63 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls12 reviews
92%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat149 reviews
71%
Difficulty51 reviews
73%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
53
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.