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Hand of Fate 2

Defiant Development · 2017-11-07

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 07, 2017 (Mac), Dec 21, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Dec 01, 2018 (Xbox One), Jul 17, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 07, 2017 (Linux), Nov 07, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!

13
playing now
84%
positive of 5.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (30 ratings)
44h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Hand of Fate 2 is a 2017 video game developed and published by Defiant Development. It combines action role-playing games with deck-building video games. It is the sequel to Hand of Fate.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 68 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 10,910 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 145k–349k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,814 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$29.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2021-12-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 17 of 35 observed days · $24.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12312320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4002026-08-06 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 28 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 22 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 29 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 15 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 40 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 24 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 26 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 19 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 27 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 24 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 19 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 19 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$5.992017-11-072026-08-302017-11-07 — best price $26.992018-02-16 — best price $25.492018-06-04 — best price $25.492018-10-15 — best price $22.492019-01-03 — best price $29.992019-02-12 — best price $29.992019-06-10 — best price $29.992019-09-09 — best price $17.992020-01-02 — best price $29.992020-07-09 — best price $29.992020-10-19 — best price $19.822020-11-25 — best price $14.992021-02-11 — best price $14.992021-07-05 — best price $14.992021-10-21 — best price $10.192021-11-29 — best price $29.992022-04-11 — best price $29.992022-08-10 — best price $7.492022-12-05 — best price $5.992023-02-20 — best price $11.992023-04-19 — best price $5.992023-08-28 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $5.992024-01-15 — best price $5.992024-03-20 — best price $5.992024-06-19 — best price $5.992024-09-09 — best price $8.992024-11-26 — best price $5.992025-01-24 — best price $5.992025-03-14 — best price $29.992025-06-09 — best price $8.992025-08-26 — best price $8.992025-10-08 — best price $29.992025-12-03 — best price $29.992026-06-08 — best price $11.992026-08-25 — best price $29.992026-08-30 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3022026-05-30 — 5 pageviews2026-06-02 — 14 pageviews2026-06-05 — 30 pageviews2026-06-08 — 7 pageviews2026-06-11 — 20 pageviews2026-06-14 — 10 pageviews2026-06-17 — 10 pageviews2026-06-20 — 10 pageviews2026-06-23 — 14 pageviews2026-06-26 — 16 pageviews2026-06-29 — 3 pageviews2026-07-02 — 12 pageviews2026-07-05 — 17 pageviews2026-07-08 — 6 pageviews2026-07-11 — 14 pageviews2026-07-14 — 14 pageviews2026-07-17 — 6 pageviews2026-07-20 — 12 pageviews2026-07-23 — 23 pageviews2026-07-26 — 10 pageviews2026-07-29 — 16 pageviews2026-08-01 — 7 pageviews2026-08-04 — 14 pageviews2026-08-07 — 9 pageviews2026-08-10 — 4 pageviews2026-08-13 — 14 pageviews2026-08-16 — 5 pageviews2026-08-19 — 10 pageviews2026-08-22 — 9 pageviews2026-08-25 — 12 pageviews2026-08-27 — 9 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
89.2%
earned "The Fool"
9.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing4 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,6251%99
PS4 (PlayStation)1,4383%79
Xbox One (Xbox)1,0172%71
PS4 (PlayStation)4652%79
PS4 (PlayStation)2534%79
Switch (Nintendo)360%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGIndieActionFantasyCard GameBoard GameRogue-likeRogue-liteDeckbuildingSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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