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Hand of Fate

Defiant Development · 2015-02-17

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 17, 2015 (Xbox One), Feb 17, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 17, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Feb 17, 2015 (Linux), Feb 17, 2015 (Mac)

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! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate.

12
playing now
89%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (77 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Hand of Fate is an action role-playing roguelike deck-building game developed and published by Australian studio Defiant Development for Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, released via early access on 7 July 2014, and then in the full release on 17 February 2015. A PlayStation Vita version was announced but ultimately cancelled due to development issues.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 66 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 10,910 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 267k–641k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,681 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99
GOG$24.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2020-12-22) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 35 of 49 observed days · $16.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
969620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2432026-08-06 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 24 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 22 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 12 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$3.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $22.492015-06-11 — best price $16.742015-09-06 — best price $18.742015-11-25 — best price $9.992016-01-05 — best price $24.992016-03-30 — best price $12.492016-10-16 — best price $24.992016-12-13 — best price $19.992017-02-16 — best price $6.242017-04-24 — best price $6.792017-07-03 — best price $6.242017-09-21 — best price $19.992018-02-07 — best price $4.992018-06-19 — best price $24.992018-11-21 — best price $6.242019-02-11 — best price $19.992019-06-25 — best price $24.992019-11-01 — best price $19.992020-03-30 — best price $19.992020-10-26 — best price $19.992021-02-01 — best price $4.992021-07-19 — best price $6.242021-11-26 — best price $4.992022-04-30 — best price $8.742022-07-18 — best price $4.992022-12-22 — best price $3.992023-04-03 — best price $4.992023-07-24 — best price $4.992023-11-06 — best price $19.992024-01-22 — best price $19.992024-05-23 — best price $24.992024-08-26 — best price $4.992024-12-19 — best price $3.992025-04-28 — best price $19.992025-09-11 — best price $24.992025-11-11 — best price $4.992026-06-15 — best price $19.992026-08-20 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6592026-05-29 — 13 pageviews2026-06-01 — 20 pageviews2026-06-04 — 21 pageviews2026-06-07 — 23 pageviews2026-06-10 — 20 pageviews2026-06-13 — 18 pageviews2026-06-16 — 16 pageviews2026-06-19 — 11 pageviews2026-06-22 — 19 pageviews2026-06-25 — 33 pageviews2026-06-28 — 25 pageviews2026-07-01 — 13 pageviews2026-07-04 — 18 pageviews2026-07-07 — 17 pageviews2026-07-10 — 13 pageviews2026-07-13 — 17 pageviews2026-07-16 — 17 pageviews2026-07-19 — 21 pageviews2026-07-22 — 45 pageviews2026-07-25 — 44 pageviews2026-07-28 — 28 pageviews2026-07-31 — 17 pageviews2026-08-03 — 25 pageviews2026-08-06 — 21 pageviews2026-08-09 — 16 pageviews2026-08-12 — 20 pageviews2026-08-15 — 16 pageviews2026-08-18 — 16 pageviews2026-08-21 — 15 pageviews2026-08-24 — 20 pageviews2026-08-26 — 21 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
90.8%
earned "Squire"
5.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)26,9281%53
Xbox One (Xbox)18,1831%53
PS4 (PlayStation)5,1922%53

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

Player tags

RPGIndieActionFantasyAdventureCard GameAction RPGRogue-likeRogue-liteDeckbuilding

Census log

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

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