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Hand of Fate

Hand of Fate

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.

Released Feb 17, 2015 Developer Defiant Development Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Roguelike DeckbuilderRogue-likeDeckbuildingCard GameAction Roguelike
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.3%positive10,559 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“If you are wondering if you should play this game when a sequel that does most things better exists, the answer is YES, the original Hand of Fate has its own strengths. First off, it's just more flavorful. HoF 2 uses a more modern streamlined UI, which I am not a huge fan of,…”

— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I love this game and the Wildcards DLC adds so many more option to play with.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Ok so the style, narration and premise of the game are really cool. However, after encountering the same fight three times in less than an hour and the really awful combat of getting swarmed by enemies and pushing buttons fast to take down one after another... I just don't wanna…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:07 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

13playing at last check
1224-hour peak
2,169all-time peak
0 250 500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 385 avg · Feb 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

53achievements
5.3%median completion
1.0%rarest: Metal Mogul
90.8% of players 69.9% of players 56.7% of players 47.8% of players 44.6% of players 33.3% of players 30.7% of players 30.6% of players 29.3% of players 23.3% of players 21.3% of players 20.0% of players 11.8% of players 11.4% of players 11.3% of players 10.2% of players 8.9% of players 8.8% of players 8.2% of players 7.5% of players 7.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.0% of players 5.7% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.5% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 90.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.8%Squire — Complete the first level of a play session, without taking any damage.
69.9%Master Combatant — Complete 3 combats in a single run, without taking any damage.
56.7%Quick Reflexes — Reflect 100 projectiles over multiple play sessions.
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%Metal Mogul — Possess 300 or more Ore.
1.0%Hunger Satiated. — Complete all Iron Hunger encounters.
1.1%Dragon Slayer — Equip all the Dragon Relic items at once.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia19.99 AUD
Canada19.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Australia Canada UK US EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 22, 2026
The Game of Life and Death Continues…

Hello from Spitfire Interactive, Thanks for checking out our fresh entry to the Hand of Fate series, whether you’re a new player or an old hand at the Dealer’s game. The support of players like you ac

Jun 05, 2026
Hand of Fate: Hordes Launches in Early Access on July 22nd

🎉Hand of Fate: Hordes will launch into Early Access via Steam on July 22nd. Players eager to try the game before launch will also be able to experience a demo during Steam Bullet Fest, beginning on Ju

May 22, 2025
Hordes of Fate - Demo is now LIVE!

The demo for our new title Hordes of Fate is now live! Venture once more into the world of Hand of Fate. We’ve just released a demo of the project the team at Spitfire Interactive are working on (a co

Mar 05, 2025
A new title in the world of Hand of Fate!

We’re excited to reveal our latest project, Hordes of Fate: A Hand of Fate Adventure, which blends Hand of Fate’s deckbuilding cards to life universe with a frenetic auto-shooter. Choose your hero, yo

Feb 18, 2025
Ten Years Since the Beginning

Ten years ago the Thirteenth Gate opened for the first time and the Game of Life and Death began. Ten years of Hand of Fate. What an adventure it’s been, and what a decade has passed. Thank you all fo

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsRoguelike Deckbuilder · Rogue-like · Deckbuilding · Card Game · Action Roguelike · RPG · Singleplayer · Action · Fantasy · Indie · Choose Your Own Adventure · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements53
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.defiantdev.com/hof1.html
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/XP/Vista (32 or 64 bit) Processor: 2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card