Games like Hand of Fate
If Hand of Fate is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hand of Fate 2, Book of Demons and Slay the Spire — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Hand of Fate is a 2015 action RPG and indie deck-builder from Defiant Development. Players construct decks of cards that trigger procedural encounters and minigames as they progress through quests, with dice-based combat and resource management driving progression. The game costs $19.99 USD and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. Reviewers describe the atmosphere as atmospheric and immersive, with fluid animations and a tabletop RPG feel that occasionally breaks the fourth wall. Players note the dealer's motives remain deliberately unreadable throughout. The game holds an 88% positive rating from over 3,200 Steam reviews and is described as challenging with a medium length suitable for short play sessions.
About 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.
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Hand of Fate 2
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate.
Top pick for Hand of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
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!
Book of Demons
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate.
Second-strongest match for Hand of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Hand of Fate.
Third-strongest match for Hand of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
FAIRY TAIL: DUNGEONS
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Hand of Fate.
Ranked #4 for Hand of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate.
Fairy Tail: Dungeons is a deck-building rogue-lite featuring characters from the Fairy Tail series. Collect Magic Cards based on moves from the series to build your own unique deck and take down powerful monsters as you head for the dungeon depths!
Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Hand of Fate.
Ranked #5 for Hand of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate.
Now fully rebuilt and remastered, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around them.
FORCED SHOWDOWN
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Hand of Fate.
Ranked #6 for Hand of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.
One Step From Eden
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Hand of Fate.
Ranked #7 for Hand of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Monster Slayers
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a contemplative mood with Hand of Fate.
Ranked #8 for Hand of Fate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.
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Hand of Fate 2
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate.
Reviewers of Hand of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
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!
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hand of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hand of Fate.
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
Batman™: Arkham VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate.
Reviewers of Hand of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Experience Gotham City through the eyes of the World's Greatest Detective in an all new Arkham mystery.
Skyward
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hand of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate.
Skyward is a 2D game where your objective is to survive as long as possible while avoiding damage. With simple and easy to learn controls you must attempt to collect as many coins as you can for points.
Transistor
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hand of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.
Toe-tal War
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Hand of Fate cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate.
Toe-tal War is a platformer where you kill people with your foot smell. Run and jump to make your feet smelly, change your shoes and socks to control the smell — then get close to enemies and stink them to death.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hand of Fate at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Hand of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hand of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hand of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hand of Fate.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hand of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hand of Fate on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Hand of Fate.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Hand of Fate.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Hand of Fate 2
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
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!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Hand of Fate.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
FAIRY TAIL: DUNGEONS
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Hand of Fate.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate.
Fairy Tail: Dungeons is a deck-building rogue-lite featuring characters from the Fairy Tail series. Collect Magic Cards based on moves from the series to build your own unique deck and take down powerful monsters as you head for the dungeon depths!
One Step From Eden
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Hand of Fate.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Frequently asked about Hand of Fate
- Does Hand of Fate run on Steam Deck?
- Hand of Fate is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Hand of Fate cost?
- Hand of Fate is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hand of Fate?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hand of Fate are Hand of Fate 2, Book of Demons, Slay the Spire.
- Who developed Hand of Fate?
- Hand of Fate was developed by Defiant Development.
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