Games like Hand of Fate 2
If Hand of Fate 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hand of Fate, Book of Demons and Tainted Grail: Conquest — 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 2 is an action-RPG from Defiant Development that frames its adventure as a living card game presided over by a Dealer, released in 2017. Runs combine deck-building, procedural card events, and tabletop-style mini-games with real-time combat, and a companion-progression layer carries between campaigns. The structure rewards replaying chapters to unlock new cards and items. Reviewers single out the variety of mini-games and the branching narrative with companion quests as highlights of the loop. It carries an 80 Metacritic score, is Steam Deck Verified, costs 29.99 USD, and sits at 84% positive across 2,040 Steam reviews.
About Hand of Fate 2: 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!
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Hand of Fate
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Shares deck building, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Top pick for Hand of Fate 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
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.
Book of Demons
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Second-strongest match for Hand of Fate 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
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!
Tainted Grail: Conquest
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Third-strongest match for Hand of Fate 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Hand of Fate 2.
Ranked #4 for Hand of Fate 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate 2.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Ranked #5 for Hand of Fate 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
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!
Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Hand of Fate 2.
Ranked #6 for Hand of Fate 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate 2.
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.
Arcana of Paradise —The Tower—
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Ranked #7 for Hand of Fate 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
Choose from 20 children and perfect your deck as you battle against The Tower's bizarre inhabitants in real time! Time your guards, combo your attacks, charge up powerful magic, and collect legendary relics in your search for food, as you guide the children to the bottom!
Pairs & Perils
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Ranked #8 for Hand of Fate 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate 2.
Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer.
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Hand of Fate
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Reviewers of Hand of Fate 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
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.
Transistor
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Reviewers of Hand of Fate 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
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 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate 2.
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 2 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Hand of Fate 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
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.
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~50% under Hand of Fate 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate 2.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hand of Fate 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hand of Fate 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hand of Fate 2.
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.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hand of Fate 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hand of Fate 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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 2.
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 2.
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 2.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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 2.
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.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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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.
Tainted Grail: Conquest
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Hand of Fate 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate 2.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
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!
Arcana of Paradise —The Tower—
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Hand of Fate 2.
Choose from 20 children and perfect your deck as you battle against The Tower's bizarre inhabitants in real time! Time your guards, combo your attacks, charge up powerful magic, and collect legendary relics in your search for food, as you guide the children to the bottom!
Pairs & Perils
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Hand of Fate 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Hand of Fate 2.
Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer.
Frequently asked about Hand of Fate 2
- Is Hand of Fate 2 verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Hand of Fate 2 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Hand of Fate 2 cost?
- Hand of Fate 2 is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hand of Fate 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hand of Fate 2 are Hand of Fate, Book of Demons, Tainted Grail: Conquest.
- Who developed Hand of Fate 2?
- Hand of Fate 2 was developed by Defiant Development.
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