Hand of Fate
Released Feb 16, 2015
Metascore:78
User Rating: ★ 3.71
Age Rating: Not RatedGenres: Action, Adventure, RPG, Indie
Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Linux, macOS
Developers: Defiant Development
Publishers: Defiant Development
Publishers: Defiant Development
About
Hand of Fate is an unusual combination of various genres. It is based on mechanics typical for deck-building board games, but also features rogue-like and hack-and-slash elements. Its approach to the storytelling is typical for tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons.
You play cards against the Dealer, who is both your DM, opponent, and narrator of your adventures. Each card represents an item, a character, or an encounter. You navigate your character through the story that unfurls as you reveal the cards and make your choices. The goal is to collect a powerful deck of cards that give your character better weapons, armor, and other equipment. You can unlock more cards after you defeat bosses and complete quests. The Dealer’s goal is to hamper your progress, as he plays his cards to put new obstacles in your way.
Most of the time the game will only show you the cards and the Dealer who sits across the table from you. You will learn the events from listening to him and reading the text on cards. Battles, however, are actually fought in real time by animated characters on visualized 3D arenas. This is very unusual for board game simulators and brings some variety into the gameplay.
You play cards against the Dealer, who is both your DM, opponent, and narrator of your adventures. Each card represents an item, a character, or an encounter. You navigate your character through the story that unfurls as you reveal the cards and make your choices. The goal is to collect a powerful deck of cards that give your character better weapons, armor, and other equipment. You can unlock more cards after you defeat bosses and complete quests. The Dealer’s goal is to hamper your progress, as he plays his cards to put new obstacles in your way.
Most of the time the game will only show you the cards and the Dealer who sits across the table from you. You will learn the events from listening to him and reading the text on cards. Battles, however, are actually fought in real time by animated characters on visualized 3D arenas. This is very unusual for board game simulators and brings some variety into the gameplay.
Tags: Singleplayer, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Atmospheric, steam-trading-cards, RPG, Third Person, Fantasy, Difficult, Steam Leaderboards, Action RPG, Hack and Slash, controller support, Roguelike, Beat 'em up, Roguelite, Dungeon Crawler, Card Game, Choose Your Own Adventure, Board Game, Steam, GOG
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- Steam (store.steampowered.com)
- Xbox Store (microsoft.com)
- PlayStation Store (store.playstation.com)
- GOG (gog.com)