Defiant Development

Hand of Fate

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2015

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Series

  • Hand of Fate

Localized titles

  • Hand of Fate

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Italian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Simplified Chinese*

Community tags · historical

  • Roguelike Deckbuilder*
    Votes · historical
    354*
  • Rogue-like*
    Votes · historical
    335*
  • Deckbuilding*
    Votes · historical
    274*
  • Card Game*
    Votes · historical
    258*
  • Action Roguelike*
    Votes · historical
    258*
  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    189*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    153*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    148*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    127*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    118*
  • Choose Your Own Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    102*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    98*
  • Rogue-lite*
    Votes · historical
    67*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    63*
  • Action RPG*
    Votes · historical
    60*
  • Board Game*
    Votes · historical
    45*
  • Hack and Slash*
    Votes · historical
    45*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    44*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    41*
  • Tabletop*
    Votes · historical
    33*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7/8/8.1/XP/Vista (32 or 64 bit)*
    Processor alternatives
    2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM*
    Graphics API
    Version 9.0c*
    Storage
    5 GB available space*
    Audio hardware
    DirectX compatible sound card*
  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Ubuntu 12.04 or later*
    Processor alternatives
    2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM*
    Storage
    5 GB available space*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Mac OSX 10.5 or higher*
    Processor alternatives
    2.4GHz Intel Core i5*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 300 Series or Radeon equivalent*
    Storage
    5 GB available space*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    4 GB*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia 460 GTX / Radeon 5770 - 1 GB of VRAM*
    Processor alternatives
    2.66GHz Intel Core i7*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    4 GB*
    Video memory
    1 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    16*
    Community confidence
    moderate*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Defiant Development

Publishers

  • Defiant Development

Release history

  • 2015-02-17
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    internationality
  • 2015-02-16 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2015-02-16*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Feb 17, 2015*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Nvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
4* GB
Name
Hand of Fate*
Windows recommended processor requirement
2.66GHz Intel Core i7*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Nvidia 460 GTX / Radeon 5770 - 1 GB of VRAM*
Windows recommended memory requirement
4* GB
Release year
2,015*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
4 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
2.66GHz Intel Core i7*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia 460 GTX / Radeon 5770 - 1 GB of VRAM*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
4 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Defiant Development
Defiant Development*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
adventure game
adventure game*
role-playing video game
role-playing video game*
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Defiant Development
Defiant Development*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2015-02-16 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2015-02-16*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
53*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
10* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
412* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Defiant Development*
DLC count · historical
2*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500000 - 1000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
10* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
214* min
Metacritic score
78*
Name
Hand of Fate*
Negative reviews · historical
1,126*
Peak ccu
6*
Positive reviews · historical
9,433*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
19.99*
Publishers
  • Defiant Development*
Recommendations
7,958*
Store release date · historical
Feb 17, 2015*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Italian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Game website · historical
http://www.defiantdev.com/hof1.html*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Defiant Development
Defiant Development*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Defiant Development
Defiant Development*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Feb 17, 2015*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Italian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
407* min
Ccu
6*
Developer
Defiant Development*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
Historical US original list price
1,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Italian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
207* min
Name
Hand of Fate*
Negative reviews · historical
1,126*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500,000 .. 1,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
9,433*
Historical US price
1,999* US cents
Publisher
Defiant Development*
Community tags · historical
  • Roguelike Deckbuilder*
  • Rogue-like*
  • Deckbuilding*
  • Card Game*
  • Action Roguelike*
  • RPG*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Action*
  • Fantasy*
  • Indie*
  • Choose Your Own Adventure*
  • Adventure*
  • Rogue-lite*
  • Third Person*
  • Action RPG*
  • Board Game*
  • Hack and Slash*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Difficult*
  • Tabletop*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Italian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Community tags · historical
Roguelike Deckbuilder
Roguelike Deckbuilder*
Rogue-like
Rogue-like*
Deckbuilding
Deckbuilding*
Card Game
Card Game*
Action Roguelike
Action Roguelike*
RPG
RPG*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Action
Action*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Indie
Indie*
Choose Your Own Adventure
Choose Your Own Adventure*
Adventure
Adventure*
Rogue-lite
Rogue-lite*
Third Person
Third Person*
Action RPG
Action RPG*
Board Game
Board Game*
Hack and Slash
Hack and Slash*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Difficult
Difficult*
Tabletop
Tabletop*
Tags votes
Roguelike Deckbuilder
Votes · historical
354*
Rogue-like
Votes · historical
335*
Deckbuilding
Votes · historical
274*
Card Game
Votes · historical
258*
Action Roguelike
Votes · historical
258*
RPG
Votes · historical
189*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
153*
Action
Votes · historical
148*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
127*
Indie
Votes · historical
118*
Choose Your Own Adventure
Votes · historical
102*
Adventure
Votes · historical
98*
Rogue-lite
Votes · historical
67*
Third Person
Votes · historical
63*
Action RPG
Votes · historical
60*
Board Game
Votes · historical
45*
Hack and Slash
Votes · historical
45*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
44*
Difficult
Votes · historical
41*
Tabletop
Votes · historical
33*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Defiant Development*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
  • RPG*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or later 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 Storage: 5 GB available space *
macOS requirements
Minimum: OS: Mac OSX 10.5 or higher Processor: 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 300 Series or Radeon equivalent Storage: 5 GB available space *
Metacritic score
78*
Name
Hand of Fate*
Windows requirements
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 *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$19.99*
Publishers
  • Defiant Development*
Recommendations total
7,954*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Feb 17, 2015*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Defiant Development
Defiant Development*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Operating system
Ubuntu 12.04 or later*
Processor alternatives
2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM*
Storage
5 GB available space*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
Mac OSX 10.5 or higher*
Processor alternatives
2.4GHz Intel Core i5*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GT 300 Series or Radeon equivalent*
Storage
5 GB available space*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7/8/8.1/XP/Vista (32 or 64 bit)*
Processor alternatives
2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia 260 GTS or Radeon HD 4850 - 512 MB of VRAM*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c*
Storage
5 GB available space*
Audio hardware
DirectX compatible sound card*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Defiant Development
Defiant Development*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Feb 17, 2015*
Interface languages
  • French*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Hungarian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Italian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Specifications 6 · 20 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Action|Indie|RPG*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
1,237*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
moderate*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
16*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
4* GB
Windows recommended video memory · 2026-06-27
1* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,015*
Title
Hand of Fate*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
RPG
RPG*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
16*
Community confidence
moderate*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
4 GB*
Video memory
1 GB*

* Provisional data