Fit check
Is Hand of Fate: Hordes worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action players who want repeated dungeon runs with evolving powers
- Fantasy fans who enjoy mixing melee, ranged, and magic combat
- Players who prefer card-based decisions alongside enemy battles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed, linear campaign rather than repeated runs and changing encounters
- Players who prefer one combat style instead of learning four heroes with different attack types
- Players looking for a quiet exploration game without enemy waves and bosses
Our take on Hand of Fate: Hordes
Its defining structure is the repeated dungeon run: card choices, combat, encounters, and rewards combine into an attempt that feeds progression for later runs.
What is Hand of Fate: Hordes?
Hand of Fate: Hordes is a fantasy action adventure set in the Shadow Vaults, where players control four heroes: Trickster, Goblin, Warrior, and Rebel.
Each hero uses a distinct mix of melee, ranged, or magic combat. Runs combine dungeon exploration, quests, enemy waves, bosses, cards, encounters, and decisions that shape progression. New weapons, abilities, rarities, rewards, blessings, and modifiers expand each run. Card shuffles and dice minigames provide boons and buffs, while Tokens unlock rewards after a run. Players can learn dungeon layouts, secrets, and special features, then adapt their choices on later attempts. The game includes story encounters, treasure events, and ongoing additions of heroes, quests, dungeons, bosses, and weapons.
How Hand of Fate: Hordes plays
- 01Four playable heroes
- Trickster, Goblin, Warrior, and Rebel each use different combinations of close-range, ranged, and magical attacks.
- 02Run-based progression
- Each attempt adds weapons, abilities, rewards, and modifiers that can shape later dungeon runs.
- 03Card-driven choices
- Cards influence encounters and dungeon decisions, while shuffle and dice activities can grant boons and buffs.
- 04Dungeon mastery
- Repeated exploration reveals layouts, secrets, and special features that inform choices on future attempts.
- 05Token rewards
- Tokens earned during play open additional rewards after a run ends.
Hand of Fate: Hordes compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is also a chaotic action game with roguelite structure, but it centers on metroidvania exploration, whereas Hand of Fate: Hordes combines dungeon runs with cards, quests, and four hero styles. Hand of Fate: Hordes also uses card shuffles and dice activities for boons and buffs, while Sundered is described through exploration and its metroidvania format.
Hand of Fate: Hordes: platforms & release
Is Hand of Fate: Hordes worth it?
It is worth it if: action players who want repeated dungeon runs with evolving powers. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed, linear campaign rather than repeated runs and changing encounters.
Where can I download Hand of Fate: Hordes?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Hand of Fate: Hordes's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Hand of Fate: Hordes on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
