ActionIndieRPG
Hand of Fate
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 8% of players who started
Started playing 91% of owners
Steam reviews 89% positive of 10,695
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 7h it's 1 in 11 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised less than in 78% of games we track.
- 8% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Dungeon Master” (Defeat the Dealer): only 8% of starters get there.
- 91% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 10,738 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 11.7h for positive, 8.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (90.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Dungeon Master Defeat the Dealer. Most players quit here 8% −92
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (53)
story milestone ending side
- Squire Complete the first level of a play session, without taking any damage. 100%
- Master Combatant Complete 3 combats in a single run, without taking any damage. 77%
- Quick Reflexes Reflect 100 projectiles over multiple play sessions. 62%
- Ninja Kill an enemy with their own reflected projectile. 53%
- Combat Ready Have at least 1 of each type of equipment in your inventory. 49%
- Close Shave Win a combat with less than 5 health remaining. 37%
- Release the Lava Golems! Complete the Fire in the Deep encounter. 34%
- Release the Lich! Complete the Lich encounter. 34%
- Release the Mages! Complete the Mages encounter. 32%
- Adventurer Complete the first 3 levels of a play session, without taking any damage. 26%
- Vault Raider Complete the Goblin King's Halls IV encounter. 24%
- Wealthy Lord Possess 200 or more gold. 22%
- Release the Minotaur! Complete the Minotaur encounter. 13%
- Slayer Perform 2 prone attacks in a row. 13%
- Hunter Land the killing blow on 10 enemies with a trap. 12%
- Very Brave or Very Stupid Enter a combat with less than 5 health remaining. 11%
- Graduation Complete all Apprentice encounters. 9.8%
- The Elder Lizard Trade with the Elder Lizard. 9.7%
- Very Unlucky Get 12 'Failure' or 'Huge Failure' chance cards in a single session. 9.0%
- Wretched Soul Possess 10 Curses at once. 8.3%
- Juggernaut Possess 150 or more health. 7.8%
- Great Hunter Defeat the White Minotaur. 7.6%
- Dungeon Master Defeat the Dealer. 7.5%
- Kraken Master Defeat the Kraken. 6.6%
- Very Lucky Get 15 'Success' or 'Huge Success' chance cards in a single session. 6.3%
- Well Travelled Unlock every encounter card. 5.8%
- Well Equipped Unlock every equipment card. 5.7%
- Drained Complete all 6 Blood Auction encounters. 5.5%
- Humbled Complete all 6 Charity encounters. 5.4%
- Corrupted Complete all 6 Demon Trader encounters. 5.4%
- World Saviour Turn back the invasion from the Underworld. 5.0%
- Bling Have 10 rings in your inventory at once. 4.5%
- Well Supplied Possess 120 or more food. 4.2%
- Arch Mage Equip all the Mage items at once. 3.7%
- Champion Kill one of each monster type in a single session. 3.7%
- Master of Traps Bash 5 enemies into traps in a single session. 3.2%
- King of the Undead Equip all the Skeleton King items at once. 3.1%
- Explorer Complete all Explorer's Gift encounters. 2.8%
- Pure Enlightenment Possess 10 Blessings at once. 2.6%
- Elite Training Complete all Soldier's Training encounters. 2.3%
- One with the Kraken Equip the Kraken Sword and Mask at once. 2.2%
- Deep Delver Reach level 30 in Endless Mode. 2.2%
- Dungeon Conqueror Defeat the Dealer as the Warlord. 1.7%
- Master of the Shadows Complete all Shadow Agent encounters. 1.4%
- Never Enough Complete all Hoarder's Desire encounters. 1.3%
- Holy Champion Complete all Monk encounters. 1.3%
- The Wanderer Complete all Nomad encounters. 1.3%
- Lord of War Complete all Warlord encounters. 1.3%
- The Lion Prince Complete all Curse of the Lion Prince encounters. 1.2%
- Merchant's Saviour Complete all Merchant Guard encounters. 1.2%
- Dragon Slayer Equip all the Dragon Relic items at once. 1.2%
- Hunger Satiated. Complete all Iron Hunger encounters. 1.1%
- Metal Mogul Possess 300 or more Ore. 1.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.