Hand of Fate 2
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 35h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 11% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Broken Heart” (Defeated Oswin's Lover): only 38% of starters get there.
- 89% 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 5,875 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 26.1h for positive, 5.5h 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 (89.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Broken Heart Defeated Oswin's Lover. Most players quit here 38% −62
- Draknar's Bane Defeated Draknar the Mighty. 22% −16
- Thomas' Bane Defeated Thomas in combat. 9% −13
- Final Death Defeated Theophilus. 11% +2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (99)
story milestone ending side
- The Fool Completed the Fool challenge. 100%
- Apprentice Completed 2 challenges. 91%
- Northern Scourge Defeated 50 Northerners in combat. 68%
- Close Shave Won a combat with less than 10 health remaining. 65%
- Ninja Completed 3 combats while taking no damage, in a single challenge attempt. 63%
- Thief Bane Defeated 50 Thieves in combat. 59%
- Mercenary Completed 5 challenges. 55%
- Gambler Won 20 Dice Gambits. 51%
- Master of Arms Completed a combat in under 15 seconds. 50%
- Dice Master Won 5 Dice Gambits in a single challenge attempt. 49%
- Cure for Corruption Defeated 50 corrupted in combat. 44%
- Empire's Bane Defeated 50 Imperials in combat. 39%
- Broken Heart Defeated Oswin's Lover. 38%
- Focused Killed 5 or more enemies with a single artefact attack. 37%
- Flurry of Fury Killed multiple enemies with a single Weapon Ability from a pair of Light weapons. 36%
- Long Shot Got Huge Success in 10 Pendulum Gambits. 36%
- Swordsman Killed multiple enemies with a single Weapon Ability from a One-Handed weapon. 33%
- Devil Dice Rolled three 6s during a Dice gambit. 31%
- Jack of all Trades Got Success or Huge Success in a Chance, Pendulum and Wheel Gambit in a single challenge attempt. 30%
- Knight Unlocked 7 Gold challenge tokens. 29%
- Fused Fused first Token from Token Shards. 25%
- Adventurer Completed 10 challenges. 23%
- Leap of Faith Knocked 20 enemies off of ledges during combat. 23%
- Combat Ready Completed a challenge with one of each equipment type that you gained during the challenge. 22%
- Draknar's Bane Defeated Draknar the Mighty. 22%
- Magician Unlocked The Magician companion card. 19%
- Smithy Unlocked 3 Equipment tokens. 19%
- Stuffed Potato Completed the Lover's challenge with Oswin fully healed. 18%
- Card Sharp Got Huge Success in 10 Chance Gambits. 18%
- Mischief Managed Defeated 50 Goblins in combat. 11%
- Final Death Defeated Theophilus. 11%
- Cursed Soul Possessed 7 Curses at once. 11%
- Ally Unlocked The Ally companion card. 9.9%
- Purgatorium Completed 3 Brimstone tokens. 8.7%
- Thomas' Bane Defeated Thomas in combat. 8.7%
- Hero Unlocked The Hero companion card. 8.2%
- Rebel Unlocked The Rebel companion card. 8.2%
- Gamester Won all 3 games against Thomas in a single encounter attempt. 8.0%
- Champion Killed multiple enemies with a single Weapon Ability from a Heavy weapon. 7.4%
- Smiths Honour Completed Strength with the Jousting Armour. 7.3%
- Protector of the Realm Completed all 22 challenges. 7.2%
- Pupil Completed an Endless run with 1000 or more Endless Points. 7.2%
- Pilgrim Completed The High Priestess with 12 Blessings and the Holy Mace. 6.4%
- Peaceful Coast Completed The Empress with the Encrusted Mace. 5.8%
- Marksman Defeated 25 Enemies with Crossbow or Gun Artefacts in combat. 5.8%
- Golden Child Possessed 500 Gold at once. 5.6%
- Well Travelled Unlocked all Encounter cards. 5.5%
- Novice Completed 5 Adventures in a single challenge attempt. 5.4%
- Fractured Memories Fused 5 Tokens from Token Shards. 5.4%
- Bleeding Edge Caused Bleed to 50 enemies in combat. 5.2%
- The Mournful Wastes Completed the Mapmaker challenge. 4.9%
- Hoarder Possessed 300 Food at once. 4.8%
- Dungeon Master Unlocked 22 Gold challenge tokens. 4.7%
- Through the Portal Unlocked the Mapmaker gold challenge token. 4.5%
- Uneasy Alliance Completed the Servant challenge. 4.4%
- Blood Pact Unlocked the Servant gold challenge token. 4.1%
- Money Bags Had 200 Gold on completing Hierophant. 4.0%
- Bright Light Defeated 50 Shadows in combat. 3.7%
- Locked and Loaded Unlocked the Haunted companion card. 3.4%
- Blood Pact Wielded the Blood Crescent. 2.8%
- Crucible Completed Grobben's Training encounter and win the Shadow Shard. 2.8%
- Well Equipped Unlocked all equipment cards. 2.6%
- Unburdened Completed the Star challenge without any Curses. 2.4%
- Stranger's Hunger Had Veles finish 25 enemies affected by Knockdown. 2.4%
- Defender Completed 10 Adventures in a single challenge attempt. 2.2%
- Brave Unlocked the Brave companion card. 2.0%
- Wanted Completed 10 faction bounties using Keturah's campfire ability. 1.9%
- Swashbuckler Completed 20 Trials in a single challenge attempt. 1.8%
- Supply Mule Possessed 40 Equipment cards at once. 1.8%
- Lord of Shadow Unlocked the Lord companion card. 1.8%
- Dead or Alive Completed 5 named bounties using Keturah's upgraded campfire ability. 1.8%
- Karma Killed an Assassin with the Reaper's Arrow. 1.6%
- Warranted Reward Fused the Bounty Shards and unlock the Token. 1.6%
- Memories Restored Fused 10 Tokens from Token Shards. 1.5%
- Shadow Agent Fused the Shadow Shards and unlocked the Token. 1.5%
- Miracle Got Huge Success during Dealing with Thieves encounter. 1.2%
- Guardian Completed 15 Adventures in a single challenge attempt. 1.2%
- Veteran Completed 50 Adventures. 1.2%
- Humble Servant Completed the Servant challenge with Disciple's Guise helm equipped. 1.2%
- Grifter Got Huge Success in 10 Wheel Gambits. 1.1%
- Into Darkness Revealed 30 Encounters using Veles' campfire ability. 1.1%
- Seraph Possessed 20 Blessings at once. 1.0%
- Juggernaut Possessed 300 Max Health at once. 1.0%
- Opportunist Completed an Endless run with 10000 or more Endless Points. 1.0%
- Paladin Completed 20 Adventures in a single challenge attempt. 0.9%
- Unleashed Completed 8 combats while Veles has Blood Madness. 0.9%
- Endless Hunter Completed an Endless Adventure's attempt with Keturah and scored 6,000 or more Endless Points. 0.9%
- Daredevil Completed 10 Adventures in a row without refusing a Trial. 0.8%
- Hubie's Big Day Out Completed an Endless Adventures attempt with Hubie and scored over 7,000 or more Endless Points. 0.8%
- Shadow Run Completed an Endless Adventures attempt with Veles and scored over 7,000 or more Endless Points. 0.8%
- Infernal Possessed 30 Curses at once. 0.7%
- Lord of Sorrow Accepted 25 Curses from the Keeper of Sorrows in a single challenge attempt. 0.7%
- Saint Sacrificed 30 Blessings. 0.7%
- Humble Spirit Offered 50 Equipment to the gods. 0.7%
- Game Master Completed an Endless run with 25000 or more Endless Points. 0.7%
- Bomb Specialist Restored 50 Artefact charges using Hubie's campfire ability. 0.7%
- New Horn Used Hubie's Portal ability at the campfire 10 times. 0.7%
- Captain's Protection With the assistance of a companion, defeated 50 enemies with the Hali's Ward artefact. 0.7%
- Liberator Freed 5 Gnomes from 10 Goblin Chiefs. 0.7%