Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Hand of Fate (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Hand of Fate on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Book of Demons, which both fantasy and atmospheric.
- Hand of Fate is tagged Roguelike Deckbuilder, Rogue-like, Deckbuilding, Card Game, Action Roguelike, RPG, Singleplayer, Action by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Book of Demons
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Roguelike Deckbuilder, Hack and Slash and RPG; released around the same time (2018).
Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!
Book of Demons at a glance Released 2018 Studio Thing Trunk Player sentiment 91% positive of 9,446 Price $24.99 Roguelike DeckbuilderHack and SlashRPGDeckbuildingAction RPGFantasyCard GameRogue-like
- 2
Slay the Spire
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Roguelike Deckbuilder, Card Game and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2019).
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Slay the Spire at a glance Released 2019 Studio Mega Crit Player sentiment 97% positive of 217,947 Price $24.99 Roguelike DeckbuilderCard GameRogue-likeDeckbuildingRogue-liteIndieDifficultRPG
- 3
Heroes of Hammerwatch
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-lite, Action Roguelike and RPG; released around the same time (2018).
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Heroes of Hammerwatch at a glance Released 2018 Studio Crackshell Player sentiment 87% positive of 9,527 Price $2.99 Rogue-liteAction RoguelikeRPGIndieHack and SlashRogue-likeAction RPGFantasy
- 4
Halls of Torment
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-lite and Action RPG.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Halls of Torment at a glance Released 2024 Studio Chasing Carrots Player sentiment 95% positive of 31,787 Price $6.66 Action RoguelikeRogue-liteAction RPGRogue-likeRPGHack and SlashFantasy
- 5
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-like, Action Roguelike and Difficult; released around the same time (2012).
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
Realm of the Mad God Exalt at a glance Released 2012 Studio Wild Shadow Studios Player sentiment 83% positive of 47,698 Price Free Rogue-likeAction RoguelikeDifficultRogue-liteIndieAction RPGRPGFantasy
- 6
Hyper Light Drifter
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Difficult and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2016).
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Hyper Light Drifter at a glance Released 2016 Studio Heart Machine Player sentiment 93% positive of 19,135 Price $19.99 IndieDifficultHack and SlashRPGAction RPGFantasy
- 7
Darkest Dungeon
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Rogue-like, RPG and Difficult; released around the same time (2016).
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Darkest Dungeon at a glance Released 2016 Studio Red Hook Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 161,942 Price $3.74 Rogue-likeRPGDifficultIndieRogue-liteFantasy
- 8
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG; released around the same time (2016).
Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen at a glance Released 2016 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 88% positive of 49,002 Price $29.99 RPGFantasyAction RPGThird PersonDifficultHack and Slash
- 9
Hades
Why it matched: both atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-lite and Hack and Slash.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Hades at a glance Released 2020 Studio Supergiant Games Player sentiment 98% positive of 308,085 Price $24.99 Action RoguelikeRogue-liteHack and SlashIndieRogue-likeRPGDifficultAction RPG
- 10
Nioh: Complete Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Difficult and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2017).
Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
Nioh: Complete Edition at a glance Released 2017 Studio KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Player sentiment 79% positive of 38,915 Price $49.99 RPGDifficultHack and SlashAction RPGThird PersonFantasy
- 11
Across the Obelisk
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-like, Fantasy and Roguelike Deckbuilder.
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Across the Obelisk at a glance Released 2022 Studio Dreamsite Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 13,086 Price $19.99 Rogue-likeFantasyRoguelike DeckbuilderCard GameRPGDeckbuildingRogue-liteDifficult
- 12
Dead Cells
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-like and Rogue-lite; released around the same time (2018).
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Dead Cells at a glance Released 2018 Studio Motion Twin Player sentiment 97% positive of 183,007 Price $24.99 Action RoguelikeRogue-likeRogue-liteDifficultHack and SlashIndie
- 13
Monster Hunter: World
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Third Person and Fantasy; released around the same time (2018).
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Monster Hunter: World at a glance Released 2018 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 89% positive of 516,159 Price $29.99 RPGThird PersonFantasyAction RPGDifficultHack and Slash
- 14
Black Myth: Wukong
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Action RPG, RPG and Fantasy.
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Black Myth: Wukong at a glance Released 2024 Studio Game Science Player sentiment 96% positive of 1,209,348 Price $59.99 Action RPGRPGFantasyHack and SlashDifficultThird Person
- 15
Monster Train
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-lite, Card Game and Deckbuilding.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Monster Train at a glance Released 2020 Studio Shiny Shoe Player sentiment 96% positive of 22,925 Price $24.99 Rogue-liteCard GameDeckbuildingRogue-likeDifficultRoguelike DeckbuilderRPGFantasy
- 16
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Card Game, RPG and Deckbuilding.
Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game at a glance Released 2020 Studio CD PROJEKT RED Player sentiment 86% positive of 27,710 Price Free Card GameRPGDeckbuildingFantasyDifficultBoard Game
- 17
DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Difficult and Fantasy; released around the same time (2012).
Dark Souls will be the most deeply challenging game you play this year. Can you live through a million deaths and earn your legacy?
DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition at a glance Released 2012 Studio FromSoftware, Inc. Player sentiment 92% positive of 78,539 Price Not listed RPGDifficultFantasyThird PersonAction RPG
- 18
Wizard of Legend
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-like and Rogue-lite; released around the same time (2018).
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Wizard of Legend at a glance Released 2018 Studio Contingent99 Player sentiment 91% positive of 21,051 Price $15.99 Action RoguelikeRogue-likeRogue-liteIndieHack and SlashDifficultRPG
- 19
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Difficult and Action RPG.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty at a glance Released 2023 Studio KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Player sentiment 50% positive of 29,314 Price $39.99 RPGDifficultAction RPGHack and SlashFantasyThird Person
- 20
Hades II
Why it matched: both atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Rogue-like, Rogue-lite and Hack and Slash.
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Hades II at a glance Released 2025 Studio Supergiant Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 122,855 Price $29.99 Rogue-likeRogue-liteHack and SlashRPGAction RoguelikeAction RPGIndie
- 21
LIZARDS MUST DIE
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Hack and Slash, Third Person and Difficult.
The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.
LIZARDS MUST DIE at a glance Released 2023 Studio Smola Game Studio Player sentiment 96% positive of 26,441 Price $3.99 Hack and SlashThird PersonDifficultAction RPGFantasyRPG
- 22
DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Difficult and Third Person; released around the same time (2015).
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin at a glance Released 2015 Studio FromSoftware, Inc. Player sentiment 84% positive of 131,673 Price $39.99 RPGDifficultThird PersonAction RPGFantasy
- 23
Exanima
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Difficult and Indie; released around the same time (2015).
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Exanima at a glance Released 2015 Studio Bare Mettle Entertainment Player sentiment 80% positive of 13,896 Price $14.99 RPGDifficultIndieRogue-likeAction Roguelike
- 24
Darksiders III
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Hack and Slash, RPG and Third Person; released around the same time (2018).
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
Darksiders III at a glance Released 2018 Studio Gunfire Games Player sentiment 76% positive of 17,431 Price $39.99 Hack and SlashRPGThird PersonFantasyDifficult
Common questions
What game is most like Hand of Fate?
Book of Demons, on the evidence we have. It both fantasy and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Hand of Fate" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Hand of Fate. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.