
games like
Hand of Fate 2
Hand of Fate 2 leans Variance (Twitch Chaos). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Card & Board Game - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
Like Hand of Fate 2, but easier
Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.
12 games like Hand of Fate 2
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on variance about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Twin-stick dodging through bullet-dense rooms
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 6) - Anomalies, emissions, stash rolls, and unknown Zone layouts hide information
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 8) - Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
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Both lean on optimization about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 5) - Heir traits and room layouts introduce run-to-run randomness
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 5) - Procedurally rolled worlds, bosses, and item availability.
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Enemies spawn and chase; no adaptation.
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 8) - Module builds and Descendant loadouts are extensively theory-crafted
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Both lean on variance about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 8) - Wand crafting and pixel physics reward deep mastery.
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 5) - run seeds and loot are randomized
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Both lean on optimization about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 4) - night-defense reflexes under limited vision
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 8) - Dual classes and spell builds deep
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 6) - item boxes are heavily randomized
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- Released
- 2017
- Developer
- Defiant Development
- Platforms
- PS4, Linux, PC, Mac, XONE, Switch
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB critics
- 76/100
- IGDB users
- 70/100