Spicy Koala and Spitfire Interactive have announced that Hordes of Fate: A Hand of Fate Adventure is in development for Nintendo Switch 2.
In this grimdark deckbuilding auto-shooter, you must defy fate as one of four characters by using their unique skillsets to confront hordes upon hordes of relentless monsters.
Selecting from a series of equipment and ability cards offered mid-run, you can grow to “unimaginable levels of strength” by stacking synergistic upgrades and unlocking branching encounters throughout each battle.
Actor Anthony Skordi (Star Wars Battlefront II, Mafia: The Old Country, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Mass Effect 3, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) reprises his role as the Dealer, who is equal parts narrator, dungeon master and villain.
“Hands of Fate is a foundational series that paved the way for talented developers who have continued to iterate on roguelike deckbuilders,” explains Spitfire Interactive director Morgan Jaffit. “We look forward to continuing our spirit of innovation, improving upon the auto-shooter genre, integrating deckbuilding mechanics in new and exciting ways, while delivering a quintessential Hand of Fate experience that millions love.”
The publisher has outlined the game’s key features, which include:
- Stack Your Deck: Hand of Fate set the standard for deckbuilding roguelikes in 2016, and now we’re allowing you to build your own autoshooter. Text encounters and quests drawn from your deck allow you to unlock Tokens and earn new cards to expand the possibilities and grow your power for each subsequent run. Discover hidden encounter outcomes and earn powerful equipment enchantments that transform your gear, branching your power in new directions and creating unique builds and playstyles, keeping each run fresh and unique based on the cards dealt and the choices you make.
- Dark Fantasy Bullet Heaven: Defeat minions, upgrade your equipment, and delve ever deeper into the world of Hand of Fate. Collect and assemble a devastating array of weapons and enchantments, and unleash hell upon wave after wave of fearsome monsters in fast and frenetic combat.
- Heroes Call: Unlock a collection of heroes from the Hand of Fate universe each with their own auto-shooting weapons and perk cards that add to the deckbuilding possibilities of each run. Each hero comes armed with a unique activatable equipment card that can turn the tide of battle when the course of combat and shapes their unique playstyle.
- Hand of Fate Reimagined: Uncover new and reimagined encounters and equipment, visit new locations and play as familiar heroes from across the Hand of Fate universe, all from a top down auto-shooter perspective. Fight hordes of Hand of Fate enemies and monsters on a scale never like never before.
Hordes of Fate: A Hand of Fate Adventure will be released digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026.
