Hand of Doom

Hand of Doom

Steam Deck Playable

Torple Dook · RPG · May 16, 2023

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

87%
Very Positive
339 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 339 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 281 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Despite the cheesy nature of the game which I personally enjoyed, there are some weird pockets of a good narrative there as well, I thought the whole "flesh" chapter was very enjoyable, almost felt like playing a different game, even a bit spooky.
59 of 281 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The puzzle gameplay is mostly fun.
31 of 281 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
However, it is worth a play if you find its art, cutscenes, or soundtrack appealing.
28 of 281 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ the game is stylized into the 90s graphics (which it does pretty well), so don't expect too much detail, but it is playable on higher resolutions than games at the time
26 of 281 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters59 reviews
Gameplay31 reviews
Audio28 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface10 reviews
80%
Difficulty8 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs32 reviews
63%
Combat29 reviews
86%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
18
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.