<s>
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
a	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Australian	O
studio	O
Defiant	O
Development	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
released	O
via	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
7	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
on	O
17	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
but	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
development	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
work	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
randomized	O
dungeons	O
,	O
generated	O
by	O
cards	O
selected	O
from	O
customizable	O
decks	O
,	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
each	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
successful	O
crowdfunded	O
physical	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
roguelike	O
and	O
deck-building	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
was	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defiant	O
Development	O
are	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
approximately	O
fifteen	O
based	O
in	O
Brisbane	O
,	O
they	O
described	O
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
as	O
their	O
"	O
first	O
big	O
push	O
"	O
onto	O
PC	O
platforms	O
following	O
their	O
previous	O
mobile	B-Application
projects	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
other	O
Defiant	O
games	O
,	O
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
built	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Greenlight	O
campaign	O
was	O
launched	O
simultaneously	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
approved	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
version	O
followed	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
17	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
represents	O
Defiant	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
had	O
been	O
founded	O
in	O
2010	O
in	O
Brisbane	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
initially	O
had	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
arena	O
with	O
titles	O
like	O
Ski	O
Safari	O
and	O
Rocket	O
Bunnies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
2	O
,	O
Defiant	O
had	O
begun	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
The	O
World	O
In	O
My	O
Attic	O
(	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
,	O
controlling	O
the	O
family	O
members	O
would	O
place	O
hexagonal	O
tiles	O
on	O
an	O
ever-changing	O
board	O
and	O
then	O
become	O
involved	O
in	O
an	O
action-adventure-style	O
game	O
within	O
that	O
tile	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
nature	O
to	O
progression	O
in	O
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Defiant	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
shutting	O
down	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
inability	O
for	O
the	O
studio	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
"	O
changes	O
both	O
big	O
and	O
small	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
retain	O
a	O
small	O
staff	O
to	O
maintain	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defiant	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
Rule	O
&	O
Make	O
to	O
transition	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
deck-building	O
game	O
called	O
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
:	O
Ordeals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Defiant	O
partnered	O
with	O
IndieBox	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
exclusive	O
,	O
custom-designed	O
,	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
individually-numbered	O
collector	O
's	O
box	O
included	O
a	O
themed	O
USB	O
drive	O
with	O
DRM-free	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
key	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
custom-made	O
collectibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
78/100	O
based	O
on	O
28	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
80/100	O
based	O
on	O
11	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
79/100	O
based	O
on	O
15	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
about	O
400,000	O
copies	O
across	O
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
1.5	O
million	O
times	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
promotion	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
2	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
announced	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
early	O
2017	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
to	O
release	O
shortly	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
2	O
will	O
also	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
