Hand of Doom

First-person dungeon crawler with spells cast one word at a time

Torple Dook · Published by DreadXP · Released May 16, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 326
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 9 months ago; Jan 12, 2026
Minimum PC: 470 GTX; 4 GB RAM · 12 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Hand of Doom?

In this first-person dark fantasy RPG, you play an apprentice wizard bound to serve a sorcerer. You explore different planes of existence, learn spells, and decide whether to kill or befriend the entities you are sent to destroy, changing the story's ending.

For you if...

+you enjoy dark fantasy with a sense of humor

Not for you if...

−you want fast-paced action and clear directions between objectives

What players say

86% of 326 reviews are positive

Players praise the retro presentation, live-action characters, and music. Recent reviews repeatedly report bugs that prevent quest progress, while awkward controls and aimless wandering also draw criticism.

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Hand of Doom system requirements

Minimum: 470 GTX, 4 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 32/64-bit
Processor: Dual-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.0 GHz or Faster
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or MD Radeon 6870 HD Series
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 12 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Hand of Doom have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Hand of Doom run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 18
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Hand of Doom use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam