WitchHand
Card-based strategy game about growing and defending a witch coven
Jon Nielsen · Published by HopFrog · Released Feb 7, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 631
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 11 months ago
- Nov 27, 2025
What is WitchHand?
In this real-time, card-based strategy game, you lead a witch coven exploring the Ninth Realm despite the Council of Fates' doubts. You place cards to assign workers, expand villages, manage resources, and research upgrades while trading or fighting with other factions and defending against void beasts.
For you if...
- +you enjoy managing resources through card placement
- +you prefer a gentler strategy game with adjustable threats
- +you like choosing witches with different spells and playstyles
Not for you if...
- −you dislike sorting and placing many cards by hand
- −you want deep strategic tradeoffs or demanding combat
- −you expect varied goals across repeated playthroughs
What players say
90% of 631 reviews are positive
Players praise the witch-themed art, music, and approachable resource management. Many complain that moving and organizing cards becomes tedious, and some find the game repetitive after finishing it.
How many players finish WitchHand?
37% of Steam players have unlocked «Defy Fate», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
WitchHand system requirements
Minimum: 512MB, 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run WitchHand?
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- OS
- Windows XP and above
- Processor
- 1.2Ghz
- Graphics
- 512MB
- Memory
- 1024 MB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Does WitchHand have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does WitchHand 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
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 38
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Polish.
Does WitchHand 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- Management
- Card Game
- Simulation
- 4X
- Card Battler
- Deckbuilding
- Tabletop
- 2D
- Survival
- Crafting
- Board Game
- Colorful
- Cute
- Fantasy
- Magic
Recent updates
- Nov 16, 2025 · Patch 1.1.10
- Apr 7, 2025 · Patch 1.1.08
- Jul 10, 2024 · Patch 1.1.06
- Feb 18, 2024 · Patch 1.0.58
- Feb 16, 2024 · Patch 1.0.55