Underplayed Gems

WitchHand (2024)

WitchHand cover
Developer
Jon Nielsen
Publisher
HopFrog
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.5 of 5, 632 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 13 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A strategic card-driven management game where you build and expand a coven of witches with cute, colorful visuals and a mix of peaceful trade and ruthless expansion.

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What players say

Players compare it directly to Stacklands and Cultist Simulator. They praise the cute witchy art and find the card-stacking gameplay relaxing at first, but consistently say the lack of automation and heavy RNG make late-game resource management tedious. Many agree replayability is low once you have beaten each witch once, and there is no satisfying ending.

Screenshots

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