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SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!

What works

  • Engaging card-based combat with combos
  • Charming art style and music
  • Varied character abilities and deck customization
  • Accessible yet strategic gameplay
  • Good value for price and length

Things to keep in mind

  • Story can be repetitive and cheesy
  • Some ui and control clunkiness
  • Limited exploration and linear progression
  • Late game grind and difficulty spikes
  • Lack of deck loadout saving

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Fae Tactics

  • Girls of The Tower

  • Oaken

  • Magicbook AutoBattler: Contract

  • Union of Gnomes

  • Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

More violent

Games that feels like SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech but with more combat and destruction

  • Indies' Lies

  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar

  • Rune Coliseum

  • Iratus: Lord of the Dead

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • ARIA CHRONICLE

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech but with less leadership over others

  • Deck of Ashes

  • WitchSpring R

  • Hand of Fate

  • Knock on the Coffin Lid

  • Kyvir: Rebirth

  • Tails of Iron

More exploratory

Games that feels like SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • King's Bounty: Crossworlds

  • Chained Echoes

  • Banquet for Fools

  • King's Bounty: Armored Princess

  • Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster

  • Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk

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SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Exploration.

Last update: 03/08/2026