Brave Hand

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Brave Hand is a single player casual turn-based strategy game. It was developed by Heart Shaped Games LLC and was released on August 6, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Brave Hand is an award-winning original single-player card game about pushing your luck. Beautifully simple yet deeply strategic. Playing unlocks the story of the Wanderer and the Guardian, depicted across 16 gorgeous hand-painted theme pages. An elegant design that combines the simplicity of classic card games like Solitaire and War, and the strategy of collectible card games.

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Single-Player

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71%

Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews

music3 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Charming game with beautiful art and engaging mechanics, making it fun for short play sessions.
Addictive and easy to learn, perfect for quick breaks and casual gaming.
Offers a variety of game modes and achievements, enhancing replayability and enjoyment.

Gameplay heavily relies on luck, leading to frustration when dealt poor hands with little chance of recovery.
The mobile port lacks polish, with poor UI/UX design and missing features that detract from the overall experience.
The game feels shallow and repetitive, lacking depth and meaningful decision-making opportunities.

story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is perceived as minimal and disjointed, with players expressing frustration over its lack of clarity and coherence. While some appreciate the underlying moral about perseverance, many feel that the narrative could be better integrated into gameplay, suggesting a more streamlined approach to unlocking story elements. Overall, the storytelling aspect seems to be overshadowed by gameplay mechanics, leaving players wanting a more cohesive narrative experience.
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “Story pages unlock the rest of the game modes too.”
- “I'm not going to talk about the story because it's hardly there and I did not understand why you are collecting it randomly and not chronologically.”
- “If this game is meant to be story-centric and moody, why not something minimal like getting rid of the points system and just unlocking new story after defeating a certain number of enemies?”
- “[b]Online leaderboards[/b] are available for every mode and money can be used in the [b]collection[/b] menu (referred to as the 'treasure room' in the how to play section for some reason) to [b]unlock alternate themes and story bits[/b] with way too many clicks.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it lacking in depth and overly reliant on luck, leading to frustration. However, others appreciate its interesting mechanics and appealing graphics, particularly in the context of a solitaire game. Overall, the experience seems to vary significantly based on individual expectations and preferences.
- “Really interesting solitaire with nice graphics and good mechanics.”
- “Given the lack of mood, the gameplay is also not interesting enough; it just feels like pure luck.”
- “Push your luck mechanics are less impactful if the primary feedback loop is contained to a single run.”
- “For me, it boils down to a couple of hours of gameplay and a pile of frustration.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is described as decent and somewhat relaxing, though it can become repetitive. While the overall presentation, including the art and backgrounds, is praised, the audio options are limited, lacking separate controls for music and sound effects, which can lead to an overwhelming volume.
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “The presentation is really nice, with pretty backgrounds and matching colors for the game board. The music is good, if a bit repetitive.”
- “The art is great and the music is decent, but that's about it.”
- “However, there's only a single audio toggle, no way to turn music or sound off separately, nor to decrease their deafening volume.”
- “The presentation is really nice, pretty backgrounds with matching colors for the game board, good if repetitive music, but it's in portrait mode and widescreen is lazily handled by placing zoomed-in pieces of the current background on both sides.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are praised for their appealing artwork and interesting design, though some users note that it does not support ultra-wide settings, which limits the visual experience. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the game's mechanics.
- “Really interesting solitaire with nice graphics and good mechanics.”
- “The artwork is nice, but it was not meant to be displayed at ultra-wide settings, which is unfortunate.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players appreciate the optimization feature in digital solitaire that allows them to enable a mode ensuring every game is winnable with perfect play, facilitating replayability and performance improvement.
- “What I like about digital solitaire is that I can enable 'always possible to win if played perfectly' mode, ensuring that I can replay and discover how I could have improved my performance.”