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Brave Hand

Brave Hand is an award-winning single-player card game about pushing your luck. Clear all 8 card piles and strategize to create long point runs. Reveal an epic story via 16 beautiful collectible deck themes as you play. Combines classic card games like Solitaire and War with the strategy of CCGs.

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August 6, 2021
4 years and 361 days ago
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Mostly Positive40 reviews72.5%

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About the Game

You’ve landed on a mysterious island and unearthed a long forgotten card game. As you play, you begin to unravel clues to its origin, strategy, and hidden powers. Are you brave enough to push on and discover all of its secrets?

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



Brave Hand was inspired by the desire for a more strategic and exciting single player card game. The game takes the play style of solitaire, and enhance it with more competition, tension, and strategic decision making. It’s an endlessly fun game that will keep you guessing for years to come.