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Jon Nielsen · Published by HopFrog · Official site ↗
Very Positive — 91% positive (636 reviews) · 38 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.
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Simulation, Strategy · 2024 · More £5 - £15 games
As a witch, navigate uncharted territories, making alliances or foes as you gather familiars and grow your coven's power through strategic card play.
About this game
In WitchHand, you use cards to build your empire of witches. Maximize the production of your villages and use your resources strategically to upgrade and expand. Focus on trade, alchemy research, or war in order to secure your coven's place amongst the Council of Fates, influencing the destiny of all. Work with your neighbors to secure a better future or crush them and use their bones to fuel your spells. When the witching hour comes each night, your witch's powers are at their strongest, while unseen forces work against you. You must expand and manage your coven to new heights if you are to withstand the coming darkness. No rest for the wicked.
A CIVILIZATION OF WITCHES
WitchHand folds the 4X strategy formula into card-based gameplay. You'll perform strategic actions like exploring, expanding, and exterminating through real-time card placement. Manage worker placement, village production, and research in order to advance the strength and reach of your coven.WIELD THE POWERS OF THE WITCHES OF THE REALMS
Each witch has a unique selection of spells, buildings, and units that defines them. Empower your villages and production with the Celestial Witch. Overpower your enemies with the might of the Chaos Witch. Cook delicious, stat-boosting meals with the Chef Witch. Choose the witch that best suits your playstyle and have full control over your research paths to further personalize your playthrough.EXPLORE THE MYSTERIES OF THE NINTH
The Council of Fates does not have faith in your expedition to the Ninth. Make alliances with rival factions or declare war and take their resources for your own. Manage your relationships through trade and gifts or with a well-placed fireball spell. Grow your coven to new heights and prove the Council wrong.FEATURES:
🧭 Explore the Ninth Realm to discover new sites for your villages, necessary reagents to fuel your spells, and clues to the mystery of the Ninth's sudden appearance.🏘️ Expand your coven by building new villages, perfecting production, and trading with the local factions.
🔥 Exterminate the beasts of the void, whose relentless assaults on your coven jeopardize your mission.
🧙♀️ Choose the witch to lead your coven, each with unique spells and playstyles.
⌛ Impress the Council of Fates and benefit from their powerful boons.
🕊️ Peaceful Mode - The option to play without the constant threat of extinction.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows XP and above
- Processor: 1.2Ghz
- Memory: 1024 MB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Supported Languages
English, French, German, Polish
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
My new game: Mistpaw Ravine 🐈✨
Hi there, it's me, Jon!My latest game, Mistpaw Ravine, just got a release date! March 4th 2026!It's a chill city-builder game with magical cats!🐈 Build a city for cats.💣 Blast new ravines and fill them with water or ink.🏖️ Relax in a chill atmosphere without harsh survival conditions. Your cats are immortal!Check it out and maybe give it a wishlist:Read full article on Community Announcements (Encifer)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.1.10
Popped in today to fix a bug and did a few performance improvements while I was in there: - improved performance on the save select screen when multiple very large save files exist - improved performance and functionality of the Watchtower card, preventing slowdown and rare freezes during rapid use Have a good day :) JonUpdate - November 16th - Version 1.1.10a - fixed an issue in the previous patch introduced by incompatibilities with the latest version of the game engineRead full article on Community Announcements (Encifer)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.1.08
Hey there, just a small update for ya today: - improved camera smoothing - fixed text field sometimes starting with a null character when entering a custom familiar or village name I've also made a few stealth hotfixes over the past few months, here's those patch notes too: - fixed rare crash when mining multiple crystal deposits in a stack - fixed rare crash when destroying recipe ingredients - watchtower can no longer target the void king - fixed a crash when familiar and village custom names are blank (or just spaces) Thank you to those who reported those bugs! And thanks for playing :)Read full article on Community Announcements (Encifer)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.1.06
A few quick patches have gone up since the Phoenix Fire update went live. Here's a summary of all the recent changes and fixes: - auto buying explore cards no longer consumes stardrops that are part of an actively crafting recipe - Phoenix Monument and Phoenix Monolith no longer allowed in chests - unique Phoenix wonders no longer sometimes add themselves to the spellbook on load - emergency de-stack: for when card stacks get confused and bounces off itself (usually ending up out of bounds) - stacks try harder not to bounce off other stacks contending with the bottom wall - fixed happy phoenixes able to double resources that definitely shouldn't be doubled (ex: lighthouse) - fixed a crash in the spell choice screen when language set to French - fixed card stacks pushing themselves up out of the wall and into other card stacks causing lag spikes - fixed stacking cards onto slotted cards in the haze sometimes causing lag spikesRead full article on Community Announcements (Encifer)AnnouncementsOfficial
WitchHand: PHOENIX FIRE - Available Now!
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224141/f620580e9953db12105ffd8df9ac08023ae3927f.png Rise of the Phoenix The Phoenix Witch is here! Warriors? Merchants? Who needs em. The phoenix is the only familiar this witch needs. Keep it happy and trained and it will reward you with faster crafting times and bonus resources. If you can find the elusive Phoenix Tamer, they may even be able to grant you new abilities that benefit both your phoenix and your witch. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224141/148caf09666631d1f32f8e77dd133ef33b2300ff.gif German, Polish, and French Three new languages have come to WitchHand! The game will try to use your computer's default language if possible or you can set it yourself at any point in the options menu. It's been super cool to finally get the opportunity to localize one of my games. The folks at Level Up Translation are real pros and I'm pumped to bring the game to new players. Progression and Balance Changes I changed up a bunch of stuff! Many research paths have been revamped, some buildings have been totally reworked, Waypoints are easier to craft, and much more! Full patch notes below. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224141/81a52996a69f086416e7532bb176b9689b64c41a.png Nexus-In-A-Box The game-changing Nexus may be acquired much earlier in a run by cracking open the unique Nexus-In-A-Box, gifted from your home realm. Enjoy the large amount of early game storage space and building automation! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224141/820bdbd791420c1f3fd8a64807795e23de4f052c.png More Choices! When completing a Golden Quest by paying 20 Stardrop Coins, you're now offered a choice of reward. Because sometimes you'd rather have a sword instead of another cat. Patch Notes - language setting added to options - two new achievements - buying explore cards tutorial now also explains selling cards - new tutorial for familiar corpses - new video added to first spell purchase tutorial - first waypoint tutorial explains slotting it to increase explore level - waypoints renamed to "Waypoint: First",...Read full article on Community Announcements (Encifer)
