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Evaluation
MANOS: The Hands of Fate ~ Director's Cut launched on July 30, 2015 as a self-contained retro platformer adaptation of the cult film. The developer issued a minor bug-fix and gameplay-tweak patch on August 3, 2015, followed by a naming clarification update on March 20, 2017. Neither post hints at upcoming content or a planned update roadmap — the 2017 post explicitly states "nothing else has changed in this build." There are no DLC listings, no announced expansions, and no developer statements suggesting further content is planned. The store description reads as a complete product pitch with no language indicating ongoing development. The game launched as a finished product and has received only maintenance-level updates since release.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained retro platformer with no mention of planned updates, DLC, or future content.
Developer renamed the game to avoid confusion with 'Hand of Fate', explicitly noting nothing else changed. This is the last known developer communication.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
FreakZone Games
Achievements
6
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
"This game will be bigger than Skyrim!” - Bill Corbett, Rifftrax/Mystery Science Theatre 3000
Remember how every film had it's own platform game adaptation? When every man, woman, child, animal and inanimate object were out to get your character? When the streets were filled with bats, ghosts and Frankenstein monsters? MANOS: Director’s Cut will take you back to the absurd adaptations of the past!
Lost on their vacation, Mike and his family have wandered the desert trying to find a place to stay, only to wind up in the mysterious Valley Lodge. Maintained by Torgo, an unusual man/satyr who "takes care of the place while The Master is away", the hotel is swimming with paranormal activity which Mike has to brave through to find his now missing family. Who is The Master, and what does he want with Mike's family? Armed with his trusty revolver, Mike will have to wander the haunted halls, venture out into the desert, uncover a dark temple and battle the forces of darkness to find out!
Remember how every film had it's own platform game adaptation? When every man, woman, child, animal and inanimate object were out to get your character? When the streets were filled with bats, ghosts and Frankenstein monsters? MANOS: Director’s Cut will take you back to the absurd adaptations of the past!
Lost on their vacation, Mike and his family have wandered the desert trying to find a place to stay, only to wind up in the mysterious Valley Lodge. Maintained by Torgo, an unusual man/satyr who "takes care of the place while The Master is away", the hotel is swimming with paranormal activity which Mike has to brave through to find his now missing family. Who is The Master, and what does he want with Mike's family? Armed with his trusty revolver, Mike will have to wander the haunted halls, venture out into the desert, uncover a dark temple and battle the forces of darkness to find out!
- The worst movie of all time is now a video game!
- Homages to all of your least favourite terrible movies and games!
- Retro-style cut-scenes telling the not-so-classic story of MANOS, with art by Matt Kap, the pixel artist from The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and Castle in the Darkness.
- Unlockable PLAY AS TORGO mode
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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