The Hand of Merlin

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App ID	600610
App Type	Game
Developer	Room-C Games
Publisher	Versus Evil
Franchise	Versus Evil
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Serious_Engine Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber	28975409
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 07:27:39 UTC ()
Release Date	14 June 2022 – 17:05:00 UTC ()

❓ 68.06%

351 reviews

In-Game

The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!

Additional Information

Developer

Room-C Games

metacritic_name

The Hand of Merlin

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

workshop_visible

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Versus Evil

Store Release Date

14 June 2022 – 17:05:09 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

RPG (3)

Store Genres

Indie (23), RPG (3), Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

14 June 2022 – 17:05:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

19 May 2022 – 06:35:54 UTC () (1652942154)

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library_hero	en
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osextended

macos64,macosapplesilicon

name_localized

schinese

梅林之手

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Serious_Engine Engine, AMD_GPU_Services SDK, Autodesk_FBX SDK, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Lua SDK, OpenAL SDK, Tobii SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 11 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 8676973

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Early Access Release Date

11 May 2021 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

First seen on SteamDB

22 February 2017 – 16:28:05 UTC (), in changelist #2729880

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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english

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header_image

english

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image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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logo_position/width_pct	100
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page_background_path	app/600610
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	30 August 2024 – 09:26:59 UTC

Trailers

256887284 ↴
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0 players right now
2 24-hour peak
150 all-time peak 11 May 2021

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0 viewers right now
0 24-hour peak
1,972 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~10.5 k by VG Insights
~20.8 k by Gamalytic
~77.4 k by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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User reviews history

❓ Mostly Positive
68.06% SteamDB Rating
252 71.8% positive reviews
99 28.2% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
14 June 2022	Steam Release	-
14 September 2022	⇄ Humble Bundle: TinyBuild X Versus Evil Smashup Bundle	-

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The Hand of Merlin

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