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The Hand of Merlin

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App ID 600610
App Type Game
Developer
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
0
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 64
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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schinese梅林之手
review_score 6
review_percentage 71
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:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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

Tags

🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🤔 Tactical 👻 Roguelike 💡 Strategy 📚 Story Rich 🎭 Fantasy 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 🚀 Sci-fi ☠️ Perma Death 🎲 RPG 😓 Difficult 🛡️ Tactical RPG 👻 Roguelite 🌫 Atmospheric 🎶 Soundtrack 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 🏰 Medieval 👤 Singleplayer 🔄 Replay Value 🌱 Indie

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp30 August 2024 – 09:26:59 UTC
Trailers
256887284 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 150 all-time peak 11 May 2021
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Store data

  • 13,701 followers
  • 252 positive reviews
  • 99 negative reviews
  • 71.79% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 1,972 all-time peak
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User reviews history

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

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
14 June 2022 – 17:05 Steam Release -
14 September 2022 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: TinyBuild X Versus Evil Smashup Bundle -

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The Hand of Merlin had an all-time peak of 150 concurrent players on 11 May 2021.

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