The Hand of Merlin
Room-C Games · 2022 · Turn-Based Strategy, Tactical, Roguelike, Strategy, Story Rich
PC
Mostly Positive71% · 360
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About The Hand of Merlin
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The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend clashes with cosmic horror. Recruit a company of up to three mortal heroes and guide them in spirit on a desperate journey from Albion to Jerusalem. Explore a richly-imagined medieval setting on the brink of apocalypse. Trade with merchants, improve your heroes and unearth ancient relics. Search for the lost fragments of your soul, scattered across the multiverse - and save as many worlds as you can.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Non-Linear-Narrative.png
Enjoy a compelling story inspired by Arthurian legend, the Matter of France, and the history of Al-Andalus - with an unusual twist. Make choices in interactive encounters that change every time you play. Written by Jonas Kyratzes (The Talos Principle, Serious Sam 4) and Verena Kyratzes (The Lands of Dream, Serious Sam 4).
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Tactical-Turn-Based-Combat.png
Master the tactics of squad-based and turn-based combat to conquer both human and demonic foes. Your enemies will be tough and ruthless; make use of cover, set up ambushes and coordinated attacks, harness synergies between different Hero classes and skills.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_Steam_1.gif
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_A-Roguelike-Experience.png
Carve a path across the lands of Albion, Marca Hispanica and Al-Andalus. Will you take a dangerous route, risking life and limb in pursuit of a legendary relic? Or will you choose a safer path? Plan and prepare. Negotiate, barter, fight. Tackle challenges. Suffer losses. Recruit new Heroes. Earn Gold, Supplies and Renown. Be careful: your choices are permanent, as is death. But don't tarry - evil never rests.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Dynamic-Leveling.png
Use Renown to level up your Heroes, and choose between a randomized set of new skills or improved attributes. But choose wisely! Select skills with great synergy and balance your party for the road ahead.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_Steam_2_V2.gif
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Alternate-Dimensions.png
As you jump from one parallel dimension to the next, history is reshaped. Different kings rule the land, changing the encounters, characters, and events. No two worlds are ever quite the same, and each journey will be unique. And should your heroes fall, remember: defeat is not the end, only a new beginning.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Equipment-Upgrades.png
Seek out towns to improve your arms and armor, or stumble upon hermit artisans in the wild. With every day that passes, the world plunges deeper into darkness, and you will need all the equipment gold can buy.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Relics-and-Spells.png
From a peasant's humble luck charm to the legendary sword wielded by Arthur himself, items imbued with magical power are scattered about the world. Some you will be able to purchase from merchants and collectors, but others will have to be earned through acts of heroism - or displays of wit.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_Steam_3_V2.gif
Rain thunder and brimstone upon your foes! Seek out and gather Soulstones to restore your power and unlock new Spells. Even if defeated, your spirit will retain all of your collected arcane knowledge as you jump into the next dimension.
There are as many worlds as there are stars in the sky. In each stands Camelot; in each there is a Grail. But there is only one Merlin, and his eternal burden is to stand against the horror from beyond. Each world that is saved is saved forever; each world that is lost is lost for good.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/600610/The_Hand_of_Merlin/
The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend clashes with cosmic horror. Recruit a company of up to three mortal heroes and guide them in spirit on a desperate journey from Albion to Jerusalem. Explore a richly-imagined medieval setting on the brink of apocalypse. Trade with merchants, improve your heroes and unearth ancient relics. Search for the lost fragments of your soul, scattered across the multiverse - and save as many worlds as you can.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Non-Linear-Narrative.png
Enjoy a compelling story inspired by Arthurian legend, the Matter of France, and the history of Al-Andalus - with an unusual twist. Make choices in interactive encounters that change every time you play. Written by Jonas Kyratzes (The Talos Principle, Serious Sam 4) and Verena Kyratzes (The Lands of Dream, Serious Sam 4).
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Tactical-Turn-Based-Combat.png
Master the tactics of squad-based and turn-based combat to conquer both human and demonic foes. Your enemies will be tough and ruthless; make use of cover, set up ambushes and coordinated attacks, harness synergies between different Hero classes and skills.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_Steam_1.gif
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_A-Roguelike-Experience.png
Carve a path across the lands of Albion, Marca Hispanica and Al-Andalus. Will you take a dangerous route, risking life and limb in pursuit of a legendary relic? Or will you choose a safer path? Plan and prepare. Negotiate, barter, fight. Tackle challenges. Suffer losses. Recruit new Heroes. Earn Gold, Supplies and Renown. Be careful: your choices are permanent, as is death. But don't tarry - evil never rests.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Dynamic-Leveling.png
Use Renown to level up your Heroes, and choose between a randomized set of new skills or improved attributes. But choose wisely! Select skills with great synergy and balance your party for the road ahead.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_Steam_2_V2.gif
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Alternate-Dimensions.png
As you jump from one parallel dimension to the next, history is reshaped. Different kings rule the land, changing the encounters, characters, and events. No two worlds are ever quite the same, and each journey will be unique. And should your heroes fall, remember: defeat is not the end, only a new beginning.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Equipment-Upgrades.png
Seek out towns to improve your arms and armor, or stumble upon hermit artisans in the wild. With every day that passes, the world plunges deeper into darkness, and you will need all the equipment gold can buy.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_SteamTitles_Relics-and-Spells.png
From a peasant's humble luck charm to the legendary sword wielded by Arthur himself, items imbued with magical power are scattered about the world. Some you will be able to purchase from merchants and collectors, but others will have to be earned through acts of heroism - or displays of wit.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/600610/extras/HoM_Steam_3_V2.gif
Rain thunder and brimstone upon your foes! Seek out and gather Soulstones to restore your power and unlock new Spells. Even if defeated, your spirit will retain all of your collected arcane knowledge as you jump into the next dimension.
There are as many worlds as there are stars in the sky. In each stands Camelot; in each there is a Grail. But there is only one Merlin, and his eternal burden is to stand against the horror from beyond. Each world that is saved is saved forever; each world that is lost is lost for good.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/600610/The_Hand_of_Merlin/
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
In a sea of games in the genre, this game needs a hand.2 found this helpful
Zero depth, bare-bones trash that artificially forces you to re-run it over and over, disguising it as story/content. Do not waste your time on it.1 found this helpful
At first I was intrigued by the game. By the art, approach to story, to characters, travel, missions. I also liked the random factor that created the impression about a living world. Then the game crashed and I faced the same situation and had another roll, then another, each resulting in different outcomes. Then I progressed more and the same repeated and again. And I started to be annoyed. With several experiences where the first result being the one that I liked and then the game crashed again and I ended up with a different result. I mean everyone has a limit. Too bad there isn’t a way to overcome these game crashes by using some autosave feature. I like games from Warhammer world and I like mild lvl of hard difficulty in games, with longer learning curve and with difficult choices. Just if it is not present all the time. Here it was present too much for my liking. Just when you think that you took enough of a beating and it would be nice to have a rest or whatever sort of rejuvenation. Yet you are thrown into another battle. If it would be real life, you would retreat. But here it is not an option. And I disliked the frequency in which new enemies were introduced. It went too …1 found this helpful
there are better games in terms of graphic and gameplay even discounted price of this.
Great game!
The fact that you can't change camera orientation makes the numerous visual effects really annoying and often clutters the battlefield. I've played through 5 Hero nodes, and have not unlocked a single new hero. If I am being honest, the gameplay loop is not fun enough I will ever expect to collect all heroes. I just won't be playing this game that much and it seem getting new Heroes is rare and in no way guaranteed. It sucks to play your route for Hero nodes, missing out on Essence (sometimes guaranteed Essence) for a Hero node only to have gotten Zero Heroes and have reached the third map. Why can we only change equipment on level up? Overall its a good game, but it has limited replay value and unfortunately the difficulty/Random success (you can just fail an encounter if you chose the wrong card. Nothing you can do about it. Nothing you've gathered or gained can influence the outcome and nothing you can do can prepare you for it. You chose choose right or wrong based on luck) is likely to keep me from playing it over again once I put it down. That being said there are enough things I like about it that the novelty persists. I found a combination of skills I liked (which is g…
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