Can I Run Hero's Hour?
Released in 2022, Hero's Hour is a role playing strategy game built by Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" Hauer. Publishing duties went to Goblinz Publishing. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Its Steam review count passes 4 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Critics scored it 82 on Metacritic. It carries 61 achievements. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. It keeps shared screen play alive, so a second player needs only a second controller. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It is localised into 11 languages according to the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Dual-core 2Ghz CPU |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon HD 6250 or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card |
| RAM | 0.5 GB |
| Storage | 0.1 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Core i5 or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel HD 4000 integrated, NVIDIA GT 650m graphics card or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 0.1 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Hero's Hour places its action in a fantasy world, and the player works through a board the player reads before committing. 11 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played in two dimensions.
Why Hero's Hour is demanding
Hero's Hour barely touches the GPU. Its stated Intel HD 4000 integrated, NVIDIA GT 650m graphics card target is below anything currently sold. Disk footprint is light, near 0 GB. At 2 GB, system memory is undemanding.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Hero's Hour?
Hero's Hour targets a mainstream modern PC: AMD Radeon HD 6250 or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card and 0.5 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Intel HD 4000 integrated, NVIDIA GT 650m graphics card or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 48.57x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 27.32x |
| 4K | Comfortable | 12.14x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Hero's Hour's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for Hero's Hour?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Dual-core 2Ghz CPU; GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6250 or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card; 0.5 GB RAM.
How much storage does Hero's Hour need?
Hero's Hour needs about 0.1 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Hero's Hour?
The RTX 3060 runs Hero's Hour comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Hero's Hour?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Hero's Hour is the GPU.