Can I Run The Hand of Merlin?
Room-C Games released The Hand of Merlin in 2022. It is an indie role playing game, published by Versus Evil. The game supports a single player campaign. Completionists have 54 achievements to work through. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. With only 301 reviews on Steam, there is little community data on how it behaves across hardware. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 3.0 GHz Dual Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 2GB, AMD Radeon RX 550 2 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 3.0 GHz Quad Core |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 Creators Update (64 bit) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a fantasy world. Play is structured around a board the player reads before committing. 8 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why The Hand of Merlin is demanding
The Hand of Merlin sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. DirectX 12 is named, so The Hand of Merlin expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one. The Hand of Merlin needs 64 bit Windows. Disk footprint is light, near 5 GB. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means The Hand of Merlin scales hard with the hardware you give it.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Hand of Merlin?
The Hand of Merlin is light on hardware. Its minimum, Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 2GB, AMD Radeon RX 550 2 GB, 4 GB RAM, about 5 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.21x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.68x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.3x |
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 well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 The Hand of Merlin'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
Can my PC run The Hand of Merlin?
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Hand of Merlin?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 3.0 GHz Dual Core; GPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 2GB, AMD Radeon RX 550 2 GB; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does The Hand of Merlin need?
The Hand of Merlin needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Hand of Merlin?
The RTX 3060 runs The Hand of Merlin comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for The Hand of Merlin?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Hand of Merlin is the GPU.