Underplayed Gems

The Hand of Merlin (2022)

The Hand of Merlin cover
Developer
Room-C Games
Publisher
Versus Evil
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, RPG, Strategy
Rating
3.5 of 5, 360 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A tense, strategic turn-based crawl through a doomed medieval world, where each run demands careful resource management and grim decisions against a backdrop of cosmic dread.

turn-based tacticalrogue-liteatmosphericdifficultstory richmedieval fantasycosmic horrorstrategic

What players say

Players are split on this tactical roguelike. Some enjoy the challenging combat and Arthurian story, but many criticize a lack of meta-progression, no saving during runs, and short playtime. Performance issues like crashes and a fixed camera also draw complaints.

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