Games like The Hand of Merlin
If The Hand of Merlin is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trials of Fire, MASSIVE CHALICE and Rogue Waters — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Hand of Merlin: 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!
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Steam players who put hours into The Hand of Merlin also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Top pick for The Hand of Merlin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
MASSIVE CHALICE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Second-strongest match for The Hand of Merlin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.
Rogue Waters
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression, resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Third-strongest match for The Hand of Merlin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Hand of Merlin.
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression and an immersive mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Ranked #4 for The Hand of Merlin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Lost Eidolons
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Ranked #5 for The Hand of Merlin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
Invisible, Inc.
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Ranked #6 for The Hand of Merlin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Trash of the Titans
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Ranked #7 for The Hand of Merlin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
It's turn-based fantasy tactics with trash animals. Defend your trash from invading rats, and eat your trash to upgrade your team. Think your way out of ruin by using the shape of each level to your advantage. Be creative, and try to not die.
Crowntakers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Ranked #8 for The Hand of Merlin fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Hand of Merlin cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
MASSIVE CHALICE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Reviewers of The Hand of Merlin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Reviewers of The Hand of Merlin cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Hand of Merlin at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Hand of Merlin on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Hand of Merlin on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under The Hand of Merlin on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Hand of Merlin.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Hand of Merlin on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Hand of Merlin on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Hand of Merlin.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Hand of Merlin on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Hand of Merlin.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Hand of Merlin.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression and an immersive mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Lost Eidolons
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Hand of Merlin.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Hand of Merlin.
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
Frequently asked about The Hand of Merlin
- Is The Hand of Merlin verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Hand of Merlin is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does The Hand of Merlin cost?
- The Hand of Merlin is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Hand of Merlin?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Hand of Merlin are Trials of Fire, MASSIVE CHALICE, Rogue Waters.
- Who developed The Hand of Merlin?
- The Hand of Merlin was developed by Room-C Games and published by Versus Evil.
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