Hero's Hour
- Developer
- ThingOnItsOwn
- Publisher
- Forever Entertainment S.A.
- Released
- 12 June 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £14.99
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , strategy , turn based strategy tbs , tactical , adventure , indie
Hero's Hour is a game inspired by the Heroes of Might and Magic turnbased strategy games. "Hour" refers to the more fast-paced gameplay, with combat taking place on a real-time simulated battlefield. You may just watch the battle as a casual player, or take control of your units as desired.
Best gaming PC for Hero's Hour in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Hero's Hour today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Forever Entertainment S.A. on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Microsoft 64bit Windows 7 / younger | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Dual-core 2Ghz CPU | Core i5 or equivalent |
| RAM | 0.5 GB | 2 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon HD 6250 or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card | Intel HD 4000 integrated, NVIDIA GT 650m graphics card or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card |
| Storage | 0.1 GB | 0.1 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Hero's Hour?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Core i5 and your GPU is at or above Intel HD 4000 integrated, NVIDIA GT 650m graphics card, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.