Top Gaming Laptops for Castle of Heart: Retold
The 1080p Starter
1080p (Full HD) - Minimum (Targets Low/Medium settings, ~30-60 FPS, Ray Tracing Off)

Acer Nitro V with RTX 4060 and i9 13th Gen
- βοΈIntel Core i9-13900H
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (140W TGP)
- π‘16GB DDR5-5200MHz
- πΎ512GB NVMe

Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (i9-14900HX, RTX 4060)
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (140W TGP)
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ2TB NVMe

Asus Rog Strix Scar 15 with RTX 3070 Ti and i9 12th Gen
- βοΈIntel Core i9-12900H
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (150W TGP)
- π‘16GB DDR5-4800MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
- βοΈAMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (75W TGP)
- π‘32GB DDR5-4800MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

ASUS ROG Strix G16 with RTX 4070
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- π‘16GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

MSI Creator M16 HX with RTX 4070
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ2TB NVMe

HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
- βοΈAMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Processor
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (115W TGP)
- π‘32GB DDR5-5200MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Se with RTX 3080 Ti and i9
- βοΈIntel Core i9-12950HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (175W TGP)
- π‘32GB DDR5-4800MHz
- πΎ2TB NVMe

HP OMEN 16 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
- π‘64 GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX9H with RTX 4090
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ3TB SSD

HP Omen 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX)
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 Processor 285H
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (105W TGP)
- π‘16GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

MSI Katana 15 HX (RTX 5070 & Intel i7 14th Gen)
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX Processor
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (115W TGP)
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

Dell Alienware 16X Aurora (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX Processor
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (115W TGP)
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

GIGABYTE AORUS Elite 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX (Series 2)
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (115W TGP)
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ2TB NVMe

Lenovo Legion Pro 7 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080 and Ryzen 9
- βοΈAMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- π‘32GB DDR5
- πΎ1TB SSD

ASUS ROG Strix G18 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ2TB NVMe

MSI Vector 17 HX with RTX 4080 in 2025
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 2024 With Rtx 4080
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- π‘64GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ4TB NVMe

Dell Alienware M16 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080
- βοΈAMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- π‘Up to 64GB DDR5
- πΎ4TB NVMe

LG Gram Pro 17 with RTX 5050
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 285H (Series 2) , 14 cores (6 Performance cores + 8 Efficient cores), 20 threads
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU (95W TGP)
- π‘32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 8400MHz SO-DIMM
- πΎ2TB NVMe

Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (140W TGP)
- π‘32GB
- πΎ2TB NVMe

MSI Vector 16 HX with RTX 5070 Ti
- βοΈIntel Ultra 7 255HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- π‘32GB DDR5 5600MHz
- πΎ2TB NVMe

Thunderobot Radiant 16 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel i9 14th Gen)
- βοΈIntel Core i9-14900HX Processor
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (140W TGP)
- π‘64GB DDR5-5600MHz (commonly listed as 4800MHz by some retailers, but 5600MHz is common for 14th Gen HX with DDR5)
- πΎ2TB NVMe

GIGABYTE AORUS Master 16 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX (Series 2)
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (230W TGP)
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 with RTX 5070 Ti
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (140W TGP)
- π‘64GB DDR5-6400MHz
- πΎ2TB NVMe

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (2025) with RTX 5080
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- π‘32GB DDR5-6400MHz
- πΎ3TB NVMe

GIGABYTE AORUS Master 16 (2025) with RTX 5080
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (175W TGP)
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ1TB NVMe

MSI Vector 16 HX AI with RTX 5080 and Intel Ultra 9-275HX
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9-275HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ2TB NVMe

MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2025) with RTX 5080
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 285HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (175W TGP)
- π‘64GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ6TB NVMe

ASUS Strix Scar 16 (2025) with RTX 5090 and Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
- π‘32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- πΎ2TB NVMe

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 G835 (RTX 5090 & Intel Ultra 9 275HX)
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (175W TGP)
- π‘64GB DDR5
- πΎ2TB SSD

MSI Raider 18 HX AI with RTX 5090 and Intel U9-285HX
- βοΈIntel Core Ultra 9 285HX
- π₯οΈNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
- π‘64GB DDR5-6400MHz
- πΎ2TB NVMe
Brainstormer's Pro Tip: Excellent target! Going for the 'The 1080p Starter' is a perfect move for any Budget Champion. This tier is all about giving you the power to crank the settings to Low/Medium settings and hit ~30-60 FPS. It's the ideal balance of beautiful graphics and smooth, reliable performance!
- CPU:
- Intel Core i5-8250U / AMD Ryzen 5 2500U or better.
- GPU:
- NVIDIA GeForce MX350 or better.
- RAM:
- 8 GB
- Storage:
- 9 GB HDD
About Castle of Heart: Retold
Castle of Heart: Retold is a 2.5D action platformer and a massively upgraded, definitive version of the 2018 Nintendo Switch exclusive. Set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Slavic mythology, the story follows Svaran, a noble warrior turned to stone by an evil sorcerer's curse. Reanimated by a single tear from his beloved, Mira, Svaran must embark on a perilous quest to defeat the sorcerer before his stone body disintegrates completely. The game features a unique 'curse' mechanic that acts as a timer, forcing players to maintain a kill streak or collect stone hearts to keep Svaran's life bar full. With completely rebuilt levels, rebalanced combat, and a reimagined story, Retold offers a challenging and cinematic hack-and-slash experience.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best laptop to play Castle of Heart: Retold?
The 'best' laptop depends on your budget and desired performance (resolution and graphics settings). Our guide provides tailored recommendations, from budget-friendly options for 1080p gaming to high-end machines capable of 4K with ray tracing for Castle of Heart: Retold. Check our 'Recommended' or 'High' tier sections for a great balance of price and performance.
How much RAM do I need for Castle of Heart: Retold?
While the minimum requirement might be 8GB, we strongly recommend at least 16GB of RAM for a smooth gaming experience in Castle of Heart: Retold. This allows the game to run effectively while also handling background processes from your operating system without performance drops.
Is an SSD required to play Castle of Heart: Retold?
While not always a strict requirement, an SSD (Solid State Drive) is highly recommended for Castle of Heart: Retold. It dramatically reduces loading times, getting you into the game faster and eliminating stutters when the game loads new areas. All our recommended laptops feature an SSD as standard.
How important is the GPU's TGP (Total Graphic Power) for Castle of Heart: Retold?
TGP is very important. Two laptops with the same GPU, like an RTX 4060, can have very different performance levels. A higher TGP (measured in watts) allows the GPU to run faster and deliver more frames per second. We specify target TGP values in our requirement tiers where possible to help you choose a laptop that performs as expected.