Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 156 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Steam Deck: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise18% are divided36% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
156 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Trials of Fire is a good game which is worth playing if you enjoy deckbuilders, and its unique mechanics make the gameplay feel different to other games in the same genre.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat, in the form of squad-based tactical card battles, is the core mechanic that everything else revolves around.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The computer opponent is tough and there is good variability in quests and classes.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I personally found the diversity of builds that can be applied to each character to be quite robust however there is a slight rng involved in what you can do at different stages of the adventure as far as tailoring a combat style.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are heavily stylized and certain assets aren't super flashy, but everything is well polished.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay156 reviews
Combat89 reviews
Story79 reviews
Characters61 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface71% still recommend
Audio91% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty80% still recommend
Steam Deck83% still recommend
Bugs40% still recommend
Crashes40% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.
4 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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