Trials of Fire
Turn-based deck-building RPG with three-hero battles and overworld exploration
Whatboy Games · Released Apr 9, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 3,261
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- peak 24h 5
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Jul 2, 2021
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Trials of Fire?
This turn-based tactical RPG takes place in the ruined fantasy wastelands of Ashe, where a party searches for resources needed to keep Terralin alive. Each run has you explore an overworld map, make choices during encounters, and fight by playing cards from three heroes’ decks and positioning them in battle. Equipment you find shapes those decks.
For you if...
- +you enjoy building party decks around equipment choices
- +you prefer deliberate turn-based battles over quick reflexes
- +you like exploring a map between tactical encounters
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time combat to turn-based planning
- −you dislike starting over after a failed run
What players say
86% of 3,261 reviews are positive
Players praise the tactical combat, card combinations, and overworld exploration. Complaints focus on a steep learning curve, card draws that can leave players without useful movement or attacks, and bosses that some find unfair.
Screenshots and trailer
Trials of Fire system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
- Processor
- Core:i5 2.8 Ghz
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 equivalent DX11 GPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- Notes
- 64-bit OS only
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 31
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, French, Korean, German.
Tags
- Card Battler
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Tactical RPG
- Roguelite
- Dungeon Crawler
- Turn-Based
- Perma Death
- Roguelike Deckbuilder
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Card Game
- Board Game
- Roguelike
- RPG
- Strategy
- 2D
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- Jul 2, 2021 · Trials of Fire – French Language
- Jun 24, 2021 · Trials of Fire – Spanish and Polish
- May 22, 2021 · Trials of Fire 1.05 Update now Live
- Apr 23, 2021 · Trials of Fire 1.03 Update now Live
- Apr 16, 2021 · Trials of Fire 1.02 Update now Live
2 DLC available.
