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Trials of Fire

Turn-based deck-building RPG with three-hero battles and overworld exploration

Whatboy Games · Released Apr 9, 2021

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Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 3,058
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
6
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Jan 27, 2022
Minimum PC
GTX 660
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

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 3,058 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.

How many players finish Trials of Fire?

43% of Steam players have unlocked «Milk Run», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Trials of Fire system requirements

Minimum: GTX 660, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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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

Does Trials of Fire have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Trials of Fire run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
31
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, French, Korean, German.

Does Trials of Fire use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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