Twelve kinds of taste
Which one are you?
Rate five things you know, from any shelf. Your archetype shows up in about a minute, and gets sharper with every log.
Rate five things you know, from any shelf. Your archetype shows up in about a minute, and gets sharper with every log.
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Indie, Card & Board Game
OpenCritic80IGDB82
Trials of Fire is a single player, turn-based strategy game set in a post-cataclysmic fantasy realm.
Sign in to log this.
Cool, contemplative, unpretentious and classical in form.
No profiled raters yet.
No reviews yet. Yours would be the first word on it.
A few lines from each review; the whole review is on the critic's site. Not part of Taste Buds's numbers.
TheSixthAxisJason ColesApr 20219/10Trials of Fire is uniquely entertaining, and it's an absolute joy to play because every run is challenging, and every fight is a blast to play thanks to the intricacies and strategies you can develop. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anybody who's looking for a roguelike that's less action and more strategy, and especially so if you love a good TTRPG.
Read the review
Gaming NexusRob LarkinApr 20219/10Trials of Fire is a fantastic deck-building game. It is enhanced by also acting like a rouguelike for endless replayability, and it crafts a rich world around its characters. Trials of Fire only disappoints on one front: that the story it actually tells seems more like a teaser than an epic. While I can't complain in that it is priced like a single episode in a longer saga, I am left wanting for the rest of the saga. Maybe that's altogether not the worst thing...
Read the review
GamingTrendJohn FarrellJul 202190/100Overall, if Whatboy games spends even a modicum of effort refining presentation, retooling the progression, and (I hope someday) adding in a player generated campaign system, Trials of Fire could be a true legend for the gaming genre. My only issues with it are minor and intransigent, and having gotten past that initial grind I look forward to many hours spent searching through its landscapes and battling its fantastical foes.
Read the review
Cubed3Eric AceMar 20225/10There are some rough spots with the UI, a bit of repetition with some overworld aspects, but nitpicks aside Trials of Fire was actually highly enjoyable both as a strategy game, and a deck builder. The fact the game has some strong Heroes of Might and Magic vibes going on is icing on the cake. The problem comes through that a single play (~2-4 hours) is about all it takes to get most out of the game. After that players likely won't be back.
Read the review
EurogamerRobert PurcheseApr 2021Trials of Fire is a complex but seductive deck-building strategy game about sculpting the perfect RPG team.
Read the reviewSnippets via OpenCritic, where 93% of critics recommend it.
IGDB rating 7.6/10 from 7 ratings.
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Taste Buds. Other media included when they land close.
Similar games per IGDB. Opening one adds it to Taste Buds
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Would a little humor have helped?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is Trials of Fire too earnest?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is the grind the point?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
