Choose Trials of Fire
Choose Trials of Fire if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.7% positive across 1,597 reviews.
Trials of Fire vs Banners of Ruin
Trials of Fire and Banners of Ruin both land in Strategy, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam. Both released in 2021. Trials of Fire scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Banners of Ruin (79.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Banners of Ruin
Choose Banners of Ruin if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,239 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Trials of Fire and Banners of Ruin sit in Strategy and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Trials of Fire |  Banners of Ruin | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.7% positive (1,597 reviews) | 79.3% positive (1,239 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Whatboy Games | MonteBearo |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- Trials of Fire scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Banners of Ruin (79.3% positive).
- Trials of Fire is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Banners of Ruin (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Trials of Fire is Deck Verified, Banners of Ruin is Deck Playable.
Trials of Fire vs Banners of Ruin — FAQ
- Which is better, Trials of Fire or Banners of Ruin?
- On Steam reviews Trials of Fire scores higher (88.7% positive) than Banners of Ruin (79.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Trials of Fire is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Trials of Fire and Banners of Ruin similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.