Choose Trials of Fire
Choose Trials of Fire if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,597 Steam reviews back the pick.
Trials of Fire vs Tainted Grail: Conquest
Trials of Fire and Tainted Grail: Conquest both land in Indie, 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 Indie, RPG on Steam. Both released in 2021. Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Trials of Fire: 1,597 reviews, Tainted Grail: Conquest: 4,229). 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 Tainted Grail: Conquest
Choose Tainted Grail: Conquest if you want an Action experience. 4,229 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Trials of Fire and Tainted Grail: Conquest sit in Indie and RPG on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.7% vs 89.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Trials of Fire |  Tainted Grail: Conquest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.7% positive (1,597 reviews) | 89.5% positive (4,229 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Whatboy Games | Questline |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Trials of Fire: 1,597 reviews, Tainted Grail: Conquest: 4,229).
- Trials of Fire is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Tainted Grail: Conquest (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Trials of Fire vs Tainted Grail: Conquest — FAQ
- Which is better, Trials of Fire or Tainted Grail: Conquest?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Trials of Fire sits at 88.7% positive (1,597 reviews), Tainted Grail: Conquest at 89.5% (4,229). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Are Trials of Fire and Tainted Grail: Conquest similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Do Trials of Fire and Tainted Grail: Conquest both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.