Choose Trials of Fire
Choose Trials of Fire if you want a Strategy and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,597 Steam reviews back the pick.
Trials of Fire vs Card Crawl Adventure
Trials of Fire and Card Crawl Adventure both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Trials of Fire (2021) is 2 years older than Card Crawl Adventure (2023). Trials of Fire scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Card Crawl Adventure (83.3% 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 Card Crawl Adventure
Choose Card Crawl Adventure if you want a Casual experience. Card Crawl Adventure launched in 2023.
Both Trials of Fire and Card Crawl Adventure sit in Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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 |  Card Crawl Adventure | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.7% positive (1,597 reviews) | 83.3% positive (36 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Whatboy Games | Arnold Rauers |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Trials of Fire (2021) is 2 years older than Card Crawl Adventure (2023).
- Trials of Fire scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Card Crawl Adventure (83.3% positive).
- Trials of Fire is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Card Crawl Adventure (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Trials of Fire is Deck Verified, Card Crawl Adventure is Deck Playable.
Trials of Fire vs Card Crawl Adventure — FAQ
- Should I play Trials of Fire or Card Crawl Adventure first?
- If you want chronology, Trials of Fire (2021) came out before Card Crawl Adventure (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Trials of Fire and Card Crawl Adventure similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.