Choose Trials of Fire
Choose Trials of Fire if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,597 Steam reviews back the pick.
Trials of Fire vs Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike
Trials of Fire and Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike both land in Strategy, 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 share Strategy, Indie on Steam. Trials of Fire (2021) is 4 years older than Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike (2025). Trials of Fire is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike (3.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD). 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 Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike
Choose Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike launched in 2025.
Both Trials of Fire and Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike sit in Strategy and 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 |  Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.7% positive (1,597 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Whatboy Games | Dylan Van Beek |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Trials of Fire (2021) is 4 years older than Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike (2025).
- Trials of Fire is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike (3.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Trials of Fire is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike has no Deck rating yet.
Trials of Fire vs Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike — FAQ
- Should I play Trials of Fire or Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike first?
- If you want chronology, Trials of Fire (2021) came out before Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike (2025). 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 Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Does Trials of Fire run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Trials of Fire is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Tesserarii: The Dice Rolling Roguelike doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.