Choose Trials 2: Second Edition
Choose Trials 2: Second Edition if you want a Sports and Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.4% positive across 188 reviews.
Trials 2: Second Edition vs Trials Evolution: Gold Edition
Trials 2: Second Edition and Trials Evolution: Gold Edition both land in Racing 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 Racing games on Steam. Trials 2: Second Edition (2008) is 5 years older than Trials Evolution: Gold Edition (2013). Trials 2: Second Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (81.4% positive) than Trials Evolution: Gold Edition (70.8% 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 Trials Evolution: Gold Edition
Choose Trials Evolution: Gold Edition if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2013) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,530 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Trials 2: Second Edition and Trials Evolution: Gold Edition sit in Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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 2: Second Edition |  Trials Evolution: Gold Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2008 | 2013 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Racing | Action, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.4% positive (188 reviews) | 70.8% positive (1,530 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Redlynx | Redlynx Ltd, Ubisoft Shanghaï |
Side by side
- Both are Racing games on Steam.
- Trials 2: Second Edition (2008) is 5 years older than Trials Evolution: Gold Edition (2013).
- Trials 2: Second Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (81.4% positive) than Trials Evolution: Gold Edition (70.8% positive).
- Trials 2: Second Edition is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Trials Evolution: Gold Edition (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Trials Evolution: Gold Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Trials 2: Second Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Trials 2: Second Edition vs Trials Evolution: Gold Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Trials 2: Second Edition or Trials Evolution: Gold Edition?
- On Steam reviews Trials 2: Second Edition scores higher (81.4% positive) than Trials Evolution: Gold Edition (70.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Trials 2: Second Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Trials 2: Second Edition or Trials Evolution: Gold Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Trials 2: Second Edition (2008) came out before Trials Evolution: Gold Edition (2013). 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 2: Second Edition and Trials Evolution: Gold Edition similar?
- They overlap on Racing 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.