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Games like Trials of Proelium

If Trials of Proelium is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trials of Proelium Remastered, Elteria Hunter and Dark Dragonkin — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its island aesthetics vary meaningfully, chill and cozy. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Trials of Proelium: Experience a colorful world full of vibrant characters through the eyes of Letha, a young warrior on the hunt for district masters in her pursuit to become Proeliums new emperor in this anime style turn-based RPG.

2021ActionStrategyIndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDWindowsby Retroactive Fort
Trials of Proelium — Steam game cover
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Island aesthetics vary meaningfullyOptional side quests enrich explorationTurn off random encounters to avoid grindChillCozyRelaxing

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Steam players who put hours into Trials of Proelium also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Trials of Proelium Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Trials of Proelium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Trials of Proelium.

    Experience a colorful world full of vibrant characters through the eyes of Letha, a young warrior on the hunt for district masters in her pursuit to become Proeliums new emperor in this remastered anime style turn-based RPG.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Elteria Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Trials of Proelium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Trials of Proelium.

    The world of Elteria is full of magic and monsters, And the Elteria Hunters are there to fight these monsters and protect the regions from evil. Level up your skill grind for equipment and become the strongest hunter!

    2022ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dark Dragonkin

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Trials of Proelium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Trials of Proelium.

    Survive this retro-styled, RPG adventure as you guide your party through treacherous dungeons where each member’s unique skill is needed to survive.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Dwerve

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Trials of Proelium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Trials of Proelium.

    An epic action-adventure with tower defense combat! Dungeon crawl through a ruined kingdom, fending off hordes with turrets and traps! Punch them into pits! Pull them into spinblades! Zap and burn them!

    2022ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Dungeon Scavenger

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Trials of Proelium.

    Ranked #5 for Trials of Proelium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    Dungeon Scavenger is a unique turn-based old school dungeon crawler that sets you on a challenging path of exploration. Select a hero to keep the threat of the dungeon and demon realms away from the town's people with an innovative combat system. Can you save the town from the danger below?

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Vaporum

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Trials of Proelium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    Vaporum is a grid-based dungeon crawler RPG in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school classics of the genre. Stranded in the middle of an ocean, in front of a gigantic tower, the hero has to find out what the place is, what happened there, and most importantly, who he is.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Trials of Proelium.

    Ranked #7 for Trials of Proelium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Trials of Proelium.

    Disgaea is back and better than ever in Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless! Join Fuji as he embarks on a perilous journey of redemption, and experience unique features new to the Disgaea series!

    2023ActionStrategyAdventure44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Lord of the Dark Castle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Trials of Proelium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Trials of Proelium.

    Lord of the Dark Castle is a casual turn-based retro style roguelike dungeon crawler with elements of strategy. Randomized levels, lots of skills without dependencies and lots of spells to cast. Challenging Monster AI - play it smart or die. Remember: Death is Permanent!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Trials of Proelium at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials of Proelium on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials of Proelium on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Trials of Proelium on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trials of Proelium.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials of Proelium on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials of Proelium on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Trials of Proelium on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials of Proelium on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Trials of Proelium.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Trials of Proelium on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trials of Proelium.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trials of Proelium.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trials of Proelium.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Retroactive Fort

Other recommendable Steam games by Retroactive Fort, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. A Shaman's Ballard

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Retroactive Fort, the studio behind Trials of Proelium. Shares Action and Strategy with Trials of Proelium.

    Explore the mysterious world of Erenblad to protect the land from demonic entities and perform your shanar to become the new master shaman of Aahkray in this tactical turn-based RPG.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Interballistic Symphony

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Retroactive Fort, the studio behind Trials of Proelium. Shares Action and Strategy with Trials of Proelium.

    A musical, fast-paced indie game all about speed and swift thinking. Navigate through tricky environments, use powerups to your advantage, push your skills to the limit and become the next interballistic master.

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. Freja

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Retroactive Fort, the studio behind Trials of Proelium. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trials of Proelium.

    Ignorance Is bliss, or is it? Have you ever wondered if living in ignorance is better than to carry trauma? Freja is a first-person psychological thriller exploring this concept. Enter this dark and mysterious world and find out for yourself.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Dorei Same

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Retroactive Fort, the studio behind Trials of Proelium. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trials of Proelium.

    An erotic top-down adventure game about a woman who lost everything and now has to adjust to her new life as a slave for a noble's daughter. Explore the castle and figure out a way to escape the lustful maiden.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Trials of Proelium Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Retroactive Fort, the studio behind Trials of Proelium. Shares Action and Strategy with Trials of Proelium.

    Experience a colorful world full of vibrant characters through the eyes of Letha, a young warrior on the hunt for district masters in her pursuit to become Proeliums new emperor in this remastered anime style turn-based RPG.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Trials of Proelium

How much does Trials of Proelium cost?
Trials of Proelium is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Trials of Proelium?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Trials of Proelium are Trials of Proelium Remastered, Elteria Hunter, Dark Dragonkin.
Who developed Trials of Proelium?
Trials of Proelium was developed by Retroactive Fort.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Trials of Proelium.

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