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Games like Trials of Kokoro

If Trials of Kokoro is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trials of Guinevere, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition and Baldur's Gate 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and emotional. 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 Kokoro: Break the spell that's sealed away your past. Customize your party's equipment, skills, and spells, and fight in strategic battles. Trials of Kokoro is an RPG and Visual Novel that merges exciting turn-based combat, detailed party management, and a captivating storyline.

2023StrategyAdventureRPG13.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby TD Games
Trials of Kokoro — Steam game cover
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Battles scale dynamically with player masteryCharacters grow and feel genuinely endearingCombat requires thoughtful planning not mindless repetitionAtmosphericContemplativeEmotional

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Steam players who put hours into Trials of Kokoro 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 Guinevere

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Trials of Kokoro.

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

    Trials of Guinevere combines strategic, turn-based combat with the emotional, character-focused storyline of a visual novel. In this high fantasy adventure, the heroes must band together to save their home, and their loved ones.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Baldur's Gate 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Trials of Kokoro.

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

    Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

    2023StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 封神榜2022

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Trials of Kokoro.

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

    This game takes Nezha, Xiaolongnv, Yang Jian and Jiang Taigong as the protagonists. It tells the legendary story of the protagonists going to various places to adventure, and finally to Chaoge City to destroy the three demons and defeat King Zhou.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Persona 3 Reload

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Trials of Kokoro.

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

    Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.

    2024StrategyAdventureRPG23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Agarest: Generations of War

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Trials of Kokoro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Trials of Kokoro.

    At the dawn of time, a terrible war raged between the forces of good and evil, ending in the destruction of the world of Agarest. After their victory, the Gods of Light unified the decaying bodies of the Gods of Darkness and created a new world.

    2014StrategyAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Trials of Kokoro.

    Ranked #7 for Trials of Kokoro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Trials of Kokoro.

    A hero's destiny is written in the Stars. The legendary KONAMI JRPGs Suikoden I and Suikoden II have now been remastered in HD!

    2025RPG49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II KAI -The Erebonian Civil War-

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Trials of Kokoro.

    Ranked #8 for Trials of Kokoro fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Trials of Kokoro.

    The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki role-playing game series is highly acclaimed by gamers all over the world for its elaborate character portrayals and epic storyline. The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki and The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II have sold over 1 million copies in total.

    2021ActionAdventureRPG13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Trials of Kokoro on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Trials of Kokoro.

    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 ↗
  2. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Trials of Kokoro on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Trials of Kokoro.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Trials of Kokoro on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Trials of Kokoro.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Trials of Kokoro on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Trials of Kokoro.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Trials of Kokoro on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Trials of Kokoro.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Trials of Kokoro on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Trials of Kokoro.

    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 ↗
  7. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Trials of Kokoro on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Trials of Kokoro.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under Trials of Kokoro on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Trials of Kokoro.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Trials of Kokoro.

    Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Baldur's Gate 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Trials of Kokoro.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Trials of Kokoro.

    Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

    2023StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Persona 3 Reload

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Trials of Kokoro.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Trials of Kokoro.

    Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.

    2024StrategyAdventureRPG23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Trials of Kokoro

Does Trials of Kokoro run on Steam Deck?
Trials of Kokoro is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Trials of Kokoro cost?
Trials of Kokoro is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Trials of Kokoro?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Trials of Kokoro are Trials of Guinevere, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate 3.
Who developed Trials of Kokoro?
Trials of Kokoro was developed by TD Games.

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 Kokoro.

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