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Games like Trials Evolution: Gold Edition

If Trials Evolution: Gold Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trials Fusion™, Kikstart: Off-Road Simulator (C64/C128) and Urban Trial Freestyle — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and nostalgic. 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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Trials Evolution: Gold Edition is a physics-based platformer and racing game released in 2013 by RedLynx and Ubisoft Shanghai. Players navigate obstacle courses on motorbikes, mastering physics-based controls to perform stunts and beat time targets. The game features a comprehensive level editor enabling users to create and share custom tracks, providing virtually endless content beyond the core campaign. Reviewers highlight that the tracks blend challenge with variety across dozens of hours of gameplay, while players describe the physics feel as loose but rewarding. The game runs as verified on Steam Deck, making it well-suited for short-burst play sessions. It currently holds a 71% positive rating from over 1,500 Steam reviews.

About Trials Evolution: Gold Edition: Trials Evolution: Gold Edition marks the Trials franchise’s triumphant return to the PC gaming platform. RedLynx’s signature franchise, the Trials series first made its mark in gaming with the 2008 release of Trials 2 SE for the PC.

2013ActionRacing19.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 85Windowsby Redlynx Ltd, Ubisoft Shanghaï
Trials Evolution: Gold Edition — Steam game cover
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Level editor enables endless creativityPhysics feel loose but rewardingTracks blend challenge with varietyChallengingCompetitiveNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Trials Evolution: Gold Edition 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 Fusion™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Top pick for Trials Evolution: Gold Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Racing with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Trials Fusion is the gold-standard platform racer for the next-generation of gaming. Built upon the Trials franchise’s proven gameplay foundations, Fusion challenges players endlessly in both classic and all-new ways.

    2014Racing3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Kikstart: Off-Road Simulator (C64/C128)

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Trials Evolution: Gold Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Racing with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    In this tricky stunt motorcycle simulator, originally released in 1984 for the Commodore 64, race your motorcycle across a series of tricky courses. Single-player and 2-player modes available. Also includes the expanded Commodore 128 version.

    2023SportsSimulationRacing3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Urban Trial Freestyle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Third-strongest match for Trials Evolution: Gold Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Racing with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    The city is your playground! Nothing will stop you on your freestyle trials bike. Use the urban landscape to pull spectacular tricks - backflips, 360s, wallrides, ollies, and more. Customize your bike to boost your performance in Time Attack or Stunt mode. Choose between speed and style, developing your own unique riding style.

    2013ActionSportsSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. MX vs. ATV Reflex

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Ranked #4 for Trials Evolution: Gold Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Racing with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Think fast and hang on to your ride as you take independent control of the rider and take the ultimate test of mettle. Dual controls let you tear it up with death-defying tricks and high-flying freestyle action. Fight for traction and dig up the track to leave your mark.

    2010Racing19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. RIDE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Ranked #5 for Trials Evolution: Gold Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Racing with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Bikes from the world's most beloved motorcycle manufacturers, breathtaking races, and a round-the-world trip taking in 15 different locations, all this and more in the new videogame: RIDE.

    2015SportsSimulationRacing19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. HyperCycle League

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Trials Evolution: Gold Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Cut the line. Own the neon. Hypercycle League is a high-octane evolution of light-trail combat where milliseconds are the difference between glory and a data-crash. No RNG, no gimmicks—just pure, frame-perfect digital athleticism. Are you fast enough to leave a mark?"

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗
  7. Atomic Cyclecar Racing

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Trials Evolution: Gold Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Racing with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Atomic Cyclecar Racing is a sci-fi arcade racing game inspired by games like Extreme-G, Beetle Adventure Racing, and F-Zero

    2021ActionSportsIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Rocket Jockey

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Trials Evolution: Gold Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Racing with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Welcome to the most brutal sport around. Destruction derbies are so passé, audiences want blood, so we strapped the drivers to volatile rockets. Smash your opponents into dust or better yet each other. Drag their faces across the ground at over 100 MPH...and give a whole new meaning to road rash!

    2023ActionSportsRacing7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Trials Evolution: Gold Edition at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials Evolution: Gold Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials Evolution: Gold Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials Evolution: Gold Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials Evolution: Gold Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials Evolution: Gold Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Trials Evolution: Gold Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Trials Evolution: Gold Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    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 ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Trials Evolution: Gold Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    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 ↗
  2. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Crab Game

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Crab Game is a First-Person Multiplayer game where you play through several different minigames based on children's games, until only one player stands victorious.

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Aimlabs

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Rec Room

    WHY THIS

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

    Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.

    2021AdventureMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Umamusume: Pretty Derby

    WHY THIS

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

    Umamusume: Pretty Derby, winner of Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025, is ready to race! Scout featured trainees and supporters as you navigate the immersive sports life simulation through the game's in-depth training system and top-of-the-line 3D graphics!

    2025SportsSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Stumble Guys

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Trials Evolution: Gold Edition.

    Ready for the chaos? Stumble Guys is a 32-player, fast-paced multiplayer party royale where players dash, jump, and fall across hilarious obstacle courses in a fun race to be the last one standing.

    2021ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Trials Evolution: Gold Edition

Is Trials Evolution: Gold Edition verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Trials Evolution: Gold Edition is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Trials Evolution: Gold Edition cost?
Trials Evolution: Gold Edition is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Trials Evolution: Gold Edition have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Trials Evolution: Gold Edition supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Trials Evolution: Gold Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Trials Evolution: Gold Edition are Trials Fusion™, Kikstart: Off-Road Simulator (C64/C128), Urban Trial Freestyle.
Who developed Trials Evolution: Gold Edition?
Trials Evolution: Gold Edition was developed by Redlynx Ltd, Ubisoft Shanghaï and published by Ubisoft.

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