Choose Trails
Choose Trails if you want the Keyboard Only Option and Touch Only Option side of the pairing. Trails launched in 2025.
Trails vs The Artisan of Glimmith
Trails and The Artisan of Glimmith both land in Strategy, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Trails (2025) is 1 year older than The Artisan of Glimmith (2026). Trails scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than The Artisan of Glimmith (98.5% 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 The Artisan of Glimmith
Choose The Artisan of Glimmith if you want the Subtitle Options, Adjustable Difficulty, and Save Anytime side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. The Artisan of Glimmith launched in 2026.
Both Trails and The Artisan of Glimmith sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Adjustable Text Size, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (100% vs 98.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Trails |  The Artisan of Glimmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 11.04 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (14 reviews) | 98.5% positive (749 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | PurpleSloth | Lunarch Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Trails (2025) is 1 year older than The Artisan of Glimmith (2026).
- Trails scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than The Artisan of Glimmith (98.5% positive).
- Trails is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than The Artisan of Glimmith (9.99 USD vs. 11.04 USD).
- The Artisan of Glimmith is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Trails has no Deck rating yet.
Trails vs The Artisan of Glimmith — FAQ
- Should I play Trails or The Artisan of Glimmith first?
- If you want chronology, Trails (2025) came out before The Artisan of Glimmith (2026). 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 Trails and The Artisan of Glimmith similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Casual 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.