Trials Evolution: Gold Edition similar games & best alternatives

Trials Evolution: Gold Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2013

Should you play it?

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.

What works
  • Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • Robust track editor and user-created content
  • Includes trials hd tracks
  • Good physics and controls
  • Strong sense of progression and achievement
Things to keep in mind
  • Requires ubisoft connect (uplay) launcher
  • Online multiplayer and servers shut down
  • Missing dlc content from console versions
  • Some technical and performance issues
  • Limited customization options

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Trials Evolution: Gold Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Why this game works

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