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英雄伝説 創の軌跡 / THE LEGEND OF HEROES: HAJIMARI NO KISEKI

Nihon Falcom · Clouded Leopard Entertainment · 2021-08-25

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RPG

Franchise: The Legend of Heroes · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Aug 25, 2021 (SteamVR), Aug 27, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Aug 26, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 07, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Aug 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 07, 2023 (PlayStation VR)

The empires of Zemuria have narrowly managed to escape the Great Twilight, a curse that threatened to end the world, thanks to the valiant efforts of those known as heroes. This has resulted in a ripple effect of events that hurtles the series toward its thrilling conclusion.

英雄伝説 創の軌跡 / THE LEGEND OF HEROES: HAJIMARI NO KISEKI is a 2021 RPG game priced at $59.99, estimated to have 100,000 .. 200,000 owners, with a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 1112 reviews).

51
playing now
84%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
4.86★
PlayStation Store rating (739 ratings)
90h
to beat · completionist 150h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

51 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

What destinies await these three fateful figures? Use the Trails to Walk system to switch between Rean Schwarzer, Lloyd Bannings, and the masked figure "C", and determine the fates of key characters and locations within Zemuria. Dive into refined tactical combat with new features such as United Front, and discover new allies and challenges within the halls of the True Reverie Corridor! Where one trail ends, another begins... The intertwining fates of three figures in Zemuria will be decided in this climactic chapter of The Legend of Heroes series! Follow the footsteps of the war hero Rean Sc(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 51 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 62 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (184 reviews).
  • · Top 16% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 22k–50k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,112 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $23.99 at Steam (2023-11-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11911920212026Week of 2021-08-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6672026-09-15 00:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 28 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 23 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 40 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 51 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 25 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 47 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 22 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 36 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 23 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 47 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 21 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 18 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 33 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 24 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 66 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 32 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 51 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
25129Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 251 · peak 807Nov 2021 — avg 62 · peak 159Jan 2022 — avg 85 · peak 205Mar 2022 — avg 62 · peak 159May 2022 — avg 95 · peak 226Jul 2022 — avg 98 · peak 296Sep 2022 — avg 104 · peak 265Nov 2022 — avg 64 · peak 178Jan 2023 — avg 78 · peak 200Mar 2023 — avg 49 · peak 131May 2023 — avg 47 · peak 113Jul 2023 — avg 49 · peak 135Sep 2023 — avg 44 · peak 125Nov 2023 — avg 34 · peak 116Jan 2024 — avg 35 · peak 102Mar 2024 — avg 40 · peak 108May 2024 — avg 37 · peak 98Jul 2024 — avg 48 · peak 124Sep 2024 — avg 42 · peak 121Nov 2024 — avg 40 · peak 117Jan 2025 — avg 38 · peak 95Mar 2025 — avg 38 · peak 115May 2025 — avg 39 · peak 106Jul 2025 — avg 35 · peak 96Sep 2025 — avg 34 · peak 115Nov 2025 — avg 42 · peak 110Jan 2026 — avg 33 · peak 107Mar 2026 — avg 29 · peak 88May 2026 — avg 31 · peak 86Jul 2026 — avg 31 · peak 83Aug 2026 — avg 30 · peak 73
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$23.992021-08-252026-07-092021-08-25 — best price $59.992022-01-05 — best price $59.992022-04-12 — best price $59.992022-06-07 — best price $59.992022-08-03 — best price $59.992022-09-28 — best price $59.992022-11-29 — best price $59.992023-02-01 — best price $59.992023-06-12 — best price $59.992023-08-01 — best price $59.992023-09-26 — best price $59.992023-11-28 — best price $59.992024-02-13 — best price $59.992024-04-09 — best price $59.992024-07-11 — best price $59.992024-10-08 — best price $59.992024-12-04 — best price $59.992025-02-05 — best price $59.992025-03-20 — best price $59.992025-05-07 — best price $59.992025-07-10 — best price $59.992025-10-07 — best price $59.992025-12-01 — best price $59.992026-01-05 — best price $59.992026-03-26 — best price $59.992026-06-09 — best price $59.992026-07-09 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
90.5%
earned "Operation Begins"
46.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing79 DLC

2 supported languages: Traditional Chinese, Japanese

Post-launch support: 79 DLC released, first 2021-08-25, latest 2025-02-06 (Steam store data)

Player tags

3DRPGJRPGAnimeSequelFantasyForeignRomanceEmotionalStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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