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The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki

Nihon Falcom · Clouded Leopard Entertainment · 2022-07-27

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RPG

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

Releases: Mar 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 28, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 30, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Mar 02, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki is finally coming to Steam®! The sprawling Republic of Calvard is experiencing an unprecedented economic boom brought on by post-war reparations. Here is the beginning of a new "Trails (story)".

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki is a 2022 RPG priced at $49.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 1727 reviews).

23
playing now
91%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
4.73★
PlayStation Store rating (3,863 ratings)
122h
to beat · rushed 70h · completionist 160h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

At azure skies' end, a flash of light will lead you to the land of dawn... The second half of the Trails series has finally begun! Onward to the Republic of Calvard! The sprawling Republic of Calvard is experiencing an unprecedented economic boom brought on by post-war reparations. At the same time, feelings of uncertainty stemming from a massive influx of immigrants and bold political reform by the new president are rife. Deep within its capital city, a young Spriggan man receives a strange request that threatens to plunge the entire nation into chaos…(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 77 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (280 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 35k–78k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,727 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $24.99 at Steam (2024-11-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26726720222026Week of 2022-07-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7942026-09-15 02:00 — 18 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 28 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 17 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 30 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 41 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 23 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 15 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 27 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 47 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 34 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 70 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 31 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 79 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 19 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 30 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 64 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 10 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 29 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 68 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 20 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
58625Aug 2022Aug 2026Aug 2022 — avg 586 · peak 2,012Oct 2022 — avg 168 · peak 416Dec 2022 — avg 131 · peak 358Feb 2023 — avg 149 · peak 514Apr 2023 — avg 103 · peak 321Jun 2023 — avg 44 · peak 134Aug 2023 — avg 61 · peak 161Oct 2023 — avg 48 · peak 121Dec 2023 — avg 55 · peak 147Feb 2024 — avg 37 · peak 94Apr 2024 — avg 32 · peak 89Jun 2024 — avg 34 · peak 89Aug 2024 — avg 32 · peak 91Oct 2024 — avg 38 · peak 114Dec 2024 — avg 76 · peak 253Feb 2025 — avg 79 · peak 249Apr 2025 — avg 40 · peak 132Jun 2025 — avg 37 · peak 114Aug 2025 — avg 55 · peak 196Oct 2025 — avg 64 · peak 206Dec 2025 — avg 34 · peak 116Feb 2026 — avg 31 · peak 81Apr 2026 — avg 26 · peak 88Jun 2026 — avg 25 · peak 82Aug 2026 — avg 35 · peak 100
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$24.992022-07-272026-08-092022-07-27 — best price $44.992022-08-03 — best price $49.992022-11-18 — best price $34.992022-11-29 — best price $49.992023-01-18 — best price $29.992023-02-01 — best price $49.992023-06-29 — best price $29.992023-07-13 — best price $49.992023-11-21 — best price $29.992023-11-28 — best price $49.992024-11-27 — best price $24.992024-12-04 — best price $49.992025-01-22 — best price $24.992025-02-05 — best price $49.992025-03-13 — best price $24.992025-03-20 — best price $49.992025-04-23 — best price $24.992025-05-07 — best price $49.992025-06-26 — best price $24.992025-07-10 — best price $49.992025-08-12 — best price $24.992025-08-26 — best price $49.992025-09-29 — best price $24.992025-10-06 — best price $49.992025-12-18 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $49.992026-03-19 — best price $24.992026-03-26 — best price $49.992026-04-28 — best price $24.992026-05-09 — best price $49.992026-06-25 — best price $24.992026-07-09 — best price $49.992026-07-26 — best price $24.992026-08-09 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
93.4%
earned "Spriggan Rises"
48.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing67 DLC

2 supported languages: Traditional Chinese, Korean

Post-launch support: 67 DLC released, first 2022-07-27, latest 2025-02-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)49116%53

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DRPGCuteJRPGAnimeFantasyForeignRomanceEmotionalNarration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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