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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky cover art

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

Nihon Falcom · XSEED Games · 2014-07-29

SteamGOG

RPG

Modes: Single player

Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.

50
playing now
94%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

50 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, also known as Trails in the Sky FC, is a 2004 role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is the first in the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series. Trails in the Sky was first released in Japan for Windows and was later ported to the PlayStation Portable in 2006.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 50 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 306 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~38/week).
  • · Review velocity down 45% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 6,171 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 259k–622k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,371 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.99 at Nuuvem (2019-04-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 34 of 58 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12512520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

78292026-08-06 22:00 — 42 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 38 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 51 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 63 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 46 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 69 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 48 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 56 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 71 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 41 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 58 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 46 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 49 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 53 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 39 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 32 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 58 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 52 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 52 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 60 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 58 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 30 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 50 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 50 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$9.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $13.992015-06-19 — best price $9.992015-12-22 — best price $9.992016-08-02 — best price $19.992017-01-12 — best price $9.992017-09-04 — best price $9.992018-02-19 — best price $19.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-12-01 — best price $19.992019-03-19 — best price $19.992019-06-15 — best price $19.992019-11-07 — best price $9.992020-01-16 — best price $9.992020-05-04 — best price $19.992020-08-31 — best price $19.992021-02-01 — best price $19.992021-06-24 — best price $9.992021-11-08 — best price $19.992022-01-15 — best price $19.992022-05-12 — best price $19.992022-08-16 — best price $9.992022-11-18 — best price $9.992023-01-16 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-06-24 — best price $19.992023-09-22 — best price $9.992024-01-05 — best price $9.992024-03-27 — best price $19.992024-06-26 — best price $9.992024-10-03 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-30 — best price $19.992025-10-28 — best price $9.992026-02-20 — best price $19.992026-05-25 — best price $9.992026-08-29 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9804202026-05-30 — 452 pageviews2026-06-02 — 420 pageviews2026-06-05 — 453 pageviews2026-06-08 — 463 pageviews2026-06-11 — 455 pageviews2026-06-14 — 580 pageviews2026-06-17 — 496 pageviews2026-06-20 — 452 pageviews2026-06-23 — 546 pageviews2026-06-26 — 814 pageviews2026-06-29 — 755 pageviews2026-07-02 — 586 pageviews2026-07-05 — 754 pageviews2026-07-08 — 718 pageviews2026-07-11 — 626 pageviews2026-07-14 — 561 pageviews2026-07-17 — 588 pageviews2026-07-20 — 529 pageviews2026-07-23 — 499 pageviews2026-07-26 — 575 pageviews2026-07-29 — 509 pageviews2026-08-01 — 533 pageviews2026-08-04 — 477 pageviews2026-08-07 — 865 pageviews2026-08-10 — 634 pageviews2026-08-13 — 471 pageviews2026-08-16 — 521 pageviews2026-08-19 — 795 pageviews2026-08-22 — 716 pageviews2026-08-25 — 702 pageviews2026-08-27 — 616 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
46.3%
earned "Why Is My Present a BOY?!"
7.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,56812%27

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeClassicFantasyStrategyAdventureStory RichTurn-BasedSingleplayer

Census log

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

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