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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

Nihon Falcom · XSEED Games · 2017-08-02

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RPG

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

Releases: Mar 08, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Dec 22, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Jan 29, 2016 (PlayStation Vita), Q3 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is an RPG released in 2017, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 5931 reviews).

73
playing now
95%
positive of 5.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (57 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (1.0k downloads)
4.72★
PlayStation Store rating (5,444 ratings)
88h
to beat · rushed 59h · completionist 108h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

73 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a 2013 role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is the sixth installment of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, and follows Trails to Azure (2011). It was initially released in Japan for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita before being localized in English by Xseed Games in 2015.

Trailer

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel trailer thumbnail

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - PS4 Launch Trailer

≈249,267 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 73 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 222 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~28/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 13,969 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 148k–356k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,931 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $15.99 at Nuuvem (2018-11-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 50 of 93 observed days · $24.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12412420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

130442026-09-15 13:00 — 107 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 90 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 59 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 112 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 130 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 63 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 64 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 63 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 82 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 90 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 68 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 76 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 49 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 61 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 90 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 70 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 92 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 76 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 60 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 116 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 126 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 76 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 80 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 73 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6871Jul 2017Aug 2026Jul 2017 — avg 1 · peak 9Oct 2017 — avg 170 · peak 376Jan 2018 — avg 282 · peak 637Apr 2018 — avg 129 · peak 242Jul 2018 — avg 258 · peak 512Oct 2018 — avg 85 · peak 165Jan 2019 — avg 196 · peak 444Apr 2019 — avg 102 · peak 184Jul 2019 — avg 172 · peak 314Oct 2019 — avg 77 · peak 139Jan 2020 — avg 175 · peak 373Apr 2020 — avg 226 · peak 356Jul 2020 — avg 279 · peak 528Oct 2020 — avg 111 · peak 194Jan 2021 — avg 216 · peak 431Apr 2021 — avg 174 · peak 326Jul 2021 — avg 239 · peak 458Oct 2021 — avg 120 · peak 241Jan 2022 — avg 143 · peak 261Apr 2022 — avg 107 · peak 191Jul 2022 — avg 133 · peak 225Oct 2022 — avg 99 · peak 171Jan 2023 — avg 135 · peak 259Apr 2023 — avg 139 · peak 239Jul 2023 — avg 135 · peak 252Oct 2023 — avg 87 · peak 164Jan 2024 — avg 101 · peak 191Apr 2024 — avg 74 · peak 154Jul 2024 — avg 106 · peak 184Oct 2024 — avg 87 · peak 160Jan 2025 — avg 111 · peak 216Apr 2025 — avg 91 · peak 158Jul 2025 — avg 101 · peak 177Oct 2025 — avg 105 · peak 184Jan 2026 — avg 143 · peak 234Apr 2026 — avg 93 · peak 178Jul 2026 — avg 97 · peak 178Aug 2026 — avg 90 · peak 146
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$15.992017-08-022026-10-152017-08-02 — best price $35.992018-02-16 — best price $39.992018-07-05 — best price $39.992018-11-22 — best price $15.992019-02-14 — best price $23.992019-09-09 — best price $23.992019-12-01 — best price $23.992020-02-20 — best price $23.992020-06-25 — best price $23.992020-11-28 — best price $23.992021-03-08 — best price $19.992021-09-08 — best price $19.992021-12-04 — best price $39.992022-02-23 — best price $19.992022-06-11 — best price $39.992022-09-17 — best price $39.992022-12-21 — best price $19.992023-03-07 — best price $19.992023-05-26 — best price $19.992023-08-01 — best price $39.992023-11-21 — best price $19.992024-02-07 — best price $19.992024-04-25 — best price $19.992024-07-18 — best price $19.992024-11-05 — best price $19.992025-01-15 — best price $19.992025-05-01 — best price $19.992025-09-03 — best price $19.992025-11-20 — best price $19.992026-03-16 — best price $39.992026-06-12 — best price $19.992026-09-01 — best price $19.992026-09-16 — best price $39.992026-10-01 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2881322026-05-29 — 154 pageviews2026-06-02 — 145 pageviews2026-06-06 — 161 pageviews2026-06-10 — 160 pageviews2026-06-14 — 184 pageviews2026-06-18 — 176 pageviews2026-06-22 — 137 pageviews2026-06-26 — 163 pageviews2026-06-30 — 209 pageviews2026-07-04 — 224 pageviews2026-07-08 — 185 pageviews2026-07-12 — 188 pageviews2026-07-16 — 159 pageviews2026-07-20 — 158 pageviews2026-07-24 — 178 pageviews2026-07-28 — 140 pageviews2026-08-01 — 160 pageviews2026-08-05 — 167 pageviews2026-08-09 — 183 pageviews2026-08-13 — 132 pageviews2026-08-17 — 164 pageviews2026-08-21 — 203 pageviews2026-08-25 — 165 pageviews2026-08-29 — 158 pageviews2026-09-02 — 288 pageviews2026-09-06 — 190 pageviews2026-09-10 — 160 pageviews2026-09-14 — 188 pageviews2026-09-18 — 274 pageviews2026-09-22 — 231 pageviews2026-09-26 — 217 pageviews2026-09-30 — 150 pageviews2026-10-04 — 193 pageviews2026-10-08 — 166 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
85.8%
earned "Freshman Orientation"
19.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards24 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 24 DLC released, first 2017-08-02, latest 2017-09-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)7,27419%51
Steam (Steam)5,32910%51
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)4,41424%51

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeFunnyFantasyRomanceAdventureDating SimStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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