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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

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.

116
playing now
95%
positive of 5.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (57 ratings)
88h
to beat · rushed 59h · completionist 108h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

116 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 116 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 13% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 148k–355k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,917 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99-50%

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 33 of 59 observed days · $4.00 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

127532026-08-06 23:00 — 81 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 53 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 77 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 84 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 69 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 105 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 99 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 93 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 121 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 123 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 57 players2026-08-10 12:00 — 69 players2026-08-10 20:00 — 96 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 98 players2026-08-11 12:00 — 67 players2026-08-12 08:00 — 59 players2026-08-13 15:00 — 91 players2026-08-14 23:00 — 92 players2026-08-16 07:00 — 103 players2026-08-17 14:00 — 106 players2026-08-18 22:00 — 93 players2026-08-20 05:00 — 60 players2026-08-21 13:00 — 66 players2026-08-22 21:00 — 122 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 92 players2026-08-25 12:00 — 67 players2026-08-26 20:00 — 96 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 86 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 83 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 116 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$15.992017-08-022026-08-302017-08-02 — best price $35.992018-02-01 — best price $39.992018-05-29 — best price $27.992018-09-13 — best price $29.992018-12-19 — best price $23.952019-02-14 — best price $23.992019-07-12 — best price $39.992019-11-07 — best price $23.992020-01-09 — best price $23.992020-03-30 — best price $39.992020-06-25 — best price $23.992020-10-09 — best price $39.992021-02-01 — best price $39.992021-04-29 — best price $19.992021-09-23 — best price $19.992021-12-04 — best price $39.992022-02-03 — best price $39.992022-05-12 — best price $39.992022-07-09 — best price $39.992022-10-05 — best price $39.992022-12-21 — best price $19.992023-02-16 — best price $19.992023-04-28 — best price $19.992023-06-24 — best price $39.992023-08-30 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $19.992024-01-30 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $39.992024-05-27 — best price $39.992024-07-27 — best price $39.992024-11-05 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-03-13 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $39.992025-09-13 — best price $39.992025-11-20 — best price $19.992026-02-20 — best price $39.992026-05-12 — best price $19.992026-07-22 — best price $39.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2241322026-05-29 — 154 pageviews2026-06-01 — 141 pageviews2026-06-04 — 155 pageviews2026-06-07 — 170 pageviews2026-06-10 — 160 pageviews2026-06-13 — 168 pageviews2026-06-16 — 166 pageviews2026-06-19 — 155 pageviews2026-06-22 — 137 pageviews2026-06-25 — 181 pageviews2026-06-28 — 199 pageviews2026-07-01 — 165 pageviews2026-07-04 — 224 pageviews2026-07-07 — 169 pageviews2026-07-10 — 168 pageviews2026-07-13 — 167 pageviews2026-07-16 — 159 pageviews2026-07-19 — 180 pageviews2026-07-22 — 161 pageviews2026-07-25 — 168 pageviews2026-07-28 — 140 pageviews2026-07-31 — 135 pageviews2026-08-03 — 182 pageviews2026-08-06 — 145 pageviews2026-08-09 — 183 pageviews2026-08-12 — 193 pageviews2026-08-15 — 147 pageviews2026-08-18 — 185 pageviews2026-08-21 — 203 pageviews2026-08-24 — 208 pageviews2026-08-26 — 198 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

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.

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeFunnyFantasyRomanceAdventureDating SimStory Rich

Census log

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

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