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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III

Nihon Falcom · NIS America, Inc. · 2020-03-23

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RPG

Franchise: The Legend of Heroes · Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 22, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Mar 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 01, 2021 (Google Stadia), Jun 30, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 16, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Experience an epic story developed across three titles, and crafted for new and old fans alike. Also includes an interactive introduction to catch up new players to the ongoing story so anyone can dive right in to the world of Trails of Cold Steel.

63
playing now
91%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (23 ratings)
70h
to beat · completionist 120h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

63 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is a 2017 role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is the eighth installment of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, and follows Trails of Cold Steel II (2014).

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 63 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 167 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity up 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 65k–146k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,248 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at GOG (2024-10-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 15 of 33 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
31231220202026Week of 2020-03-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

114412026-08-11 22:00 — 82 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 83 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 49 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 84 players2026-08-14 13:00 — 75 players2026-08-15 05:00 — 65 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 104 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 103 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 59 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 81 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 50 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 61 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 74 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 59 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 68 players2026-08-21 19:00 — 81 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 76 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 79 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 114 players2026-08-24 10:00 — 47 players2026-08-25 02:00 — 77 players2026-08-25 18:00 — 73 players2026-08-26 10:00 — 41 players2026-08-27 02:00 — 63 players2026-08-27 18:00 — 78 players2026-08-28 10:00 — 44 players2026-08-29 02:00 — 75 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 99 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 63 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$14.992020-03-232026-07-092020-03-23 — best price $53.992020-05-29 — best price $44.992020-07-16 — best price $44.992020-08-28 — best price $44.992020-11-02 — best price $35.992020-12-31 — best price $59.992021-02-08 — best price $59.992021-03-15 — best price $59.992021-04-19 — best price $35.992021-05-18 — best price $59.992021-08-05 — best price $59.992021-09-23 — best price $59.992021-11-22 — best price $29.992021-12-13 — best price $29.992022-02-02 — best price $59.992022-04-12 — best price $29.992022-06-14 — best price $59.992022-07-25 — best price $59.992022-09-30 — best price $29.992022-11-22 — best price $23.992023-01-03 — best price $59.992023-03-16 — best price $23.992023-05-12 — best price $59.992023-07-21 — best price $24.002023-09-12 — best price $59.992023-11-29 — best price $59.992024-02-05 — best price $19.802024-04-27 — best price $19.792024-06-27 — best price $19.792024-08-12 — best price $19.792024-11-22 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $59.992025-02-25 — best price $23.992025-04-24 — best price $23.992025-06-26 — best price $23.992025-08-26 — best price $23.992025-11-14 — best price $59.992025-12-07 — best price $59.992026-04-22 — best price $23.992026-07-09 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

77282026-05-31 — 57 pageviews2026-06-03 — 37 pageviews2026-06-06 — 41 pageviews2026-06-09 — 48 pageviews2026-06-12 — 70 pageviews2026-06-15 — 53 pageviews2026-06-18 — 44 pageviews2026-06-21 — 57 pageviews2026-06-24 — 62 pageviews2026-06-27 — 64 pageviews2026-06-30 — 58 pageviews2026-07-03 — 61 pageviews2026-07-06 — 66 pageviews2026-07-09 — 54 pageviews2026-07-12 — 61 pageviews2026-07-15 — 56 pageviews2026-07-18 — 44 pageviews2026-07-21 — 28 pageviews2026-07-24 — 37 pageviews2026-07-27 — 61 pageviews2026-07-30 — 37 pageviews2026-08-02 — 46 pageviews2026-08-05 — 44 pageviews2026-08-08 — 49 pageviews2026-08-11 — 62 pageviews2026-08-14 — 50 pageviews2026-08-17 — 40 pageviews2026-08-20 — 69 pageviews2026-08-23 — 52 pageviews2026-08-26 — 51 pageviews2026-08-28 — 37 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
74.2%
earned "Class VII Begins Anew!"
39.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing79 DLC

2 supported languages: English, French

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)3,68533%53
Steam (Steam)2,17517%53
PS5 (PlayStation)39230%53
Switch (Nintendo)960%0

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeMechsActionFantasyRomanceAdventureDating SimStory Rich

Census log

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

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