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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 · Perspectives: Third person

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.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is an RPG game released in 2020, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 3260 reviews).

58
playing now
91%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (23 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (871 downloads)
4.77★
PlayStation Store rating (6,112 ratings)
70h
to beat · completionist 120h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$59.99
steam price (US)

58 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 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).

Trailer

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III trailer thumbnail

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

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Health check

Quietly active
  • · 58 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 9% of 13,875 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 65k–147k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,260 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 12 of 26 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

99282026-09-15 02:00 — 72 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 46 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 65 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 47 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 59 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 66 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 55 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 28 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 53 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 78 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 38 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 58 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 51 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 39 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 53 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 68 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 36 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 32 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 50 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 55 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 60 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 84 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 51 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 58 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k65Mar 2020Aug 2026Mar 2020 — avg 1,303 · peak 1,922May 2020 — avg 401 · peak 705Jul 2020 — avg 266 · peak 419Sep 2020 — avg 244 · peak 533Nov 2020 — avg 221 · peak 710Jan 2021 — avg 194 · peak 314Mar 2021 — avg 180 · peak 324May 2021 — avg 199 · peak 373Jul 2021 — avg 186 · peak 294Sep 2021 — avg 114 · peak 203Nov 2021 — avg 105 · peak 192Jan 2022 — avg 129 · peak 205Mar 2022 — avg 89 · peak 160May 2022 — avg 113 · peak 178Jul 2022 — avg 103 · peak 176Sep 2022 — avg 83 · peak 153Nov 2022 — avg 81 · peak 149Jan 2023 — avg 103 · peak 163Mar 2023 — avg 70 · peak 136May 2023 — avg 110 · peak 189Jul 2023 — avg 124 · peak 209Sep 2023 — avg 80 · peak 142Nov 2023 — avg 82 · peak 140Jan 2024 — avg 91 · peak 157Mar 2024 — avg 74 · peak 132May 2024 — avg 80 · peak 139Jul 2024 — avg 88 · peak 154Sep 2024 — avg 91 · peak 180Nov 2024 — avg 91 · peak 158Jan 2025 — avg 104 · peak 181Mar 2025 — avg 89 · peak 166May 2025 — avg 89 · peak 154Jul 2025 — avg 75 · peak 139Sep 2025 — avg 72 · peak 149Nov 2025 — avg 109 · peak 195Jan 2026 — avg 118 · peak 199Mar 2026 — avg 83 · peak 162May 2026 — avg 92 · peak 171Jul 2026 — avg 80 · peak 157Aug 2026 — avg 74 · peak 131
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

91312026-05-31 — 57 pageviews2026-06-04 — 44 pageviews2026-06-08 — 59 pageviews2026-06-12 — 70 pageviews2026-06-16 — 47 pageviews2026-06-20 — 41 pageviews2026-06-24 — 62 pageviews2026-06-28 — 77 pageviews2026-07-02 — 69 pageviews2026-07-06 — 66 pageviews2026-07-10 — 61 pageviews2026-07-14 — 45 pageviews2026-07-18 — 44 pageviews2026-07-22 — 41 pageviews2026-07-26 — 43 pageviews2026-07-30 — 37 pageviews2026-08-03 — 45 pageviews2026-08-07 — 55 pageviews2026-08-11 — 62 pageviews2026-08-15 — 37 pageviews2026-08-19 — 52 pageviews2026-08-23 — 52 pageviews2026-08-27 — 45 pageviews2026-08-31 — 54 pageviews2026-09-04 — 61 pageviews2026-09-08 — 42 pageviews2026-09-12 — 50 pageviews2026-09-16 — 91 pageviews2026-09-20 — 72 pageviews2026-09-24 — 48 pageviews2026-09-28 — 68 pageviews2026-10-02 — 43 pageviews2026-10-06 — 37 pageviews2026-10-09 — 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

Post-launch support: 79 DLC released, first 2020-03-23 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeMechsActionFantasyRomanceAdventureDating 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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