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The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure

Nihon Falcom · NIS America, Inc. · 2023-03-14

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RPG

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

Releases: Mar 24, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 24, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Mar 14, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 10, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2), Sep 10, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

The Special Support Section is back with more members and more cases to solve! How will this rag-tag group deal with the oncoming threats to Crossbell’s political stability while maintaining their team’s foundation?

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure is an RPG released in 2023, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 1149 reviews).

37
playing now
98%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (1.7k downloads)
4.81★
PlayStation Store rating (379 ratings)
58h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

37 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure is a 2011 role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is the fifth installment of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series. Trails to Azure serves as a sequel to Trails from Zero (2010), forming the second and final part of the series' Crossbell arc.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 37 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 146 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 13,987 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 23k–52k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,149 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $27.99 at Steam (2025-10-31)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 12 of 76 observed days · $12.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12712720232026Week of 2023-03-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

54212026-09-15 22:00 — 39 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 23 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 31 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 42 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 37 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 28 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 38 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 31 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 39 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 52 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 38 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 25 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 35 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 35 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 36 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 36 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 28 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 21 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 32 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 40 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 43 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 36 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 37 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
41845Mar 2023Aug 2026Mar 2023 — avg 418 · peak 884May 2023 — avg 113 · peak 233Jul 2023 — avg 125 · peak 249Sep 2023 — avg 66 · peak 131Nov 2023 — avg 63 · peak 116Jan 2024 — avg 67 · peak 131Mar 2024 — avg 47 · peak 88May 2024 — avg 52 · peak 95Jul 2024 — avg 59 · peak 120Sep 2024 — avg 66 · peak 128Nov 2024 — avg 50 · peak 101Jan 2025 — avg 60 · peak 120Mar 2025 — avg 57 · peak 105May 2025 — avg 58 · peak 106Jul 2025 — avg 55 · peak 101Sep 2025 — avg 49 · peak 101Nov 2025 — avg 64 · peak 104Jan 2026 — avg 77 · peak 133Mar 2026 — avg 55 · peak 114May 2026 — avg 52 · peak 95Jul 2026 — avg 49 · peak 84Aug 2026 — avg 46 · peak 83
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$27.992023-03-142026-10-152023-03-14 — best price $39.992023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-08-21 — best price $39.992023-10-02 — best price $35.992023-11-17 — best price $35.992023-12-13 — best price $35.992024-01-10 — best price $39.992024-03-14 — best price $31.992024-04-29 — best price $35.992024-05-21 — best price $39.992024-07-04 — best price $39.992024-08-05 — best price $31.992024-08-30 — best price $39.992024-11-22 — best price $29.992024-12-11 — best price $29.992025-01-05 — best price $39.992025-02-05 — best price $39.992025-03-13 — best price $29.992025-04-22 — best price $29.992025-05-19 — best price $29.992025-06-26 — best price $29.992025-08-14 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $29.992025-11-14 — best price $39.992025-12-02 — best price $39.992025-12-11 — best price $27.992026-01-06 — best price $39.992026-08-27 — best price $39.992026-09-02 — best price $39.992026-09-08 — best price $39.992026-09-14 — best price $39.992026-09-20 — best price $39.992026-09-26 — best price $39.992026-10-02 — best price $39.992026-10-08 — best price $39.992026-10-14 — best price $39.992026-10-15 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

158482026-05-16 — 78 pageviews2026-05-20 — 100 pageviews2026-05-24 — 84 pageviews2026-05-28 — 65 pageviews2026-06-01 — 70 pageviews2026-06-05 — 71 pageviews2026-06-09 — 71 pageviews2026-06-13 — 80 pageviews2026-06-17 — 77 pageviews2026-06-21 — 73 pageviews2026-06-25 — 65 pageviews2026-06-29 — 104 pageviews2026-07-03 — 99 pageviews2026-07-07 — 82 pageviews2026-07-11 — 88 pageviews2026-07-15 — 64 pageviews2026-07-19 — 89 pageviews2026-07-23 — 58 pageviews2026-07-27 — 101 pageviews2026-07-31 — 48 pageviews2026-08-04 — 81 pageviews2026-08-08 — 70 pageviews2026-08-12 — 95 pageviews2026-08-16 — 60 pageviews2026-08-20 — 95 pageviews2026-08-24 — 107 pageviews2026-08-28 — 85 pageviews2026-09-01 — 97 pageviews2026-09-05 — 74 pageviews2026-09-09 — 110 pageviews2026-09-13 — 103 pageviews2026-09-17 — 144 pageviews2026-09-21 — 108 pageviews2026-09-25 — 90 pageviews2026-09-29 — 94 pageviews2026-10-03 — 83 pageviews2026-10-07 — 66 pageviews2026-10-11 — 77 pageviews2026-10-12 — 68 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

57
achievements tracked
90.3%
earned "An Enigma No More"
35.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty#category_playable_without_visionDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,03813%57
PS4 (PlayStation)53341%57
PS4 (PlayStation)48441%57
Switch (Nintendo)1220%0

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeStory RichSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackTurn-Based Combat

Census log

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

Recent updates

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