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Trials of Mana

Square Enix · 2020-04-24

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RPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Apr 24, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 24, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 24, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Sep 26, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 15, 2021 (Android), Jul 15, 2021 (iOS)

Trials of Mana is a modern revival of the 3rd game in the seminal Mana series. The game, originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 3, has been fully rebuilt from the ground up in 3D.

Trials of Mana is a 2020 RPG priced at $49.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 5763 reviews).

33
playing now
91%
positive of 5.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (42 ratings)
302
Nexus mods (533k downloads)
4.63★
PlayStation Store rating (7,292 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

33 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 20:00 UTC (census sample)

Trials of Mana is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by Xeen and published by Square Enix for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Windows. A mobile port released the following year. An Xbox Series X/S port released in 2024. It is a 3D remake of the 1995 Super Famicom title of the same name, the third game in the Mana series. The story follows six possible protagonists in their respective quests, which lead them to obtain the Mana Sword and fight a world-ending threat. In gameplay, the player controls three out of six characters, navigating field environments, fighting enemies in real-time combat, and making use of character classes. New to the gameplay and storyline is a post-game chapter with an unlockable class.

Trailer

Trials of Mana trailer thumbnail

Trials of Mana - Nintendo Switch Trailer - Nintendo E3 2019

≈687,470 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 33 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 151 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,102 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 14,212 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 115k–259k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,763 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2026-04-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 29 of 57 observed days · $35.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.0k1.0k20202026Week of 2020-04-01: 1,041 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 818 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

101172026-09-16 06:00 — 17 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 38 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 27 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 65 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 101 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 52 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 42 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 59 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 79 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 57 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 57 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 49 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 50 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 80 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 76 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 47 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 45 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 57 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 32 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 88 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 98 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 38 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 35 players2026-10-15 20:00 — 33 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.7k31May 2020Aug 2026May 2020 — avg 1,711 · peak 6,794Jul 2020 — avg 202 · peak 500Sep 2020 — avg 96 · peak 220Nov 2020 — avg 144 · peak 404Jan 2021 — avg 199 · peak 508Mar 2021 — avg 161 · peak 596May 2021 — avg 198 · peak 522Jul 2021 — avg 190 · peak 489Sep 2021 — avg 64 · peak 135Nov 2021 — avg 52 · peak 120Jan 2022 — avg 88 · peak 207Mar 2022 — avg 79 · peak 271May 2022 — avg 96 · peak 219Jul 2022 — avg 67 · peak 161Sep 2022 — avg 40 · peak 86Nov 2022 — avg 47 · peak 111Jan 2023 — avg 65 · peak 162Mar 2023 — avg 52 · peak 145May 2023 — avg 53 · peak 126Jul 2023 — avg 56 · peak 125Sep 2023 — avg 47 · peak 112Nov 2023 — avg 31 · peak 68Jan 2024 — avg 71 · peak 163Mar 2024 — avg 58 · peak 146May 2024 — avg 58 · peak 127Jul 2024 — avg 109 · peak 272Sep 2024 — avg 70 · peak 146Nov 2024 — avg 38 · peak 126Jan 2025 — avg 68 · peak 190Mar 2025 — avg 51 · peak 140May 2025 — avg 54 · peak 115Jul 2025 — avg 53 · peak 113Sep 2025 — avg 46 · peak 126Nov 2025 — avg 49 · peak 123Jan 2026 — avg 51 · peak 108Mar 2026 — avg 45 · peak 130May 2026 — avg 71 · peak 165Jul 2026 — avg 58 · peak 144Aug 2026 — avg 49 · peak 112
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$53.78$14.992019-06-112026-10-152019-06-11 — best price $39.992020-03-11 — best price $42.492020-04-29 — best price $44.992020-08-04 — best price $49.992020-11-04 — best price $49.992021-03-18 — best price $29.992021-05-02 — best price $53.782021-07-09 — best price $49.992021-09-30 — best price $24.992022-01-12 — best price $49.992022-03-24 — best price $24.992022-04-29 — best price $24.992022-07-07 — best price $49.992022-10-21 — best price $49.992023-01-27 — best price $49.992023-05-03 — best price $25.002023-07-20 — best price $25.002023-10-03 — best price $49.992024-01-18 — best price $24.992024-03-25 — best price $49.992024-05-15 — best price $49.992024-08-10 — best price $49.992024-12-04 — best price $49.992025-01-03 — best price $49.992025-02-13 — best price $49.992025-03-27 — best price $49.992025-05-07 — best price $49.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-18 — best price $19.992025-11-18 — best price $19.992025-12-06 — best price $49.992026-01-06 — best price $49.992026-02-12 — best price $49.992026-03-23 — best price $20.002026-04-29 — best price $19.992026-05-26 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $49.992026-08-11 — best price $49.992026-10-01 — best price $49.992026-10-15 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

153612026-05-29 — 108 pageviews2026-06-02 — 119 pageviews2026-06-06 — 110 pageviews2026-06-10 — 93 pageviews2026-06-14 — 95 pageviews2026-06-18 — 107 pageviews2026-06-22 — 109 pageviews2026-06-26 — 141 pageviews2026-06-30 — 99 pageviews2026-07-04 — 136 pageviews2026-07-08 — 111 pageviews2026-07-12 — 110 pageviews2026-07-16 — 97 pageviews2026-07-20 — 85 pageviews2026-07-24 — 73 pageviews2026-07-28 — 88 pageviews2026-08-01 — 74 pageviews2026-08-05 — 94 pageviews2026-08-09 — 93 pageviews2026-08-13 — 67 pageviews2026-08-17 — 71 pageviews2026-08-21 — 76 pageviews2026-08-25 — 111 pageviews2026-08-29 — 105 pageviews2026-09-02 — 78 pageviews2026-09-06 — 113 pageviews2026-09-10 — 107 pageviews2026-09-14 — 98 pageviews2026-09-18 — 104 pageviews2026-09-22 — 106 pageviews2026-09-26 — 101 pageviews2026-09-30 — 88 pageviews2026-10-04 — 74 pageviews2026-10-08 — 75 pageviews2026-10-12 — 74 pageviews2026-10-14 — 65 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
85.9%
earned "Gardener"
33.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSteam CloudRemote Play on Tablet1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-06-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)16,71638%44
Steam (Steam)4,59313%44
Windows (Xbox)4,30911%44
Switch (Nintendo)3640%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

RPGJRPGAnimeActionRemakeClassicFantasyAdventureAction RPGStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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