

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a strong RPG that delivers where it counts.
89
Verdict
95%
Steam
82
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (95% positive from 5.8K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (82/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Outstanding soundtrack
No significant drawbacks reported
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.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
Tactical Thinker
Won a battle with a tactical bonus of x2.0 or greater.
71%
unlocked
Frequent Fighter
Won 100 battles.
59.7%
unlocked
Flawless Jewel
Raised a master quartz to level 5.
47%
unlocked
Link Master
Raised any two characters to Link Level 5.
46.4%
unlocked
Making the Grade
Earned an S-Rank on any chapter.
38.4%
unlocked
Eightfold Obliteration
Defeated 8 enemies at once.
38.1%
unlocked
Follow-Up Master
Used over 500 follow-up attacks in battle.
36.6%
unlocked
Advanced Beatonomics
Won 500 battles.
35.7%
unlocked
Breakout Performance
Used 100 S-Breaks in battle.
33%
unlocked
Heart of a Lion
Received the Lionheart Medal of Heroism from Principal Vandyck.
29.1%
unlocked
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Tactical Thinker
Won a battle with a tactical bonus of x2.0 or greater.
71%
unlocked
Frequent Fighter
Won 100 battles.
59.7%
unlocked
Flawless Jewel
Raised a master quartz to level 5.
47%
unlocked
Link Master
Raised any two characters to Link Level 5.
46.4%
unlocked
Making the Grade
Earned an S-Rank on any chapter.
38.4%
unlocked
Eightfold Obliteration
Defeated 8 enemies at once.
38.1%
unlocked
Follow-Up Master
Used over 500 follow-up attacks in battle.
36.6%
unlocked
Advanced Beatonomics
Won 500 battles.
35.7%
unlocked
Breakout Performance
Used 100 S-Breaks in battle.
33%
unlocked
Heart of a Lion
Received the Lionheart Medal of Heroism from Principal Vandyck.
29.1%
unlocked
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