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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable • 2014

Should you play it?

Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.

What works

  • Deep and immersive story and worldbuilding
  • Well-developed and memorable characters
  • Strategic and customizable turn-based combat
  • Extensive content with side quests and replay value
  • Excellent localization and music

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow pacing and heavy reading may deter some players
  • Dated graphics and animations
  • Some quests are missable without guides
  • Linear story progression with limited player freedom
  • Combat can feel slow without turbo mode

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero

  • The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki KAI

  • Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception

  • Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER -

  • Beast Saga

  • Aether & Iron

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky but with less focus on close relationships

  • Divine Divinity

  • Avernum: Escape From the Pit

  • Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

  • The Temple of Elemental Evil

  • Rise of the Third Power

  • SaGa Frontier Remastered

More social

Games that feels like The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky but with more teamwork and cooperation

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky but with less of a community feel

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

  • Apostle: Rebellion

  • GRANDIA HD Remaster

  • Dice Gambit

  • 古剑奇谭(GuJian)

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation.

Last update: 21/08/2026