Games like The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
If The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II and Banner of the Maid — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its character growth feels organic, music enhances emotional impact and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is a story-driven JRPG released in 2014 by Nihon Falcom, priced at $19.99. The game features character-chemistry-driven party dynamics, an orb magic system, and turn-based tactical combat, with a female protagonist in a fantasy setting. Players and reviewers highlight that side quests add meaningful depth to the world, dynamic NPCs create a living setting where dialogue changes based on story progress, and the soundtrack enhances emotional impact. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and contemplative, and note that character growth feels organic while the story rewards patience. The game holds a 94% positive rating from over 6,200 Steam reviews and runs playable on Steam Deck.
About The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky: 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.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Top pick for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Picking up shortly after The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Estelle travels across Liberl in search of Joshua. The journey involves more than seeking loved ones, however, as the Bracer Guild also tasks her with unraveling the mysteries behind the newly unveiled Society of Ouroboros.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
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Second-strongest match for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Civil war has broken out across Erebonia. After his narrow escape from Trista, Rean will take up his sword again on a journey with his Divine Knight, Valimar, in search of his friends from Class VII and a way to end the conflict before its price becomes far too dear...
Banner of the Maid
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Third-strongest match for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Banner of the Maid is a tribute to the golden age of tactical RPGs. Set in an alternate French Revolution, you play as Pauline Bonaparte, commanding your army on smoke-filled battlefields and navigating the turbulent political salons of Paris to forge a heroic epic like no other.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Ranked #4 for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2
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Shares turn based tactical combat and an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Ranked #5 for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
The sequel to the captivating tale of Fuga: Melodies of Steel has arrived! This turn-based RPG is back with a ramped up battle system for more strategy, as well as a brand new event system that gives you more thrilling choices to affect your experience!
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Ranked #6 for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Ranked #7 for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
Tears of Avia
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Ranked #8 for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Tears of Avia is a turn-based strategy and tactics RPG set in the beautiful world of Estera. As a Seeker, journey through war-torn environments and build your party to save the world from its horrible fate.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~50% under The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~75% under The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Noita
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Priced ~60% under The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on Steam right now.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Persona 4 Golden
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Priced ~50% under The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
DREDGE
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Priced ~46% under The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Brotato
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Priced ~75% under The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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NGU IDLE
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More from Nihon Falcom
Other recommendable Steam games by Nihon Falcom, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
Sora no Kiseki the 1st
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Shares a cozy mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Kiseki series, a story-driven RPG that began in 2004, the landmark first installment, The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki FC (First Chapter), is receiving a full remake!
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Picking up shortly after The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Estelle travels across Liberl in search of Joshua. The journey involves more than seeking loved ones, however, as the Bracer Guild also tasks her with unraveling the mysteries behind the newly unveiled Society of Ouroboros.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter reimagines the first chapter of a beloved series, infusing it with enhanced visuals and refined gameplay. Join Estelle and Joshua, partners bound by fate, as they unravel dark conspiracies threatening the peace of the Liberl Kingdom.
Ys Origin
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Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
The perfect mix of action, exploration and story with screen-filling bosses, unique platforming elements, and innovative puzzles.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
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Shares turn based tactical combat and an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
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 II
WHY THIS
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Civil war has broken out across Erebonia. After his narrow escape from Trista, Rean will take up his sword again on a journey with his Divine Knight, Valimar, in search of his friends from Class VII and a way to end the conflict before its price becomes far too dear...
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Banner of the Maid
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Banner of the Maid is a tribute to the golden age of tactical RPGs. Set in an alternate French Revolution, you play as Pauline Bonaparte, commanding your army on smoke-filled battlefields and navigating the turbulent political salons of Paris to forge a heroic epic like no other.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2
WHY THIS
Shares turn based tactical combat and an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
The sequel to the captivating tale of Fuga: Melodies of Steel has arrived! This turn-based RPG is back with a ramped up battle system for more strategy, as well as a brand new event system that gives you more thrilling choices to affect your experience!
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and strategic battles. Unfold a mature story as you progress through hand-crafted scenarios, controlling your own group of Arbiters, with each character customizable from a wide selection of classes and abilities!
Frequently asked about The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
- Does The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky run on Steam Deck?
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky cost?
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky are The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, Banner of the Maid.
- Who developed The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky?
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky was developed by Nihon Falcom and published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc..
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