Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 6,262 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky vs The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II both land in RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are RPG games on Steam. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (2014) is 4 years older than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (2018). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky: 6,262 reviews, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: 1,822). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,822 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.8% vs 94.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky |  The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.8% positive (6,262 reviews) | 94.2% positive (1,822 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (2014) is 4 years older than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (2018).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky: 6,262 reviews, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: 1,822).
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is Deck Playable, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is Deck Unsupported.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky vs The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — FAQ
- Which is better, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky or The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky sits at 93.8% positive (6,262 reviews), The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II at 94.2% (1,822). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky or The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II first?
- If you want chronology, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (2014) came out before The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II similar?
- They overlap on RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.