Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.8% positive across 6,262 reviews.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky vs Banner of the Maid
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky and Banner of the Maid 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 5 years older than Banner of the Maid (2019). The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Banner of the Maid (81.7% positive). 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 Banner of the Maid
Choose Banner of the Maid if you want a Strategy and Indie game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Banner of the Maid launched in 2019.
Both The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky and Banner of the Maid sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky |  Banner of the Maid | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 16.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.8% positive (6,262 reviews) | 81.7% positive (591 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Nihon Falcom | Azure Flame Studio |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (2014) is 5 years older than Banner of the Maid (2019).
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Banner of the Maid (81.7% positive).
- Banner of the Maid is currently ~15% cheaper on Steam than The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (16.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is Deck Playable, Banner of the Maid is Deck Verified.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky vs Banner of the Maid — FAQ
- Which is better, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky or Banner of the Maid?
- On Steam reviews The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky scores higher (93.8% positive) than Banner of the Maid (81.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky or Banner of the Maid first?
- If you want chronology, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (2014) came out before Banner of the Maid (2019). 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 Banner of the Maid 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.
- Does The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky have multiplayer like Banner of the Maid?
- No. Banner of the Maid supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is listed as single-player only.