Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.8% positive across 2,685 reviews.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC vs The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 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 SC (2015) is 2 years older than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (2017). The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC scores higher on Steam reviews (97.8% positive) than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (94.5% 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 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 3,462 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 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 SC |  The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.8% positive (2,685 reviews) | 94.5% positive (3,462 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 SC (2015) is 2 years older than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (2017).
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC scores higher on Steam reviews (97.8% positive) than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (94.5% positive).
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (29.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC is Deck Unsupported, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is Deck Verified.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC vs The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel — FAQ
- Which is better, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC or The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel?
- On Steam reviews The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC scores higher (97.8% positive) than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (94.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC 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 SC or The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel first?
- If you want chronology, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (2015) came out before The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (2017). 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 SC and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 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.