Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,547 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd vs The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd 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. Both released in 2017. Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd: 1,547 reviews, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel: 3,462). 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. 3,462 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94.9% vs 94.5% 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 3rd |  The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Genres | RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.9% positive (1,547 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.
- Both released in 2017.
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd: 1,547 reviews, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel: 3,462).
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (29.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd vs The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel — FAQ
- Which is better, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd or The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd sits at 94.9% positive (1,547 reviews), The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel at 94.5% (3,462). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Are The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd 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.
- Do The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.