Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 3,462 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel vs The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 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 of Cold Steel (2017) is 1 year older than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (2018). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel: 3,462 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 it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,822 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II sit in RPG on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94.5% 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 of Cold Steel |  The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.5% positive (3,462 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 of Cold Steel (2017) is 1 year older than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (2018).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel: 3,462 reviews, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: 1,822).
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (39.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is Deck Verified, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is Deck Unsupported.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel vs The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — FAQ
- Which is better, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel or The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel sits at 94.5% positive (3,462 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 of Cold Steel or The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II first?
- If you want chronology, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (2017) 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 of Cold Steel 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.