Single-player games like The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Experience an epic story developed across three titles, and crafted for new and old fans alike. Also includes an interactive introduction to catch up new players to the ongoing story so anyone can dive right in to the world of Trails of Cold Steel.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
The long awaited finale to the epic engulfing a continent comes to a head in the final chapter of the Trails of Cold Steel saga!
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Picking up shortly after The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Estelle travels across Liberl in search of Joshua. The journey involves more than seeking loved ones, however, as the Bracer Guild also tasks her with unraveling the mysteries behind the newly unveiled Society of Ouroboros.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.
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Chained Echoes
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style RPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Half a year after Trails in the Sky SC, Father Kevin Graham takes on a routine mission on behalf of the Septian Church. He and his partner are then plunged into a realm that follows an unnaturally strict set of rules and is as intent to open old wounds as it is to keep them behind closed doors.
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THE LEGEND OF HEROES: HAJIMARI NO KISEKI
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
The empires of Zemuria have narrowly managed to escape the Great Twilight, a curse that threatened to end the world, thanks to the valiant efforts of those known as heroes. This has resulted in a ripple effect of events that hurtles the series toward its thrilling conclusion.
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Tales of ARISE
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
300 years of tyranny. A mysterious mask. Lost pain and memories. Wield the Blazing Sword and join a mysterious, untouchable girl to fight your oppressors. Experience a tale of liberation, featuring characters with next-gen graphical expressiveness!
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SCARLET NEXUS
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
The Special Support Section is back with more members and more cases to solve! How will this rag-tag group deal with the oncoming threats to Crossbell’s political stability while maintaining their team’s foundation?
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STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Square Enix and Tri-Ace present the latest title in the Star Ocean RPG series.
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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island.
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Sora no Kiseki the 1st
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Kiseki series, a story-driven RPG that began in 2004, the landmark first installment, The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki FC (First Chapter), is receiving a full remake!
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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter reimagines the first chapter of a beloved series, infusing it with enhanced visuals and refined gameplay. Join Estelle and Joshua, partners bound by fate, as they unravel dark conspiracies threatening the peace of the Liberl Kingdom.
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Ys Origin
Single-player alternative to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.
The perfect mix of action, exploration and story with screen-filling bosses, unique platforming elements, and innovative puzzles.