Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 1,822 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II vs The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III 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 II (2018) is 2 years older than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (2020). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: 1,822 reviews, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III: 1,837). 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 III
Choose The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,837 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94.2% vs 93.3% 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 II |  The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 23.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.2% positive (1,822 reviews) | 93.3% positive (1,837 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom, Engine Software BV, PH3 GmbH |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (2018) is 2 years older than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (2020).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: 1,822 reviews, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III: 1,837).
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (23.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II vs The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III — FAQ
- Which is better, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II or The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II sits at 94.2% positive (1,822 reviews), The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III at 93.3% (1,837). 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 II or The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III first?
- If you want chronology, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (2018) came out before The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (2020). 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 II and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III 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.