The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

94% positive of 5,137 Steam reviews

Main story: 59 h
Everything: 108 h
Released: 2017
Steam Deck: Verified
Known on: Steam, GOG, PlayStation, Amazon

Made by Nihon Falcom. Published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc..

About the game

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.

What sets it apart

JRPG
Anime
Turn-Based
Story Rich
Turn-Based Combat
RPG
Romance
Fantasy
Dungeon Crawler
Cute
Dating Sim
Adventure

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

94% positive of 5,137 Steam reviews

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Main story: 59 h
Everything: 108 h
Released: 2017
Steam Deck: Verified
Known on: Steam, GOG, PlayStation, Amazon

Made by Nihon Falcom. Published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc..

About the game

What sets it apart

JRPG
Anime
Turn-Based
Story Rich
Turn-Based Combat
RPG
Romance
Fantasy
Dungeon Crawler
Cute
Dating Sim
Adventure

What players say

Recommended
So I'm still combing through all the games I've played, in the attempt to write reviews for them all, and not really paying all the much attention. Then I come across a random click in my library which leads me to the words: "Write a review for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel" ... What a daunting task. How? That's almost impossible for me to fully articulate my thoughts on the matter but I'll try to keep…
91 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Recommended
I played this game because of that one "the greatest pdf in the history" then Rean edit just popped up so I decided to buy this game and holy shit, it's fun! (Currently on Coldsteel 2, guess I will play liberl and crossbell arc after I finished Coldsteel 2 )
113 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Bought this on a whim, on sale. It's the biggest regret of a purchase on steam so far, enjoy spending 4x the amount you did for a full story that is not very good. Play one of the other JRPGs that does a better time building up its story, this game does not respect your time. This game wants to seem deep and interesting but it's as shallow as a puddle, filled with all the annoying anime tropes. Completely killed any…
97 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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