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The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak

The spriggan known as Van Arkride, an underground professional, accepts any job, acting as detective, negotiator, or bounty hunter. Dive into the Trails series' latest chapter with intense combat, beautiful visuals, and a new alignment system in Calvard!

Released Mar 1, 2023 Developer Nihon Falcom, PH3 GmbH Publisher NIS America, Inc. Platforms Windows ActionRPGAdventureJRPGAction RPG
View on Steam ↗ $59.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.8%positive932 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Played both in English and 日本語版 (thus playtime) I can't say enough how I'm glad I did know this beautiful seria, which cemented poor engrish of mine, but moreover, encouraged me to learn such a gracious language as moon-runes from Fairyland.. Reading all this…”

— a player, Steam review · 218 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“My favorite arc opener, probably. Some pacing issues, predictable structure. Most of the refinements are very fun and make the gameplay feel fresh.”

— a player, Steam review · 132 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Brilliant execution! Lots of mysteries to solve and to be seen. Each and every npc had something valuable to add eventually. Wonderful companions each and every one of them. The main character is awesome and very intriguing. Music is as always breathtakingly immersive and in…”

— a player, Steam review · 140 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:22 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

71playing at last check
8424-hour peak
2,073all-time peak
0 500 1k 2024 2025 2026 789 avg · Jul 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

53achievements
54.9%median completion
5.2%rarest: The Legend of Heroes
96.2% of players 85.6% of players 82.9% of players 77.4% of players 75.6% of players 73.2% of players 72.6% of players 72.4% of players 68.7% of players 68.7% of players 67.6% of players 67.2% of players 66.8% of players 65.9% of players 62.2% of players 59.8% of players 59.3% of players 58.9% of players 58.1% of players 57.9% of players 57.5% of players 56.6% of players 56.0% of players 55.9% of players 55.6% of players 55.0% of players 54.9% of players 53.0% of players 52.2% of players 51.0% of players 50.1% of players 48.6% of players 45.6% of players 45.2% of players 43.2% of players 42.7% of players 39.4% of players 36.8% of players 34.3% of players 34.2% of players 32.9% of players 27.5% of players 26.6% of players 24.1% of players 23.0% of players 17.0% of players 12.3% of players 10.2% of players 9.5% of players 9.0% of players 7.9% of players 6.4% of players 5.2% of players 96.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.2%Let's Go, Spriggan! — Hidden achievement
85.6%Spriggan of the Slums — Hidden achievement
82.9%Arts Virtuoso — Set an Arts Plugin to any Arts Driver.
Rarest badges of honor
5.2%The Legend of Heroes — Acquired all achievements.
6.4%Working Overtime — Unlocked all in-game achievements. (Other than EX)
7.9%Unbreakable Bonds — Raised all Connection Stages to their maximum level.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$59.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$59.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US59.99 USD
EU59.99 EUR
UK49.99 GBP
Australia89.95 AUD
Canada79.99 CAD
Japan6,100 JPY
Brazil162.00 BRL
China330.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$32 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$68

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 15, 2025
Version 1.4.0 Patch Notes

Hi everyone, This update introduces various temporal anti-aliasing and upscaling technologies in Trails Through Daybreak. For more in-depth information about these features, read the corresponding pat

Jul 30, 2024
Anime Expo 2024 Trails Series Overview Panel with Toshihiro Kondo

Watch the full recording of NIS America's Anime Expo 2024 panel, Tracing the "Trails" of Trails with AX Guest of Honor Toshihiro Kondo! This panel consists of an overview of the Trails series along wi

Jul 23, 2024
Series Overview Trailer and AX 2024 Daybreak II Announcement w/ Toshihiro Kondo

Commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Trails series with a special look back at all the incredible titles. With The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak, the first title in the latest arc has j

Jul 16, 2024
Version 1.3.5 Patch Notes

Hi everyone, a few weeks ago Valve announced the Steam Game Recording feature, which is currently available in the Steam Beta, Introducing Steam Recording Timeline Support While basic recording works

Jul 11, 2024
Version 1.3.4 Patch Notes

Hi everyone, today we are releasing an update which includes the following new features and bug fixes: Add a new setting to customize text reveal speed. Improve the safety of the "asset caching" featu

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsAction · RPG · Adventure · JRPG · Action RPG · Action-Adventure · Tactical RPG · Anime · 3D · Colorful · Fantasy · Futuristic (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Save Anytime
LanguagesJapanese * , English * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements53
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 17 GB available space Additional Notes: Settings: 1080p, 30 FPS, Performance Graphics Profile