The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon

Buy93%

Very Positive · 765 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Nihon Falcom · RPG · Jan 15, 2026

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$59.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
53
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio2 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 169 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 765 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
70% of themes are praise10% are divided20% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
169 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Seeing so many characters and storylines finally converge after years of build up was incredibly rewarding.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay continues to build on what Daybreak 2 and Sky FC Remake established.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The majority of the playable roster feels fun to use and switching between characters during field battles kept the combat engaging.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The new soundtrack pieces in this game are quite something, with some of them evoking leitmotifs from, literally, ten games back, Cold Steel vibes too in some of the tracks where it made sense to have that vibe, and so on.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is great fun, and continues to improve the flow while offering greater freedom to create characters and experiment with the large roster/quartz.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Runs flawlessly and has incredibly sharp graphics thanks to the latest DLSS4.5 technology already implemented in the game on top of tons of graphics improvements and features that are exclusive to the PC version.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story169 reviews
Gameplay91 reviews
Combat68 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Characters14 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
88% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • HDR available
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$59.99

The lowest we've tracked is $44.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $59.99

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