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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.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is a rpg, jrpg and story rich game developed by Nihon Falcom, Engine Software BV and PH3 GmbH and published by NIS America and Inc..
Released on March 23rd 2020 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, French and Japanese.

It has received 2,940 reviews of which 2,689 were positive and 251 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 15.70€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III into these genres:

RPG JRPG Story Rich Anime Turn-Based Great Soundtrack Singleplayer Adventure Fantasy Turn-Based Combat Romance Action Dating Sim Mechs

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 10/8.1/7 64-bit
  • Processor: Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Geforce GTX 650 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 25 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Onboard

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April 2025
Trails of Cold Steel III is a masterpiece of storytelling, worldbuilding, and emotional payoff. After everything Class VII went through, seeing Rean step into the role of instructor for a new generation is both powerful and deeply moving. The game expands the world beautifully, introducing amazing new characters while still giving love and growth to the ones we already know and care about. The combat system has been polished to near perfection, feeling faster, smoother, and even more strategic. The pacing is incredible — lighthearted school life moments balanced against heavy political tension and unforgettable plot twists. And just when you think you know where it’s going... it hits you with one of the most shocking cliffhangers in JRPG history. ⭐ 10/10 — An absolute triumph. Trails fans, prepare your heart — Class VII's story is far from over.
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March 2025
I have no words to describe my feelings right now as I play this latest installment, the amount of plot twists and unexpected events has surpassed everything, but I can say that it is one of the best games in the series, thanks to Falcom and everyone involved in creating this masterpiece, Legend of Heroes.
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Jan. 2025
So this game is a continuation of the Trials series. It takes it's story telling quite seriously and slowly builds up to several reveals and plot twists. You don't need to have played previous installments to know what's going on but the experience will be far richer if you did. There is a lot of cross-over characters from previous games as well. It's a great game I highly encourage others play if they enjoy RPGs that care about story and character development.
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Oct. 2024
This game RUINS me. It's such a hard one for me because the characters are great, and everything in the story is necessary for the ending of the game to make sense, but it was so. darn. long. I'm told that Trails games are this long going on from here, so I'm braced for that now. The characters in this game are GREAT. Honestly, New Class VII is my favorite main cast of a Trails arc since the first two Sky games. Juna is a great character who is used to explore the complicated politics of Erebonian/Crossbellan relations, Altina is a master class in trauma, emotions, and learning empathy, Ash adds SO much it's insane, Musse is super plot relevant (much to my chagrin, I hate her innuendos so much), and Kurt is there too! The Orbment system in this game is on par with Azure for me. Having two master quartz slots is amazing, and the combination quartz feel rewarding to synthesize/modify. The ending of this game is INSANE, and makes the long, drawn-out story of the past two games feel completely worth every second in my opinion. It carries its momentum into the rest of the arc and had me actually screaming out loud on call with my girlfriend. This is a GREAT game, but you officially need to play the Sky trilogy, Crossbell Duology, AND the previous two Cold Steel games for the full effect of the plot payoffs.
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June 2024
It all starts with some kids going to school and ends having hit you with every anime trope in the book orchestrated (and translated) in an epic story. Part 3 of 4. Warning: Do not look at any fandom wikis for anything before playing through the series. They can't seem to help but put spoilers all over the place.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 59.99€ on Steam.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III received 2,689 positive votes out of a total of 2,940 achieving a rating of 8.77.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III was developed by Nihon Falcom, Engine Software BV and PH3 GmbH and published by NIS America and Inc..

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is not playable on MacOS.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is not playable on Linux.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is a single-player game.

There are 79 DLCs available for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. Explore additional content available for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III on Steam.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
59.99€ -74% 59.99€ 15.70€ -70% 59.99€ 18.18€
8.8
2,689
251
Game modes
Features
Online players
74
Developer
Nihon Falcom, Engine Software BV, PH3 GmbH
Publisher
NIS America, Inc.
Release 23 Mar 2020
Platforms
Remote Play
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