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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.

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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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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101 hours played
April 2026
Having played the entire Trails series on Steam, I can confidently say that Cold Steel III is an unforgettable experience. The leap in graphical fidelity from the second game is massive—the world of Erebonia has never looked more vibrant and detailed. But the real star here is the soundtrack. Unisuga truly outdid himself; in my opinion, this entry features the absolute best music in the entire franchise. Every track elevates the emotion and tension of the journey. However, be warned: the ending is a massive cliffhanger. It’s so intense that it makes playing Cold Steel IV an immediate necessity. If you’re a fan of the series, this is an essential chapter that you won't soon forget.
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27 hours played
April 2026
This isn't just a game... it's a true masterpiece... 10 / 10 Just buy it, play it, and you'll see what I mean.
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96 hours played
Dec. 2025
A huge upgrade graphically from the first two games, also lets you look up skirts. Anyways all four games are great. Cant give anything but 10/10.
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147 hours played
Dec. 2025
☆ 100% Completion Review ☆ 100% achievements cleared after 147 hours – 1 playthrough on Nightmare. (+) Continuity‑rich story for series veterans . Cold Steel III really cashes in on years of setup from Sky, Zero/Azure, and the first two Cold Steel games - cameos, political developments, and answers that feel earned. The scale of the conflict, the sense that the entire continent is now in motion, and the way old and new threads intersect are easily among the strongest parts of the game. This was the entry where I thought “man, I am so happy I played every other Trails before this”. (+) New Class VII mostly works, and Rean’s new role is compelling . Shifting Rean into a mentor/instructor position was a smart angle that reframes his relationships with the cast and the world. Rean’s personality lends itself to a mentor role in a way that he wasn’t working for me in the first two Cold Steel games where he was somehow the undisputed leader to classmates who were his same age. New Class VII members are also better integrated into the main plot and many of the best bonding events are about how they bounce off the existing cast and Erebonia’s political climate (i.e. Juna). (+) Production values are a major step up from CS1/2 . Even if the underlying models and animations still show limitations, Cold Steel III makes a big leap with more voiced scenes, better framing in cutscenes, more dynamic camera work, and stronger use of the soundtrack. Several late‑game sequences in particular land because music, pacing, and staging all come together in a way that earlier entries couldn’t consistently achieve. You notice that there was a 3 year development cycle between Cold Steel II and III. (+/-) Combat system refinements . The Brave Order system, reworked crafts, and link mechanics create a flexible combat loop that rewards planning and system mastery without feeling as front‑loaded or fiddly as older quartz setups. It is extremely easy to break the game on higher difficulties once you understand how Orders, delay, and certain quartz combinations interact. This is simultaneously praise and criticism because boss battles can become very formulaic in strategy but it does feel good to destroy enemies because you understand the combat loop. (+/-) The structure is still very formulaic, just with higher stakes . The “field exercise” loop is an improvement over Cold Steel I’s monthly academy reset, but it still produces a strong sense of routine. Each chapter can blur into: arrive, talk to everyone, check boxes in the field, dungeon, boss, big story cliffhanger, repeat. The narrative has more forward momentum than CS1, yet the structural sameness undercuts the escalating tension the plot is going for. Many people think “why would you have a problem with Cold Steel 1’s pacing but feel better about Cold Steel 3 when both have the same structure?” but that is where I emphasize the difference in stakes. A Cold Steel 1 main chapter will close with a Boss Battle against a Goomba where Cold Steel 3 will close with a Boss Battle against a genuine threat. Tier List: Azure > Sky the 3rd > Sky SC > Cold Steel III > Sky FC > Cold Steel II > Zero > Cold Steel Completionist Notes By Cold Steel III, achievement sets are very formulaic: tracking AP, filling out all the characters notes, books, fishing, recipes, enemy/battle notes. 100% runs without avoiding missable quests, bonding choices, and being aware about optional content seems impossible without a guide because of how tight achievement requirements are. If you miss a few optional side quests that are not marked on the map, you’ll have to try again on NG+. I did not try NG+ but you cannot carry over character levels. Usually, I have carried over characters levels in Cold Steel 1 & 2 so I can speedrun the game within a dozen hours while doing cleanup on doing anything I missed. I still hate achievements like “Do 100 Rushes in Battle”. I know this is supposed to organically happen in battle but because I played on Nightmare, I was very reserved with using battle points and saved them for Brave Orders so I rarely used Rushes and had to grind out a few after already beating the game. I lean towards achievements focused on tracking that you did all the content or maxed out in-game systems (like getting max bonding ranks with characters or filling out all the notebook).
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130 hours played
July 2025
Not much to say, just play the Kiseki series if you're into turn-based JRPGs with massive world-building. It took me 130hrs just to finish this one XD.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.

No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 59.99€ on Steam.

Yes, 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..

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

No, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is not playable on MacOS.

No, 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.

Yes, 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.

No, 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
59.99€ Buy Now
Rating
8.8
2,689
251
Game modes
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Online players
79
Developer
Nihon Falcom, Engine Software BV, PH3 GmbH
Publisher
NIS America, Inc.
Release 23 Mar 2020
Platforms
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