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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!

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is a action, rpg and adventure game developed by Nihon Falcom and PH3 GmbH and published by NIS America and Inc..
Released on March 01st 2023 is available only on Windows in 2 languages: Japanese and English.

It has received 932 reviews of which 865 were positive and 67 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 29.22€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak into these genres:

Action RPG Adventure JRPG Action RPG Action-Adventure Tactical RPG Anime 3D Colorful Fantasy Futuristic Magic War Combat Controller Singleplayer PvE Story Rich Turn-Based Combat

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System requirements

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Windows
  • 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

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Dec. 2025
The soundtrack for this game is simply breathtaking. It does an amazing job of making you feel immersed, while also allowing you to understand other countries on the continent and significantly expanding the lore. Every single RPG enthusiast needs to experience the great Legend of Heroes games made by the masters at Nihon Falcom. Their games genuinely feel handmade, showcasing incredible care and detail. This franchise has undoubtedly cemented its place as my all-time favorite.
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Sept. 2025
nothing better then waking up and booting up a trails game with a cup of coffee,
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June 2025
A return to form for Trails. If you got tired of the BS Cold Steel kept pulling towards the end, and didn't feel Reverie did quite enough to fix it, I encourage you to come back and give the series another round. This game is the biggest change in both story tone and gameplay mechanics Trails has had so far.
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May 2025
At this point in the series I have so many qualms with certain parts of trails as a whole. The storytelling is too formulaic, the dialogue is way too bloated, the combat is decent but never really hits, the power scaling of characters is completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥, the inclusion of one-note characters that add nothing and take away screen time from real characters, etc. However, I really fell in love with the characters in this game and at the end of the day, that is what matters most to me so I highly recommend Daybreak 1.
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April 2025
Most of the criticism being directed at Trails Through Daybreak (Kuro no Kiseki) is pretty silly as the game is literally just a gem that has breathed new life into the Trails series. Everything from the new combat system to the completely different story and even Calvard itself is just excellent. Daybreak has been getting criticism for throwing away the combat system that the Cold Steel games has been building up for 5 games, but this new system is also really good. There are now two types of battles. Battles against normal enemies are field battles that start as live-action battles that can be swapped to turn based command battles at any time (ideally after stunning an enemy for a bonus). It is an interesting system that gives normal enemy fights more variety and keeps the pace of the game fast at certain parts of the story. The command (turn based) battles no longer require using a turn to move and there are a lot more skills that give bonuses for attacking enemies from different angles and a bonus for attacking while near an ally, so battles have a lot more choice and dynamism to them. The only major flaw with Daybreak’s combat is that it is too easy to spam S-Craft attacks that do massive damage to all enemies, but that is fixed in the next Daybreak game. The Daybreak games are also easier, but the combat is still fun and rewarding so that is not really an issue. The story and country of Calvard are also completely different from the previous arcs. The story is a lot more character focused, and the arc is willing to tackle more adult settings and themes. The localization has a few problems, but their decision to have characters speak in a more modern/western way was a good decision as Calvard is a modern liberal democracy tackling 20st century problems. It is appropriate here and makes the country more unique. It is also nice that not all of the supporting main characters revolve around the main character as romance options and based on the later games it seems like they will not be relegated to becoming forgettable side characters. This is a good place to start the Trails series, but one still should start at the beginning because the games after this one start to use a lot more characters from the past games.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.

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

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak received 865 positive votes out of a total of 932 achieving a rating of 8.73.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak was developed by Nihon Falcom and PH3 GmbH and published by NIS America and Inc..

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is not playable on MacOS.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is not playable on Linux.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is a single-player game.

There are 7 DLCs available for The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak. Explore additional content available for The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak on Steam.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 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 through Daybreak
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