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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.

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

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

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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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 fucked, 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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March 2025
You probably know if this is your cup of tea. I always recommend starting with Trails in the Sky, but each new arc do a decent job of making it OK to start here, even if you haven't played every single game to this point.
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Jan. 2025
THE ONE WITH VAN ARKRIDE!!! Finally arriving at Calvard, Trails through Daybreak (or Kuro no Kiseki) is a much-needed breath of fresh air for the series. Falcom really stepped up their game with this narrative, fortunately continuing Reverie’s streak of great character writing. This game truly felt like a big return to form. Trails has never looked as good as it does now. With the power of an in-house engine and motion capture, Zemuria was brought to life in ways we’ve never seen before, most notably with its seamless transitions. As for gameplay, at first, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the combat. It’s a massive overhaul compared to what we’ve been used to for the last seven games. But as I progressed through the game and acquired more options to push the limits of the new combat system, I found myself having the most fun I’ve ever had with combat in this series. It got to the point where I even struggled to go back to the Brave Order system. Orbments also received a big change. To my delight, Sepith values are back—and better than ever, in my opinion. Now, instead of trying to gun for the values of your desired arts, you’ll want to aim for the very awesome Shard Skills. These can do a myriad of different things, and trying to find the ones that fit each character best is super fun. It makes every build feel much more unique. While the larger cast is still quite big (as usual), the core group has been considerably streamlined—and hoo boy, did it work wonders. The Solutions Office dynamic is INCREDIBLE, and it really brought together the feeling of a close-knit, ragtag family. I was genuinely impressed by how fleshed out most of them were in a single game, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for this group. But while this is a very good game, it is not without its flaws. The main one I want to point out is how unremarkable the OST is. There are definitely some standout tracks here, but they don’t carry the other 80 or so extremely bland and forgettable ones. This is a huge shame considering the legacy Falcom’s games have with their music. Other stuff would be the bland city layouts outside of Edith and the severe lack of side content—though I’ve heard the sequel almost overcompensates for this, so I’ll keep an eye out. Overall, Trails through Daybreak is an amazing experience that every fan of the series should try. And for newcomers, it’s not a bad entry point, all things considered. There’s a lot to enjoy in this game on its own.
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Nov. 2024
The other reviewers have summarized things pretty well, but I definitely want to chime in and say, yeah, this entry in the series is really great! In fact I would even say it is now my favorite Trails game overall. The new characters, the new story arc, more mature tone, new game engine with really nice graphics and various QoL improvements, elimination of unnecessary bloat (some of the old mini games, for example), new battle system. It's all really, really nice. A long overdue reinvigoration of the series, in my opinion (note, I am not trying to put down any of the older games, which are also quite nice!). Even with all of these new changes, Daybreak is still very much a Trails game at heart, it feels new but also familiar (so if you already dislike the Trails games "formula", I suspect Daybreak is not going to win you over either). Speaking of which, I also like how they tied the new story arc in with some of the lore, events, characters from the older titles in the series. It was done with a light touch and rewards fans of the older titles while not alienating or confusing new players. The only real criticisms I have for Daybreak are: (1) the new hybrid real-time/turn-based battle system is nice, but the real time mode could be fleshed out a bit to make it more interesting, and (2) the quartz & skill menu/UI could really use some improvement, it is unnecessarily complicated and clunky (Reverie did such a nice job with the UI, not sure what happened here). Can't wait for Daybreak 2, really looking forward to it!
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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.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak
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