The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III cover
FranchiseThe Legend of HeroesSeriesThe Legend of Heroes: Trails

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III

Critic score8 critics
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First release
Sep 28, 2017
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Drama, Party, Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Comedy
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Google Stadia

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is the eighth installment in the main Trails series, serving as a direct sequel to the events of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II. The game follows Rean Schwarzer, now a military professor, as well as his students, and the rest of his military school friends from the prior two entries, notably exploring subjects such as the mysterious origin's of Rean's birth, and what others have been up to since the events of the prior games.

Also known as CS3, Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki III, Trails of Cold Steel III, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3
… See more, THE LEGEND OF HEROES: 閃の軌跡Ⅲ

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Release dates
PlayStation 4
Sep 28, 2017
PlayStation 4
Oct 22, 2019
PlayStation 4
Oct 29, 2019
All 9 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Mar 19, 2020
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 23, 2020
Nintendo Switch
Jun 30, 2020
Nintendo Switch
Jul 07, 2020
Google Stadia
Apr 01, 2021
PlayStation 5
Feb 16, 2024
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
70h
Completionist
120h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
anime, jrpg, visible encounters, roaming encounters, turn-based combat
… All 10, story rich, male protagonist, turn-based rpg, cloud saves, previously on - stadia pro

At a Glance

Critic Score
84
Main + Extras (IGDB)
70h
Completionist (IGDB)
120h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 534 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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