Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
A remake of the first installment in the main Trails series, serving as the beginning to the Liberl arc and the series as a whole. The game follows protagonists Estelle Bright and her adopted brother Joshua…
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is an adventure developed by Nihon Falcom, released 19 September 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $59.99 at Humble Store.
What Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is an adventure game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in 2025. It was published by Clear River Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Falcom Developer Kit.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The protagonists are Estelle and her partner Joshua, who aspire to become Bracers, protectors of peace in the region. As they take their first steps as apprentice Bracers, the duo travels across the Liberl Kingdom, resolving various requests and incidents in each place they visit, gaining experience as Bracers along the way.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, drama, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 43 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the The Legend of Heroes series
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is the 65th of 68 entries we hold in the The Legend of Heroes series. It arrived 12 months after The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon. The next entry was Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga in 2025. Its critic score of 84 is 4 points above the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter at 87.
How it was received
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 33GB.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $59.99 at Humble Store.
What it launched against
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter launched on 19 September 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Silent Hill f. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill f.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 5 videos →
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All media
Dlc
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Fine Red Diner Costume Set Vol. 1
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Original Diner Costume Set Vol. 1
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Glasses Set A
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Archangel Dress-up Set
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Banner Set C
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Character Stand Set
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Demon King Dress-up Set
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Fine Red Diner Costume Set Vol. 3
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Original Diner Costume Set Vol. 3
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Resort Style Swimsuits (Estelle & Joshua)
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Trendy Headgear Set
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter: Launch Celebration Pack
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