Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Story-focused JRPG with turn-based or real-time action combat
Nihon Falcom · Published by GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc. · Released Sep 19, 2025
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 5,021
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 311 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 1,571
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 month ago
- Aug 18, 2026
Free demo available, 46 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 89/100 (critic reviews)
What is Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter?
This single-player 3D JRPG remakes the series’ first game, following junior bracers Estelle and Joshua as they travel across the Liberl Kingdom, complete missions, and investigate a conspiracy. Combat can use traditional turn-based battles or real-time action.
For you if...
- +you enjoy slow, character-focused journeys and detailed worldbuilding
- +you want a choice between turn-based and action combat
- +you prefer single-player JRPGs with extensive dialogue
Not for you if...
- −you want a fast-moving plot with early high stakes
- −you dislike dialogue-heavy games and long story setup
- −you expect the central mystery to fully resolve
What players say
95% of 5,021 reviews are positive · 91% of 311 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the characters, worldbuilding, and combat, especially the turn-based system. The most common complaint is that the story spends too long on dialogue and setup before its central conflict develops; some players also criticize the English localization as wordy or awkward.
Screenshots and trailer
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 33 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Settings: 1080p, 60 FPS, Performance Graphics Profile
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 43
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, HDR
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- JRPG
- RPG
- Adventure
- Turn-Based Combat
- Female Protagonist
- Story Rich
- Action RPG
- 3D
- Romance
- Conspiracy
- Singleplayer
- Magic
- Dark
- Anime
- Party-Based RPG
- Action
Recent updates
- Aug 18, 2026 · Version 1.07: Legacy Patch
- Jul 10, 2026 · Version 1.06.3 Notes
- Jan 9, 2026 · Version 1.06.2 Notes
- Nov 14, 2025 · Family Sharing Update (Version 1.06.1)
- Nov 1, 2025 · Version 1.06 Notes
68 DLC available.
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