# The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki

> The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki is finally coming to Steam®! The sprawling Republic of Calvard is experiencing an unprecedented economic boom brought on by post-war reparations. Here is the beginning of a new "Trails (story)".

## Game facts

- Developer: Nihon Falcom
- Publisher: Clouded Leopard Entertainment
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Jul 27, 2022
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Strategy, RPG, ActionRPG, Action, JRPG
- Steam Deck: Playable (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811950/)
- Playtime: Main story 70 hr, Main + some extras 122 hr, 100% completion 160 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-through-daybreak)
- Languages: Interface: Chinese (Taiwan), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), American English; Subtitles: Chinese (Taiwan), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), American English; Audio: Japanese (Japan), American English (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-through-daybreak)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 1, 2026

### Strengths

- The new chapter set in the Republic and the protagonist’s occupation as an underground fixer feel fresh and effectively serve as a new starting point for the series.
- The system that switches between real-time and command-based combat, field preemptive attacks, and orbment customization improve the pace and strategic depth of battles.
- It is repeatedly praised as the best story since Trails to Azure, with richly developed characters.

### Weaknesses

- Repetitive and verbose Trails-style phrases such as “that person,” “the other side,” and “above and below the stage” make the pacing drag.
- The feel of the real-time combat controls and the hybrid command/action approach can be awkward, and some players find the system’s identity unclear.
- The redesigned menus and the interfaces for managing equipment, items, and orbments are criticized as unintuitive and inconvenient.

## Links

- [The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/4818)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/4818/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T04:19:05.997Z