When does The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (12%); after 35h it's 1 in 65 (2%). Fully opens up by hour 35.

How many players finish The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC?

68% of players who start reach the ending.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

Oct 29, 2015 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 68% of players who started

Started playing 78% of owners

Steam reviews 98% positive of 4,415

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (12%); after 35h it's 1 in 65 (2%).
Fully opens up by hour 35.
The opening is criticised less than in 88% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
68% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “A Maiden's Resolve” (Complete the Prologue) and “Sneaking Shadows” (Complete Chapter 1): from 100% to 88% of starters.
78% of owners got the first achievement.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 4,420 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 67.8h for positive, 37.5h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (77.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
A Maiden's Resolve Complete the Prologue. 100%
Sneaking Shadows Complete Chapter 1. Most players quit here 88% −12
The Raging Land Complete Chapter 2. 82% −6
The Mad Tea Party Complete Chapter 3. 77% −5
The Mist Demon's Target Complete Chapter 4. 75% −2
That Which One Must Protect Complete Chapter 5. 74%
The Whereabouts of Bonds Complete Chapter 6. 71% −3
The Tetracyclic Towers Complete Chapter 7. 70% −1
Land of Chaos Complete Chapter 8. 68% −2
Trails in the Sky Finish the game. 68% −1

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (23)

story milestone ending side

A Maiden's Resolve Complete the Prologue. 100%
Sneaking Shadows Complete Chapter 1. 88%
The Raging Land Complete Chapter 2. 82%
The Mad Tea Party Complete Chapter 3. 77%
The Mist Demon's Target Complete Chapter 4. 75%
That Which One Must Protect Complete Chapter 5. 74%
The Whereabouts of Bonds Complete Chapter 6. 71%
The Tetracyclic Towers Complete Chapter 7. 70%
Land of Chaos Complete Chapter 8. 68%
Trails in the Sky Finish the game. 68%
That Damn Recipe Complete the "Nostalgic Recipe" quest. 65%
Bounty Hunter Exterminate all wanted monsters. 64%
"Blorf" Gilbert is the best, but don't ever lose to him. 47%
Penguin de Samba Show those evil penguins who's boss. 42%
Blue Knight Read the entire Doll Knight series. 38%
League of Extraordinary Bracers Make it to the top of the class. 25%
Breakfast Safari Find "Bacon," "Eggs," and "Golden Toast." 23%
Odyssey of Anton Follow Anton across Liberl and complete his story. 21%
Doom Baker Kill 10 enemies with food. That's right. Food. 20%
Master Fisher Conquer the aquatic denizens of Liberl. 13%
Ramblin' Gambler Read up on famous gamblers and win big at the casino. 11%
Baby, Come Back Leave no chest unmolested. 11%
Master Chef Cook your way through the Recipe Book. 10%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.