The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

Last updated: 2026-03-12
  • Strong character development and relationships
  • Engaging story with immersive world-building
  • Fun tactical combat with magic system
  • Slow narrative pace and progression
  • Repetitive dialogue and gameplay elements
  • Stiff animations and subpar graphics
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
5,752
Positive
5,44494.6%
Negative
3085.4%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
391,916
Estimated revenue
$15,672,721
Game price
$40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
30.58%
Estimated copies lost
204
Estimated revenue lost
$8,158
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
30.6%
Avg playtime 0.5h
51%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
346.6%
Avg playtime 71.9h
47491.9%
Avg playtime 90.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d0.9 rev/day
Quarterly10.3 rev/qtr
Days covered3,142.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
516 total
Organic purchasers39576.6%
Voted up: 92%
Key activations12123.4%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
516 total
First impression0-2h122.33%
Voted up: 75%
Mid game2-10h397.56%
Voted up: 90%
Late game10-20h346.59%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+43183.5%
Voted up: 93%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
6.78% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
88.6%
Global baseline 92.8%
35 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 5,752 total.