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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita • 2018

Should you play it?

Civil war has broken out across Erebonia. After his narrow escape from Trista, Rean will take up his sword again on a journey with his Divine Knight, Valimar, in search of his friends from Class VII and a way to end the conflict before its price becomes far too dear...

What works

  • Deep and engaging story
  • Rich character development
  • Refined and strategic combat system
  • Open exploration with freedom
  • High replay value and content

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow pacing at times
  • Some repetitive backtracking
  • Graphics and animations feel dated
  • Final dungeon design criticized
  • Steep difficulty spikes in boss fights

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero

  • Persona 3 Reload

  • The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki KAI

  • Metaphor: ReFantazio

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV

More social

Games that feels like The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Baldur's Gate 3

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

  • Tales of Graces f Remastered

  • Tales of Symphonia

  • Tales of Xillia Remastered

  • Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II but with less of a community feel

  • Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten

  • Langrisser I & II

  • DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Definitive Edition

  • Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force

  • Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth

  • Summoner

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

  • THE LEGEND OF HEROES: HAJIMARI NO KISEKI

  • The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki III

  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation.

Last update: 04/08/2026