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Game description
Turn the page on the explosive 2nd chapter of Nihon Falcom’s legendary Trails saga! Estelle Bright sets out on a new journey across Liberl to uncover the truth behind Joshua’s disappearance and defeat the sinister Ouroboros organization.
Basic info
| Developer | Nihon Falcom |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Nihon Falcom, GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc., Clouded Leopard Entertainment |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Verified✓ |
| Release date | Sep 16, 2026 |
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Minimum specs
| OS | Windows 10/11 |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| Memory | 8 GB |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
| Storage | 52 GB |
Review Analysis Score
Based on 416 reviews from the past 1 year
Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 11, 2026)
A story its fans love carries Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter to 91.8 from 3,868 Steam reviews, top 10% of the games we analyzed.
👍 Strengths
Story & World ranks 50th of 1096 and appears in 72% of analyzed reviews. 176 reviews praise the story, and the most upvoted cites a clear structure and compelling character arcs. 69 say they enjoy it as an excellent sequel, and 55 praise the characters, some saying Estelle alone makes it worth playing. Players also mention smooth performance and a familiar world whose dialogue still moves them. Gameplay ranks 396th of 1396.
👎 Where it falls short
Visuals & Sound ranks 874th of 1249, and the complaints point there and at reuse. 34 reviews find too little variety, some saying it reuses assets and locations from the first chapter, and 27 criticize the music, some feeling the new tracks fall short of the originals. 24 find some fights too hard, some citing a late game boss's repeated attacks. Others warn that the opening spoils earlier events or find the graphics dated for a remake.
Representative reviews Original reviews ↗
“exceptional narrative with clear story structure and compelling character arcs” · 176 reviews
“excellent sequel with no complaints” · 69 reviews
“excellent graphics and optimization, smooth performance” · 28 reviews
How it holds up
Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.
Dashboard
Based on 416 reviews from the past 1 year
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By period
The overall score over shorter windows: has the game changed lately? A hollow grey point means fewer than 150 reviews in that window.
Since launch 416 reviews
Shorter windows appear once the game has been out for more than 3 months.
Steam review activity
Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by week. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive.
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Across 8 languages, players disagree most about Visuals & Sound.
Chinese
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Based on 246 reviews from the past 1 year
English
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Based on 88 reviews from the past 1 year
Japanese
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Based on 19 reviews from the past 1 year
Korean
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Based on 17 reviews from the past 1 year
Spanish
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Based on 12 reviews from the past 1 year
Russian
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Based on 10 reviews from the past 1 year
German
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Based on 7 reviews from the past 1 year
French
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Based on 7 reviews from the past 1 year
25 indicators · 538 review reasons · 8 languages · data as of Oct 6, 2026
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Basic info
| Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter | Withering Realms | |
|---|---|---|
| Players now | 1,318 | 12 |
| Genre | Action · Adventure · RPG | Action · Indie · RPG · Early Access |
| Developer | Nihon Falcom | Moonless Formless |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Verified✓ | Verified✓ |
| Price | $59.99 · Steam store ↗ | $19.99 · Steam store ↗ |
| Release date | Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Tags | 5 in common | |
| Only this game | Only this game | |
Review scores
| Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter |  Withering Realms | |
|---|---|---|
| Gameplay | +1.51 | +1.26 |
| Story & World | +3.96 | +3.54 |
| Content Volume | +1.35 | +2.17 |
| Visuals & Sound | +2.22 | +3.90 |
| Multiplayer | +4.00 | ±0.00 |
| Pricing & Fairness | -0.08 | -0.30 |
| Tech & Support | +0.05 | +0.41 |
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