Trails (series)

Trails
Trails 15th anniversary logo. Each entry in the series uses its own styling.
Genre(s)	Role-playing game
Developer(s)	Nihon Falcom
Publisher(s)	JP: Nihon Falcom WW: Xseed Games WW: NIS America
Producer(s)	Toshihiro Kondo
Composer(s)	Falcom Sound Team jdk
Platform(s)	Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5
First release	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky June 24, 2004
Latest release	The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki September 26, 2024
Parent series	The Legend of Heroes

Trails, known as Kiseki^[a] in Japan, is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Nihon Falcom that is a part of their larger The Legend of Heroes franchise. Trails features a large cast of characters and consists of interconnected story arcs set across different nations on the continent of Zemuria: Liberl (Trails in the Sky), Crossbell (Trails to Zero / Azure), Erebonia (Trails of Cold Steel), and Calvard (Trails Through Daybreak). The first game in the series was released in 2004, with 13 main entries having been released to date.

Trails primarily features turn-based combat, with spin-offs and more recent entries featuring more action gameplay. The series was planned as a goal by Falcom to be the most ambitious in gaming, with producer Toshihiro Kondo considering it his life's work. Trails games were released only in Asia until the 2010s, when English versions were published by Xseed Games and NIS America. The series had sold 8.5 million copies by 2024. Manga, anime, and other canonical media have also been released.

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