What is the best game similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II?

The closest game to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is Final Fantasy, scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II?

The three closest games to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II are: 1. Final Fantasy (91/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (92/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Final Fantasy XIII (93/100, 11 shared attributes). All share The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 40 candidates across 12 dimensions.

Is The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II?

Yes, very much so — The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC scores 92/100 similarity to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II. They share 11 attributes, including deep RPG systems and JRPG narrative and systems. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II?

The best RPG games similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II are Final Fantasy, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, Final Fantasy XIII and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. All share the RPG genre alongside other key The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II attributes like deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy.

How is similarity to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II calculated?

We compare The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II against every game in our catalog using 12 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Few titles capture what makes The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II unique: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and combat tactical. After measuring 12 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 40 most faithful alternatives. Final Fantasy, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC and Final Fantasy XIII top the ranking, with Final Fantasy at number one (91/100).

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Top games similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Final FantasyClosest on genre

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Steam👍 95%· 8.2KIGDB88· 3

Year 2021Dev Tose · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, skill tree progression and visual 2d, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

Released 7 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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#2The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SCClosest on setting

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SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasySci-FiAnimeThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 4.3KRAWG👍 90%· 73MC80IGDB80· 1

Year 2015Dev Nihon Falcom · XSEED GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping combat magic

The coup d’état that threatened to shake the foundation of the Liberl Kingdom has now come to a close and Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday celebrations are in full swing throughout the streets of Grancel.

Same studio: Nihon Falcom.

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SoloMagicTacticalNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 75%· 19KIGDB81· 9

Year 2009Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, melee combat and visual isometric, while skipping setting anime

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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#4The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold SteelClosest on visuals

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SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasySci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 5.8KIGDB82· 9OC79· 56

Year 2013Dev Nihon Falcom · XSEED GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping combat magic

Same studio: Nihon Falcom.

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SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 129KRAWG👍 95%· 530MC94IGDB94· 10OC94· 169

Year 2020Dev Atlus · SEGAPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, while skipping combat magic

Wear the mask. Reveal your truth. Prepare for an all-new RPG experience in Persona®5 Royal based in the universe of the award-winning series, Persona®! Don the mask of Joker and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

Released 6 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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#6Octopath Traveler II

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SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyAnime

Steam👍 94%· 16KIGDB89· 6OC85· 119

Year 2023Dev ACQUIRE Corp. · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, vibe casual and open world exploration, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

Released 9 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 85KRAWG👍 88%· 608MC89IGDB90· 1OC88· 89

Year 2012Dev Atlus · SEGAPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, while skipping combat magic

Persona 4 Golden is the jRPG and the remake of the Persona 4, released four years after the original. This is the fifth part of Persona series which is at the same time a sub-series to an even bigger franchise called Shin Megami Tensei. The remake is released exclusively for PS Vita handheld.

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#8Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition

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SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB92· 4

Year 2019Dev Square Enix Business Division 6 · NintendoOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

Released 5 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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#9Agarest: Generations of WarClosest overall match

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SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 71%· 1.9KRAWG👍 51%· 41MC45IGDB55· 2

Year 2009Dev Aksys GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, skill tree progression and visual isometric, while skipping setting scifi

At the dawn of time, a terrible war raged between the forces of good and evil, ending in the destruction of the world of Agarest. After their victory, the Gods of Light unified the decaying bodies of the Gods of Darkness and created a new world.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyAnime

Steam👍 72%· 1.7KIGDB76· 27OC75· 112

Year 2016Dev Tokyo RPG Factory · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Switch

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual isometric and visual pixel, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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#11Agarest: Generations of War Zero

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SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 392MC50

Year 2014Dev Idea Factory · GhostlightPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fighting mechanics and visual novel storytelling, while skipping setting scifi

UNCOVER THE EPIC STORY PRECEDING #1 SELLER, AGAREST: GENERATIONS OF WAR Following hot on the heels of the number 1 top selling epic SRPG “Agarest: Generations Of War”, Ghostlight are proud to announce its prequel “Agarest: Generations Of War ZERO” bringing an enticing blend of in-depth strategy…

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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#12Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 8.9KIGDB84· 11OC88· 117

Year 2017Dev Square Enix Business Division 6 · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat magic

Released 3 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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#13Loren The Amazon Princess

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SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyAnime

Steam👍 82%· 612

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and visual 2d, while skipping setting scifi

Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil -- with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

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#14Metaphor: ReFantazio

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SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 41KIGDB94· 7OC93· 172

Year 2024Dev Studio Zero · AtlusOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual 3d, while skipping combat magic

Released 10 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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#15Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 266KRAWG👍 87%· 438IGDB87· 5OC92· 204

Year 2025Dev Sundial Interactive · Kepler InteractivePlaytime ~26hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting anime

Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone of that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: setting.

Released 11 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II?: The closest game to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is Final Fantasy, scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II?: The three closest games to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II are: 1. Final Fantasy (91/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (92/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Final Fantasy XIII (93/100, 11 shared attributes). All share The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 40 candidates across 12 dimensions.
Is The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II?: Yes, very much so — The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC scores 92/100 similarity to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II. They share 11 attributes, including deep RPG systems and JRPG narrative and systems. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II?: The best RPG games similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II are Final Fantasy, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, Final Fantasy XIII and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. All share the RPG genre alongside other key The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II attributes like deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy.
How is similarity to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II calculated?: We compare The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II against every game in our catalog using 12 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.