Japanese RPGs continue to gain popularity beyond the usual Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Following the success of last year's remake of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, developer Nihon Falcom quickly released the second installment.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter was released on Thursday for PS5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and PC. On Steam, the game set a company record for the number of concurrent players – 15,335 people. The previous record belonged to the Japanese version of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter – 14,295 players.
Ratings were also high: journalists gave the game 92%, and on Steam, early users rated it 96%. For comparison, last year's release received about 91% from critics.