Popular Games by Nihon Falcom
Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana Switch
Marvelous (XSEED) / Nihon Falcom
- 27th Apr 2023 (JPN)
- 7th Jan 2025 (UK/EU)
- 7th Jan 2025 (NA)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero Switch
- 27th Sep 2022 (NA)
- 30th Sep 2022 (UK/EU)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak Switch
- 5th Jul 2024 (UK/EU)
- 5th Jul 2024 (NA)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie Switch
- 26th Aug 2021 (JPN)
- 7th Jul 2023 (UK/EU)
- 7th Jul 2023 (NA)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure Switch
- 14th Mar 2023 (NA)
- 17th Mar 2023 (UK/EU)
- 28th Sep 2023 (JPN)
- 25th Oct 2024 (UK/EU)
- 25th Oct 2024 (NA)
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Switch
- 26th Jun 2018 (NA)
- 29th Jun 2018 (UK/EU)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II Switch
- 14th Feb 2025 (UK/EU)
- 14th Feb 2025 (NA)
The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails Switch
- 19th Sep 2023 (UK/EU)
- 19th Sep 2023 (NA)
Reviews of Nihon Falcom Games
Let's do the time warp again
On Western shores last yast year, Falcom started a fresh arc in its long-running flagship franchise with The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak, breathing new life into the series while offering a great jump-in point for newcomers looking for a place to start. With the overall Trails series rapidly nearing the...
The long-awaited remaster of the remake
Way back in 1989, Nihon Falcom released Ys III: Wanderers from Ys for various PC-based platforms and eventually consoles like the Genesis and SNES. This 2D side-scroller was well-respected in the community and eventually acted as the basis for 2005's 3D reimagining, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, though this...
Review Ys X: Nordics (Switch) - Another Great Entry, Though We're Not Sold On The Sailing
Name a more iconic Duo, I'll wait
Though the Ys series has been around for decades now (it even predates Final Fantasy), its release history in the West was rather inconsistent until the mid-2000s and the series only really became relevant again to the Nintendo fanbase with the release of Ys VIII in 2018. After a decent follow-up a few years ago...
Dawn of a new day
To someone who isn’t an avid fan, the Legend of Heroes series can seem a little difficult to break into. The dozen or so games released over the past two decades are spread across four distinct arcs that all collectively built out one of the most detailed and tightly interconnected universes in all of gaming, one which is still...
Review The Legend Of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (Switch) - A Solid Port Of This Unique PSP Spin-Off
Back on the Trails
The Trails series is known for its incredible worldbuilding through many different games, including Trails of Cold Steel, Trails from Zero, and Trails to Azure, as well as Trails in the Sky. The events of those games culminated with Trails into Reverie, which finally got
Review The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie (Switch) - A Refreshing Entry In The Kiseki Series
"Thought is the labour of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure"
Movement is such an integral part of the Trails/Kiseki series – both in a literal and figurative sense. The focus on transportation, walking, and familiarising yourself with the geography and inhabitants of Zemuria is paired with moments of political navigation, those who refuse to...
Latest Nihon Falcom News
Tuesday11th Mar 2025
News Meet The Stellar Cast Of Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter
How to walk in Liberl, with friends
GungHo Entertainment and Nihon Falcom have shared a brand new trailer for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, the upcoming remake of the first Trails / Kiseki game, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. This time around, we've got a brief introduction to all eight of the main playable characters, as well as...
Thursday19th Dec 2024
News Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky Remake Lands On Switch Fall 2025
Check out the new trailer
It has been quite a while since the tentatively titled 'The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st' made a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance at the June 2024 Direct, but today Nihon Falcom and GungHo have given the upcoming remake a new trailer, a new title, and a release window of Fall 2025. Now officially known as...
Tuesday15th Oct 2024
News Trails Through Daybreak II Release Date Adds To A Crowded February 2025
About Spriggan time
Remember when we had to wait years for news of a localised Trails game? Those days are almost behind us, as The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II will be launching on Switch on 14th February 2025. Wow, February is getting pretty packed already, isn't it? Plus, that's just eight months after the previous game in the...
News Ys X: Nordics Scores A Demo Ahead Of Its Switch Release Next Week
Try before you buy
Ahead of the release of Ys X: Nordics next week, NIS America has announced a demo for the Switch eShop and it's out today. This will be followed by the full game release next week on 25th October 2024. In this demo, you'll be able to experience the fast-paced fighting action, "powerful offense and defense", elemental attacks with...
Saturday7th Sep 2024
News Trails In The Sky Dev Apparently 'Surprised' By Recent Nintendo Direct Reveal
Nihon Falcom's president says he didn't know about it
Nintendo's Direct broadcasts come with all sorts of exciting news, and during the latest 'Partner Showcase' in August, developer Nihon Falcom even got a surprise. According to the developer's president Toshiro Kondo, he wasn't actually aware Nintendo would reveal Trails in the Sky the 1st during...
Tuesday27th Aug 2024
News The Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky Remake Is Real, And It Looks Amazing
Grab your harmonica
Update [Wed 28th Aug, 2024 12:55 BST]: Falcom has now shared a trailer which features new footage, which you can watch above. It's also released an official website, which is pretty darn swish if we do say so. Gematsu has reached out to Falcom on the publishing situation, who told the outlet: “At this time, the western...
Wednesday7th Aug 2024
Preview In Ys X: Nordics, Adol And Boats Prove To Be A Match Made In Heaven
Sail the high Ys
If you've played an Ys game before, you know that our red-haired hero Adol Christin is pretty partial to a boat. He's also partial to a shipwreck or three. Adol's very first adventure in Ys I starts off with his boat being destroyed by a storm; Ark of Napishtim opens with Adol washed up on the beach; and in Lacrimosa of Dana, his...
Saturday13th Jul 2024
News Trails Series Main Story "About 80-90%" Complete, According To Nihon Falcom
"You won't see a 30th or 40th anniversary"
Certain series never stop, but it seems the Trails games (which are now 20 years old) are getting to the point of completion. Speaking to GameSpot recently, the Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo (who is also one of the key devs behind Trails) mentioned how the main story is now "about 80-90% complete"...
Wednesday3rd Jul 2024
News Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana Switch Localisation Announced, Launching Early 2025
The remastered RPG classic returns
Update [Wed 3rd Jul, 2024 01:35 BST]: Marvelous Europe and XSEED made it official today - announcing the "remastered classic" Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in "early 2025". A physical edition will be available for $59.99 in select locations, and comes with a postcard set,...
Wednesday26th Jun 2024
News The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II English Logo Spotted
A local release could be on the way...
Ahead of the arrival of The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak next month on the Switch, it seems an English localisation of the sequel is also on the way. Although a local announcement for The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II was already possibly being teased ahead of this year's Anime...
Wednesday5th Jun 2024
News The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak Demo Now Available On Switch eShop
Here's a new trailer to go with it
In case you missed the initial announcement, The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak has a new demo, and it can now be downloaded on the Switch eShop. As we previously mentioned, the demo for this turn-based RPG will allow you to play through the game's prologue and you can even carry across your save date...
Thursday30th May 2024
Feature Is 'Trails Through Daybreak' The Fresh Beginning The Trails Series Needs?
I'm a Daybreaker
We're always a little bit wary whenever someone says that the latest game in Falcom's Trails series is "a great place to start". We know we've said in the past — as we did with Trails from Zero — but it's a statement we always put a lot of consideration into. This statement holds a lot of weight in this franchise, both among...
Thursday1st Feb 2024
News Falcom Action RPG 'Tokyo Xanadu eX+' Is Coming To Switch
Coming in June
Aksys Games is bringing Falcom's action RPG Tokyo Xanadu eX+ to Switch in June 2024. The publisher announced this during today's All Aksys event, which was streamed on Twitch. Tokyo Xanadu eX+ is an enhanced version of the PS Vita RPG Tokyo Xanadu, which was released back in 2015. Taking place in an alternate reality of Tokyo, which...
Thursday4th Jan 2024
Guide Best Trails / Kiseki Games On Nintendo Switch
Before the day breaks
Remember, this list is dynamic and subject to real-time change according to each entry's User Rating in our database. If you haven't rated one, click the star in each entry's banner to score the game out of 10 and influence the ranking. Enjoy! The Trails / Kiseki series might be one of the biggest RPG franchises around right...
Thursday21st Sep 2023
News Kuro no Kiseki Coming West As 'Trails Through Daybreak', Out 2024 On Switch
We're off to Calvard
NIS America has finally confirmed that the West will be getting the 11th game in the Trails / Kiseki series next year — The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak. The announcement was made during today's Falcom-themed Livestream over on NIS America's Twitch channel. The game is known as Kuro no Kiseki in Japanese and will...
Friday18th Aug 2023
Random Action RPG Popful Mail Was Planned To Be Remade As 'Sister Sonic' On Mega CD
New details suggest US release was planned after Japanese backlash
You would be forgiven for thinking that Nihon Falcom's action RPG Popful Mail was a series. In fact, the game underwent so many reimaginings following its release on the PC-8801 in 1991 that you might find a drastically different experience playing it on one console compared to...
Friday10th Mar 2023
News The Legend Of Nayuta: Boundless Trails Is An Action RPG Spin-Off Of Falcom's 'Trails' Series
And it's coming this fall
NIS America has given us a firmer release window for the upcoming action RPG spin-off, The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails. The upcoming game will be launching this fall, which means this will be the third game in the Trails series to be localised this year following Trails to Azure in March and Trails into Reverie in...
Wednesday8th Mar 2023
News Meet Huge Cast Of New And Returning Heroes In Latest 'Trails Into Reverie' Trailer
The trails continue
The tenth (yes, tenth) entry in Nihon Falcom's huge Trails series, The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie, launches this summer, and publisher NIS America is gearing up for a mammoth entry with a brand new trailer, showcasing all of the new and returning characters that will be banding together for this new entry. Before we...
Wednesday21st Dec 2022
News Ys Developer Wants To Release Two More "Refined" Games On Switch
Following Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana
It's been a busy week for Falcom, but the legendary Japanese developer has even more news to share for its 2023 plans. In an interview with Famitsu (translated by Ryoktuya2089 via Gematsu), Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo said that the company wants to release three "refined" titles in total, following the...
Friday21st Oct 2022
News The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie Confirmed For Next Summer, Limited Edition Revealed
2023 is the year of Trails
Just days after we got an official release date for The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure, NIS America has locked in a release date for the 10th game in the Trails/Kiseki series. Yes, you read that right — 10th. The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie will be launching in Summer 2023 on Switch (and all other consoles)...
Monday17th Oct 2022
News The Legend Of Heroes: Trails To Azure Releases Next March On Switch
Getting over the barrier again
NIS America has announced that The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure will be released on 14th March 2023 in North America, and 17th March 2023 in Europe on Switch! There's also a brand new story trailer to dive into and get you ready for an explosive finale next spring. Kiseki/Trails fans don't have to wait too long...
Tuesday19th Jul 2022
News New Trails From Zero Trailer Shows Tweaks To Series' Signature Combat
Combo up!
NIS America is finally bringing the Kiseki series' Crossbell games to the West later this year. The first of this duology — The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero — gets over the barrier on 27th September in North America (and 30th September in Europe), and in anticipation, the publisher has shared a closer look at the game's combat...
Wednesday22nd Jun 2022
News Falcom Shares Concept Art For Next Ys Game, Partially Inspired By Soulslikes
Prepare to sail
Nihon Falcom's longest-running series, Ys, celebrated its 35th anniversary yesterday, and fans of red-headed adventurer Adol are eagerly awaiting his next big journey — probably with a shipwreck or two in his wake. And in this week's issue of Famitsu, Falcom president Toshiro Kondo has shared some pretty gorgeous-looking key art...
Thursday19th May 2022
News Ys And Trails Developer Plans To Release More Retro Titles On Switch
Update: Other Trails ports are being looked at
Update [Thu 19th May, 2022 10:00 BST] RPG Site has fully translated the Switch port questions from the Famitsu interview from yesterday. Kondo's answers clearly highlight that the company not only want to bring retro titles to the system, but also future titles. The interview focused on the upcoming The...
Wednesday18th May 2022
News Meet The Special Support Section In 'The Legend Of Heroes: Trails From Zero' Trailer
Seize the truth with the SSS
NISA Europe has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero which introduces us to the Special Support Section — the main cast in the fourth game in the Kiseki/Trails series. Originally released in Japan on the PlayStation Portable in 2010, this upcoming Switch port marks the...
Wednesday2nd Mar 2022
News The Legend Of Heroes: Trails From Zero Launches In The West This September
Over the barrier, finally
The Legend of Heroes series has had a big Crossbell-shaped gap in the West for ages. Last year, we finally got confirmation that we would be receiving both games in the fan-titled Crossbell duology, along with two other entries in this gargantuan series. Now, we know exactly when we'll be able to join the Special Support...
Saturday15th Jan 2022
Pre-orders for Europe start next week
Last year, as part of its 40th-anniversary celebrations, Nihon Falcom announced it would localise another four games from the Legend of Heroes RPG series for Nintendo Switch. One of these was The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, which is due to arrive in Fall 2022. Ahead of its release, the NISA store has...
Friday12th Nov 2021
News Japanese RPG Heavyweight Nihon Falcom Is Bringing Switch Development In-House
Ys series will also celebrate its 35th anniversary next year
Japanese veteran Nihon Falcom Corporation – also known simply as 'Falcom' – has stated its intention to start developing Nintendo Switch software in-house, rather than farming it out to external companies. The news was part of Falcom's latest financial results briefing, which also...
Friday25th Jun 2021
News Nihon Falcom Announce Four More 'Trails' Games Coming To Switch In The West
Bit of a wait for them, though
As part of Nihon Falcom's 40th anniversary celebration stream (above), the company has confirmed that it's bringing four more games from the Legend of Heroes RPG series to Switch over the next couple of years. This venerable series began life as a Dragon Slayer spin-off way back in 1989, although the Trails subset...
Thursday22nd Apr 2021
News Ys IX: Monstrum Nox Gets A July Release On Nintendo Switch
Summer of Switch
The Summer is already looking relatively busy for Switch gamers, and now yet another meaty game is joining the fray; NIS America has confirmed that Ys IX: Monstrum Nox arrives on 6th July in North America, 9th July in Europe and 16th July in Oceania. This latest entry in the series see Adol start out as a fugitive, and this time...
Wednesday7th Apr 2021
Feature Nihon Falcom's Trails Of Cold Steel Rivals Game Of Thrones In The Worldbuilding Stakes
How the Trails series brought life to Zemuria
Much like its predecessors, we had a fair wait until The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV reached western audiences. First launched three years ago, Cold Steel IV finally arrived in the West last year on PS4 to great reviews and, come April 9th, Switch owners can experience how Nihon Falcom’s...
Tuesday9th Mar 2021
News Nihon Falcom Is Celebrating Its 40th Anniversary With A Special Broadcast
Take a look back at its early efforts with Ys and The Legend of Heroes
Not every anniversary is always cause for celebration with companies. Nintendo was noticeably quiet during Legend of Zelda's 35th recently, but Nihon Falcom is doing things differently. A special 40th anniversary broa
Wednesday13th Jan 2021
News Trails Of Cold Steel IV Locks In Western Release Dates, Launches This April
Less than a month after the Japan release
At the end of last year, Falcom announced its latest entry in the Legend of Heroes JRPG series would be coming to the Switch in Japan on 18th March 2021. NIS America has now confirmed The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV will arrive in North America and Europe on 9th April. This will be followed by...
Wednesday16th Dec 2020
News Trails Of Cold Steel IV Japanese Switch Release Confirmed For March 2021
A hint at the western launch date?
The latest entry in Falcom's Legend of Heroes JRPG series has been confirmed for launch on Switch in Japan on 18th March 2021. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV previously had a more vague 'Spring 2021' date attached — which is still the case in the West — and the new concrete release date has...
Thursday29th Oct 2020
News More Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel Games Are Coming To Switch
But only in Japan for now
Fans of Falcom's excellent Legend of Heroes series, rejoice – we're getting more JRPG goodness on the Switch next year, thanks to the fact that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 1 and 2 are both being released on Nintendo's console. These two titles – originally released on Sony systems in 2013 and 2014...
Wednesday2nd Sep 2020
News Ys IX: Monstrum Nox Is Coming To Switch In 'Summer 2021', Following A PS4 Debut In February
Opportunity Nox
Nihon Falcom's action RPG Ys IX: Monstrum Nox was announced as coming to Switch in the West back in June as part of the New Game Plus Expo broadcast. At the time it came with a vague '2021' release window attached, but NIS America has now revealed that
Friday17th Jul 2020
Feature Upcoming Nintendo Switch RPGs To Look Out For In 2020
Still plenty more to come
Since launching in 2017, we’ve seen some outstanding games launch on Nintendo Switch, becoming home to many fine RPGs in the process. We’ve previously explored the best Nintendo Switch RPGs and best action-RPGs, but 2020 alone has already been filled with great examples, and all catering to the different sub-genres...
Tuesday23rd Jun 2020
News NIS America Is Bringing Ys IX: Monstrum Nox To The West In 2021
Ys please
The latest entry in Nihon Falcom's action RPG series has been announced for the West with a "2021" release date attached. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox launched in Japan last year but gamers in the West have been waiting for more solid details on the English-language release. Fortunately, publisher NIS America kindly obliged with a trailer as part...
Monday13th Apr 2020
"There is definitely room for us to consider other titles for [Switch] going forward"
Last year NIS America confirmed that it was bringing JRPG The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III to Switch in 2020, with the game scheduled to arrive on 30th June. The long-running Legend of Heroes series has over a dozen entries to its name, and for fans...
Wednesday4th Dec 2019
Experience the series for the first time
JRPG fans who own a Switch are in for an absolute treat next year – with NIS America announcing The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III by Nihon Falcom will be released on Nintendo's system in Spring 2020. This is the first title in The Legend of Heroes series to be made available on the hybrid...
Tuesday16th Jul 2019
News Nihon Falcom Lacks The Ability To Release More Games On Switch, Says President
"We don't have the knowhow to really develop for Switch"
Nihon Falcom has a tremendous history of quality RPGs such as the Ys and The Legend of Heroes series, but only one game - the excellent Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana - has been released for Switch. The Legend of Heroes spin-off Trails of Cold Steel III and Ys IX are not currently planned for...
Thursday26th Jul 2018
Long-time misconceptions
During a recent interview with DenFamiNicoGamer, the president of Nihom Falcom - Toshihiro Kondo - revealed how the company has dealt with “online flaming” for many years due to the misconception the Japanese developer did not like Nintendo. Even prior to the release of Ys VIII on the Nintendo Switch, the president...
Monday10th Jul 2017
News Nihon Falcom President Would "Definitely" Like to Release Games on Nintendo Switch
"If the opportunity presents itself"
In a recent interview with Japanese video game makers Nihon Falcom, President of the company Toshihiro Kondo commented on his desire to bring games to Nintendo's newest console. The studio is known for creating JRPGs such as The Legend of Heroes and Xanadu series, and would surely make an ideal fit for the...
