Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, the PS5 remake from Nihon Falcom and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment, has opened to strong critical praise. The game launched on 19 September 2025 and currently holds a 91 on both Metacritic and OpenCritic, placing it among the highest-rated games of the year.
Metacritic lists a 91 average for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, which currently makes it the sixth highest rated title of 2025 on that site. The games ranked above it on Metacritic are, in order, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Split Fiction, and Donkey Kong Bananza.
The 91 on Metacritic is based on 11 critic reviews, while OpenCritic shows 19 critic reviews returning the same average. That smaller review sample is standard for entries in the Trails series and can push averages higher, but the consensus from outlets and players has been very positive. Steam players, for example, currently rate the game as Overwhelmingly Positive.
For context, here is Metacritic’s breakdown of scores across the Trails family:
- Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter – 91
- Trails through Daybreak – 84
- Trails in the Sky the 3rd – 83
- Trails of Cold Steel 3 – 82
- Trails of Cold Steel 4 – 81
- Trails to Azure – 81
- Trails into Reverie – 81
- Trails from Zero – 80
- Trails in the Sky SC – 80
- Trails of Cold Steel 2 – 80
- Trails in the Sky – 79
- Trails of Cold Steel – 77
- Trails through Daybreak 2 – 76
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