Nihon Falcom has confirmed that new installments in its acclaimed Trails and Ys series are currently in development. This information comes from the company’s “Matters Concerning Business Plans and Growth Potential” investor presentation, recently published via Nikkei. The presentation also outlined plans for a second new title to be released in 2026, in addition to the upcoming Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
The investor presentation provided an updated overview of recently released and upcoming titles:
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon (PS5, PS4) – Now Available
- Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta (Switch) – Now Available
- Ys X: Proud Nordics (Switch 2) – Now Available
- Ys VII: Lacrimosa of DANA / Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (PS5) – Now Available
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III / The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV (PS5) – Now Available
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (PS5) – Now Available
- Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (PS5, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – Now Available
- Zemuria Grand Odyssey 19999 – XXXXX (Music) – Now Available
- Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Original Soundtrack (Music) – December 2025
- Ys X: Proud Nordics (PS5) – February 2026
- Falcom Acoustics 3 (Music) – March 2026
- Ported Title (TBA) – 2026
- New Title (TBA) – 2026
- Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter (PS5, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – 2026
Falcom also outlined its mid-to-long-term software release goals, which include:
- [Title G] Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana (Switch) – May 2025
- PlayStation 5 Ported Titles (PS5) – June to August 2025
- Ys VII: Lacrimosa of DANA
- Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
- Ys X: Proud Nordics (Switch 2) – July 2025
- [Title B] Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (PS5, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – September 2025
- Ys X: Proud Nordics (PS5) – February 2026
- Unannounced Ported Title (TBA) – In Development
- Unannounced Switch 2 Ported Title (TBA) – In Development
- [Title C] Tokyo Xanadu New Project (TBA) – In Development
- [Title D] Unannounced Title (TBA) – In Development
- [Title H] Unannounced New Trails Series Title – In Development
- [Title I] Unannounced New Ys Series Title – In Development
Some of these titles were previously mentioned as unannounced in Falcom’s report from the previous year. The company also stated its ambition to increase its new title releases from one per year to a sustained two new titles per year within the next three years.
