A fully playable demo for Trails through Daybreak will drop on the 4th June, giving eager fans just over a month to test the RPG out before its full release on the 5th July.
Daybreak is coming to both PS5 and PS4, but it should be noted that this demo is releasing on PS4 only. We don't exactly know why that's the case, but PS5 owners will obviously be able to play it via backwards compatibility.
The demo is made up of the adventure's prologue and its first chapter, so you're looking at a few hours of gameplay at the very least. What's more, the progress that you make can be carried over to the full game — and yes, that includes transferring your PS4 demo save to the PS5 version of the finished release.

If you're at all interested in the Trails games, we'd definitely recommend giving this demo a shot. Daybreak is the first title in the series' latest saga, and in a lot of ways, it's looking to be a real step forward for the franchise.
Will you be trying the Trails through Daybreak demo? Get ready to level up in the comments section below.
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Looking forward to this, but the demo being PS4 only is a huge turn off? I don't trust that I could import my save data from the PS4 into the PS5 version once bought....
Still, no loss of sale, I'll be buying it anyway
This is my big game of 2024.
No need to play the demo. They had me at Trails.
I wish these games were better. They’re just anime tropes on anime tropes coupled with a bunch of yapping in the name of world building. Hope this entry brings the story telling and gameplay up a level.
Is this series like Persona at all?
@Zeroo The tropes are there because a lot of people like them. The storytelling peaked in the Crossbell duology unfortunately. Those are worth playing if you want the best of Trails. I bought Reverie day 1 last year, but I've only spent about 10 hours with it. The exposition dumps are tolerable when there's one track to follow, but three is a bit much.
@AccessibleDaydream Cold Steel is a bit, but I don't expect that this one will be. The battle system in Cold Steel is much more involved. There's the school atmosphere, alternating between excursion and down time to bond with classmates. If that's what you like, Cold Steel I&II will scratch the itch - it did for me anyway.
If you like action games with downtime and squad mate bonding, Scarlett Nexus is one I think you might enjoy. Same engine as Tales of Arise, really underrated.
@AccessibleDaydream It depends on what you mean. It is turn-based, so similar in that way.
But if you love Persona for the social links then Trails isn't really on that level. You can raise friendship level with playable characters and the dialogue is good, but you usually don't get the emotional arcs of a social link progression.
If you prefer physical, don't wait too long because even the standard version might go out of stock. Trails of Reverie came out last summer and I cannot find a physical PS5 copy anywhere at retail. I think that's pretty standard for some NIS games though.
@jorel262 they still have it at.bol.com. i am in the Netherlands though.
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