The Trails through Daybreak demo is available to download now on PS5 and PS4, weighing in at 12.7GB. It covers both the game's prologue and its first chapter, meaning that it's a fairly robust offering. What's more, the progress that you make can be carried over to the full release when it launches next month, on the 5th July.
Just to be clear, there is no native PS5 version of the demo, but you'll still be able to transfer your save to the PS5 version of the game. We're not really sure why this is the case, but it's no real issue since PS5 users can just play the PS4 demo via backwards compatibility.

Regular readers will know that we've got high hopes for Trails through Daybreak. The RPG marks the beginning of a new saga in Falcom's long-running series, and should prove to be a solid starting point if you're coming at the franchise fresh. It also has an overhauled combat system and a boatload of graphical enhancements over previous instalments.
Will you be giving the Trails through Daybreak demo a try? Hire yourself a Spriggan in the comments section below.
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Will be playing tonight! 😁
Love to hear about demos. Can't wait to check it out myself. If you prefer physical I suggest you buy the game sooner than later. Some NIS games, like Trails, seem to sell out and are hard to find later. That's been my experience.
Ha! The demo is a PS4 demo, not a PS5 demo. Definitely going to try this out, but I just think it's hilarious that we're 4 years into this generation and it still feels like the generation hasn't started yet. Love playing games on my PS4 Pro Pro.
Why wouldn't you want to show your new game off on the current gen console? I'm sure the only real difference is resolution and maybe frame rate but still, wild.
So, I played the PS4 version on my PS5 and god damn, is the PS4 version blurry asf. I don't really understand why they didn't just release the PS5 version. Thought that would be the best way to show it off. Other than that, story has a great start and gameplay is tight as hell. Looking forward to the full release! Been missing Trails immensely since Reverie.
I am curious but i am afraid of spoilers as i still have TOCS 3 to finish and 4, reverie to play through.
Playing it right now. Been on it for over 3 ½ hours. Wasn't expecting the demo to be this long. So far it reminds me why I love the series.
Nah I'm waiting for the full game next month cuz a demo is just gonna make me want more
Never played a Trails game before. The gameplay, old blurry (ugly) art style and descriptions in the reviews told me enough.
But! I downloaded this demo yesterday and i must say i like the demo so far (1 hour in).
Especially the 2-way combat system took me by surprise. You can fight normally and Turn Based. Alas on the other hand the game still is blurry/ugly and the opening town looks empty.
Awaiting the reviews on 5th of July..
@GilgaMax96 @B_Lindz For everyone wondering why it’s only the PS4 demo, it’s because it came out first in Japan years ago before they made a PS5 version. Probably just easier to put that out instead of making a new version since those who get the PS5 version will still get their save transfer. I’ve played other Falcom PS5 versions and they’ve all been super solid. Good frame rates and runs at 4k
I played this for 4 hours so far and LOVED it. Van is a great protagonist. Admittedly, Falcom games are always lower budget but they have so much heart in them. My favorite series to play right now (as seen from pfp lol)
@cjay_001 Thanks for the clear up man! I only finished the prologue on the PS4 version, so I've decided to wait for the full release to enjoy it in it's full glory on PS5.
I tried the demo for an hour and i quite enjoyed it. Graphics looks has some improvement compare to Cold Steel series and i like the combat where i can easily change from action hack & slash to usual turn based or vice versa.
Maybe i will back playing this series again since i got burnout after finished Cold Steel 3. This one feels quite fresh and i like the MC more than Rean.
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