RPG · April 24, 2020

Trials of Mana (2020)

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This daring tale of overcoming the tests of fate has been given new life! Experience the beloved adventure fully modernized with graphic improvements, character voiceover support, a remastered soundtrack and a new episode which you can experience after the ending, in addition to an ability system and a new class that reconstructs the character levelling system plus more active battles! This overlapping story of interwoven destinies changes depending on who you choose as your main character and companions! Will these young adventurers be able to use the power of mana to save the world from the brink of destruction? When the world was shrouded in darkness, the Goddess of Mana drew forth the Sword of Mana to smite the eight Benevodons, monsters of destruction. She sealed the horrors inside the eight Mana Stones, bringing the realm back from the brink. Weakened from rebuilding the world, the Goddess changed herself into a tree and fell into a deep sleep for many years. However, the forces of evil soon sought to free the Benevodons to gain control of the world. They started a terrible war to further their plot and destabilize the kingdoms. Peace was at an end. Mana itself began to disappear from the world and the Mana Tree started to wither... KEY FEATURES Revamped 3D Graphics Trials of Mana is a full 3D remake of the third game in the Mana series, originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 3. The entire game has been fully rebuilt from the ground up with modern 3D graphics. Pick your Party Players can choose their favorite protagonist and two companions from six different characters. The story will play out in different ways depending on the combination of the protagonist and companions in the party. Battles and Character Growth Will you go for light or darkness? Create different character types with the class change system! Character growth has been re-worked, adding in a new “abilities” mechanic and a fourth class for each character, to expand the breadth of customization. Build the party you want to enjoy a thrilling battle system with expanded action gameplay. Music New arrangements for a total of 60 music tracks, overseen by composer Kikuta Hiroki. It is also possible to switch between the original and arranged soundtracks freely.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 224
  • JRPG · 65
  • Anime · 58
  • Action RPG · 52
  • Remake · 47
  • Singleplayer · 31
  • Adventure · 30
  • Fantasy · 30
  • Action · 25
  • Hack and Slash · 23
  • Great Soundtrack · 22
  • Story Rich · 21
  • Female Protagonist · 19
  • Character Customization · 17
  • Classic · 16

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Position in RPG

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.5k Steam reviewsTop 52% in RPG
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 24%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 78 — top 60% of RPG titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 85% for session depth among RPG

RPG releases from 2020

13 RPG titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese volume_up
  • Korean
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • Japanese
  • Traditional Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 5.5k reviews

5.0k positive · 436 negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

4.7k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 24, 2020
DeveloperSquare Enix
Base price$19.99 -60%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

Achievements

44

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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