Falcom Confirms Trails beyond the Horizon Sequel as Sole Big Launch for 2027

A new financial report points to a slower release pace, more remakes, and a quieter year for new games.

Falcom has shared its latest financial report, and it gives you a clear look at next year. Game announcements won't come until the December shareholder meeting, but the report works as a preview. The main release for 2027 is the Trails Beyond the Horizon sequel, which looks like the right call. Falcom named it a priority in reports earlier this year, and the original game, Kai no Kiseki in Japan, launched in September 2024.

By the time the Trails Beyond the Horizon sequel arrives, Japan will have waited about three years. You got the first game in early 2026, so your gap is closer to a year and a half. A gap between story arcs is normal, but waiting for the Trails Beyond the Horizon sequel right after the ending of Horizon is rough.

The developer has said it wants to slow down new Trails entries, remakes excluded, so the team has more time to polish the story heading into the final stretch. The suggestion is that three to four games remain, with the last one planned for 2032. That could change, since the studio often says one thing and does another.

Either way, the Trails Beyond the Horizon sequel marks a new approach. The older Falcom would have gone straight from Horizon to Horizon 2. The likely turning point was Daybreak 2. As a smaller developer, the company has long needed to put out a game every year. It wanted Ys X for its 2022 anniversary, but that was nowhere near ready, so Daybreak 2 filled the slot instead.

Daybreak 2 wasn't ready either, and domestic sales fell to a low, which raised fears that Trails could end on a weak note. That is a big reason the Trails in the Sky remakes exist. They were meant to revive the series and lift morale, with many newer developers joining because of those games. More Trails in the Sky remakes are confirmed, and Crossbell and Sky the 3rd are likely candidates.

Each remake gives the team roughly another year to work on the next mainline entry, which here is the Trails Beyond the Horizon sequel.

Since the Trails in the Sky remakes brought in new players, the long wait for the Trails Beyond the Horizon sequel works in the studio's favor. It also let the West catch up, and you are now level with Japan, which only happened this year.

Whether the Trails Beyond the Horizon sequel reaches you at the same time as Japan is another matter. Signs suggest the developer now shares scripts with the localizer, likely NIS America, before they're finalized, whereas they used to arrive only once complete, which caused the Western delay.

Kondo has said the goal is a Western release within a year of Japan. Sales rose 71% and net profit climbed 122% year on year, with forecasts revised twice because of strong results, mostly from Sky the 1st, Sky the 2nd and Tokyo Xanadu.

Since only one new game is planned for 2027, revenue and profit are expected to drop. 2025 brought Proud Nordics and Sky the 1st, 2026 brought Tokyo Xanadu and Sky the 2nd, and the Trails Beyond the Horizon sequel is the only major release for 2027. Releasing two new games a year is the long-term aim, but the studio isn't there yet. More on the Trails Beyond the Horizon sequel should surface at the December shareholder meeting.

More ports are planned for 2027, likely for the Nintendo Switch 2, along with several unannounced titles.

The Dragon Slayer project is due next year, followed by the first Gagharv trilogy entry, and a new Ys game is on the way, but the Trails Beyond the Horizon sequel is the one release confirmed for 2027. Western fans are still waiting on Tokyo Xanadu, which has gone quiet since its trailer. Overseas sales drove much of the revenue growth, so an update on Tokyo Xanadu is owed, and the December shareholder meeting is where you should expect it.