Nihon Falcom Licenses The Legend Of Heroes III To NEOWIZ For PC And Console
The agreement hands Falcom's founding Trails-era RPG to a Korean studio best known for Lies of P, and the sources do not yet say whether the result is a port or a remake.
Key Facts
- Nihon Falcom announced on September 16, 2026 that it signed a product licensing agreement with NEOWIZ for The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo.
- The agreement covers development for PC and home consoles and release in global markets.
- The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo is an RPG Nihon Falcom released in 1994 for the PC-9801.
- The game is part of the Gagharv Trilogy with The Legend of Heroes IV: Akai Shizuku and The Legend of Heroes V: Umi no Oriuta.
- Game Spark reports that the EGG Console version The Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch Renewal PC-9801 has been distributed for Nintendo Switch.
Reporting from 4 sources: 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Nihon Falcom announced on September 16, 2026 that it signed a product licensing agreement with South Korean studio NEOWIZ to develop The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo for PC and home consoles and to release it in global markets. The game is the third entry in The Legend of Heroes series, an RPG Falcom released in 1994 for the PC-9801. It is described as a singing RPG that emphasizes detailed worldbuilding and storytelling. It forms one part of the Gagharv Trilogy alongside The Legend of Heroes IV: Akai Shizuku and The Legend of Heroes V: Umi no Oriuta, and it is regarded as the origin of the later Trails series that began with The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky. Game Spark notes that an existing console port, EGG Console The Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch Renewal PC-9801, has been distributed for Nintendo Switch, and that it is unclear whether the new agreement will recreate the original or remake it as a new title.
Those three games form the Gagharv Trilogy, and the third is the entry later Trails fans point to as the series origin that led to The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky. NEOWIZ is credited with Lies of P and DJMAX.
An existing console port already exists: EGG Console The Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch Renewal PC-9801, distributed for Nintendo Switch.
Game Spark asked whether the deal means recreating the original or remaking it as something new. Denfaminicogamer calls the 1994 PC-9801 release a "singing RPG," a unique RPG that emphasizes detailed worldbuilding and storytelling. The same outlet noted information on the project is still scarce.
Falcom's recent commercial run gives context: the company upwardly revised its earnings forecast as Trails in the Sky the 1st performed well, and Trails in the Sky the 2nd has a TGS 2026 display, a demo covering the prologue through chapter 1, an opening movie, and a theme song titled "Silver Will, Golden Wings."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 「英雄伝説III 白き魔女」，PC＆家庭用ゲーム機向けの開発と，グローバル市場でのリリースに向けてNEOWIZと商品化ライセンス契約を締結
- ASCII.jp 日本ファルコムがNEOWIZと『英雄伝説III 白き魔女』のPC／コンシューマー向けの商品化ライセンス契約を締結！
- Denfaminicogamer 『軌跡』シリーズの“原点”『英雄伝説III 白き魔女』が復活へ。PC・コンシューマ向け開発に向けてNEOWIZとライセンス締結
- Game Spark ファルコム『軌跡』の原点、1994年RPG『英雄伝説III 白き魔女』復活なるか。PC/コンシューマ開発・全世界リリースに向け韓国NEOWIZと商品化ライセンス締結