Transfer your demo save without mixing up the bonuses
Quick answer
Update the full game first. Use Load Game on PS5 or Steam, or Transfer on Nintendo Switch. Keep the original demo save until the imported file has loaded, the expected progress is visible and a new full-game save has been created.
“Out of the Demo, Into the Full Game! - Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Stream 4” by BigKlingy · Oct 12, 2026 · Full game, stream of Oct 12 (titled as the first session after the demo); platform and version not shown
On screen: The Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter title menu (Continue, New Game, Load Game, Extra, System, Exit); Load Game opens a list whose top slot is a Chapter 1: A Looming Shadow save on Hard.
“Out of the Demo, Into the Full Game! - Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Stream 4” by BigKlingy · Oct 12, 2026 · Full game, stream of Oct 12 (titled as the first session after the demo); platform and version not shown
Demo transfer continues the second game. Loading 1st Chapter clear data is a separate bonus: the official trial page confirms Classic Style SC costumes at the beginning of the demo. The storefront also describes bonus items from clear data, without a complete rank-by-rank reward table.
Falcom’s current release notice says to play 2nd Chapter on the device where 1st Chapter clear data is saved to receive the clear-data costume bonus. If you changed devices, confirm that clear data is present on the device you will use before starting. The notice does not explain how to move it; using the same account alone is not the documented condition.
Do not expect your entire first-game inventory, level or paid costume collection to become a second-game save. Those broader transfers are not established by the cited instructions.
Demo progress loaded, but first-game bonuses are missing?
A September 17 Steam player report says the first-game bonus option appeared when starting a new game but not when continuing a demo save, on Windows and Linux. This is an unresolved report, not a confirmed diagnosis for every player. Other replies disagree about level and journal carry-over.
Keep demo continuation separate from 1st Chapter clear-data bonuses. The official trial page documents costumes from loading clear data at the start of the demo; it does not supply a repair procedure for this report. The fetched retail 1.03.2 and 1.04 notes do not name a bonus-import fix, and unspecified bug fixes do not establish one.
Kingy recommendation: retain both original files and record whether clear data was loaded before the demo, how you entered the full game, and which specific reward is absent. Do not replace your progress merely to test a forum suggestion. Kingy has not reproduced the missing-bonus report.
The official page says “trophies cannot be earned upon transferring save data.” It does not explain every trophy category or future unlock condition. Do not treat old 1st Chapter anecdotes as a promise that 2nd Chapter trophies will unlock retroactively.
If a trophy-complete run matters to you, preserve a separate file and check the current full-game notice before committing to an imported run. This is a precaution, not a claim that all future trophies are disabled.
Falcom release, DLC wave 3 and platform update notice ↗Current October 1 publisher notice: full release and third DLC wave available; PS5/Steam ver1.0.4 available and Switch still in preparation. Classic Style SC requires playing on the device holding 1st Chapter clear data. No cross-device procedure, separate native Switch 2 patch, worldwide regional parity or tested recovery established.Official ·
PS5 demo listing ↗PS5 demo availability, first-game continuity, Crafts, Arts and side activities.Official ·
Current demo player reports ↗Player-reported Academy restriction and character-choice observations; not independently tested. Classic-game replies are excluded.Reported ·
Steam retail hotfix 1.03.2 ↗Original announcement read through the official Steam API: inactive-monitor startup, upscaling effects and initial language selection fixes. Retail Steam scope; no console parity, save-bonus repair or performance benchmark established.Official ·
Launch-day reports: first-game bonuses after demo continuation ↗One player reports different bonus prompts on Windows/Linux after New Game versus loading a demo save. Other replies conflict about levels and journal carry-over. No Kingy reproduction, developer diagnosis or confirmed remedy.Reported ·
Steam retail hotfix 1.04 ↗Complete official app4225980/gid1845383656392926 body: Horizontal Camera Auto-Adjustment option, rare battle progression and action-triggered crash fixes, text and miscellaneous bugs. Steam retail scope; no console parity, named action/quest or reproduced recovery established.Official ·
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