Chrono Trigger

Chrono
Chrono Trigger	2018
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition	2022

Chrono Trigger is a singleplayer bird's-eye view JRPG and RPG game in the Chrono series.

This version of the game includes most of the previously exclusive content from earlier versions of the game.^{[Note 1]}

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Requires the Steam client to be running.^[1]

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Limited Edition	Exclusive to early purchasers. Promotion ended 30th April 2018.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Chrono Trigger\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/613830/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Chrono Trigger\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/613830/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

20 save slots available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:9 and 4:3 resolutions are available. Widescreen is both Hor+ and Vert-.^[2]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Fullscreen mode only.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Gamepad input settings.

Keyboard input settings.

Keyboard, mouse, and touch	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen support
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Keyboard needed to rename characters.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Digital input.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Tribo Gamer / Centro de Traduções, download.
Russian				Fan translation by MaXVeeL, download.
Spanish

The game uses the DS translation instead of the SNES translation.

Issues fixed

The game does not launch

Add a working libEGL.dll file to the game folder^[3]

Download this archive.
Right-click the game in your Steam library.
Click Manage → Browse local files.
Copy the DLL file into the game folder.

Notes

Creating an empty text file and renaming it to libEGL.dll also seems to work, although it will cause an error message at startup.

The game does not launch with Nvidia GPU (closes immediately without any error message)

Disable "In-Game Overlay" (Nvidia GeForce Experience)
Click on the Settings icon (gear) on the top right corner. Click on the GENERAL tab and disable `In-Game Overlay`.

Low FPS in-game

Videos play at full frame rate, but gameplay (including menus) runs very slowly.

Disable Steam Overlay^{[citation needed]}
Right-click the game in your Steam library. Click Properties. Disable `Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game`.

Bad frame-pacing

Videos play at full frame rate, but gameplay (including menus) runs very slowly.

Disable Steam Input
Right-click the game in your Steam library. Click Properties. Go to Controller. Set Override for Chrono Trigger to `Disable Steam Input`.

Use Special K or RivaTuner Statistics Server to cap the frame rate at 60 FPS

Store prices above 999G not visible

Change regional format to "English (United States)" or "English (United Kingdom)" in Windows Settings^[4]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	4.6

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL

Modifications

CTExt

This mod fixes most glaring issues like the diagonal stutter and also adds an optional SNES-like (ChronoType) font.

Installation instructions

Drag the contents of the zip into the game's root folder.

Notes:

If it is desired to disable the SNES font, delete the unofficial_patches folder inside mods.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 2.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 530

Notes

↑ While most of the cutscenes from the PS1 version are included, two of them are missing. Similarly, while the game includes most of the exclusive content of the DS version, it lacks the Arena of Ages area as well.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/613830/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (613830) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-08-22
Confirmed that ChronoTrigger.exe requires Steam to be running when launched directly through the game folder.
↑ ResetEra: "The Steam version of Chrono Trigger received its fifth and final major update today", post #109 - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Steam Discussions - Fix for the game sync and game dont start.do this on your on own risk. - last accessed on 2018-12-15
↑ "Silver Sword price still doesn't appear" on Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2024-10-12

[Note-1] While most of the cutscenes from the PS1 version are included, two of them are missing. Similarly, while the game includes most of the exclusive content of the DS version, it lacks the Arena of Ages area as well.

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/613830/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (613830) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/613830/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (613830) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-08-22
Confirmed that ChronoTrigger.exe requires Steam to be running when launched directly through the game folder.

[4] ResetEra: "The Steam version of Chrono Trigger received its fifth and final major update today", post #109 - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[5] Steam Discussions - Fix for the game sync and game dont start.do this on your on own risk. - last accessed on 2018-12-15

[6] "Silver Sword price still doesn't appear" on Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2024-10-12

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Developers

	Square Enix
Engines
	Cocos2d
Release dates
Windows	February 27, 2018
Reception
IGDB	91
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Continuous turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based
Genres	JRPG, RPG
Vehicles	Flight
Art styles	Anime, Pixel art
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Chrono