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Ys Origin
The perfect mix of action, exploration and story with screen-filling bosses, unique platforming elements, and innovative puzzles.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Fast, engaging combat” (34 of 75 reviews) and “Engaging Ys lore and stories” (14); the most common complaint is “Brutal boss encounters” (11). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
34 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“جميلة اللعبة وهي بداية السلسلة لي. القصة جميلة والرسومات والكت سينز جميلة ولكن متحمس اجرب الاجزاء التالية حسب التوصيات. القيم بلي جميل جداً وسلس وسريع والتطويرات معقولة والصعوبة متنوعة وتقدر تختار مايناسبك. بس الانغماس…”
14 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“جميلة اللعبة وهي بداية السلسلة لي. القصة جميلة والرسومات والكت سينز جميلة ولكن متحمس اجرب الاجزاء التالية حسب التوصيات. القيم بلي جميل جداً وسلس وسريع والتطويرات معقولة والصعوبة متنوعة وتقدر تختار مايناسبك. بس الانغماس…”
14 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“This game is incredible and the music is incredible. It came out in an era where there was a dearth of games like this and there should be more much like it.”
8 of the 75 reviews raise this.
7 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“جميلة اللعبة وهي بداية السلسلة لي. القصة جميلة والرسومات والكت سينز جميلة ولكن متحمس اجرب الاجزاء التالية حسب التوصيات. القيم بلي جميل جداً وسلس وسريع والتطويرات معقولة والصعوبة متنوعة وتقدر تختار مايناسبك. بس الانغماس…”
11 of the 75 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Really great Ys game love the different playthroughs with different characters same zones little differences in bosses but mostly the same with a true ending with the 3rd character. Overall a fun experience for…”
7 of the 75 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“TLDR: Three distinct playstyles add variety, but a repetitive single-tower world and locking the canon story behind a full extra playthrough make this the most skippable Ys entry so far. PROS: ➕Good port ➕Three…”
“Ys Origin feels more like an ARPG without loot than a traditional JRPG, which as a fan of the genre I really enjoyed. If you play on Nightmare difficulty be prepared for some grinding and a few bosses that can be…”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Really great Ys game love the different playthroughs with different characters same zones little differences in bosses but mostly the same with a true ending with the 3rd character. Overall a fun experience for…”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“TLDR: Three distinct playstyles add variety, but a repetitive single-tower world and locking the canon story behind a full extra playthrough make this the most skippable Ys entry so far. PROS: ➕Good port ➕Three…”
“Ys Origin feels more like an ARPG without loot than a traditional JRPG, which as a fan of the genre I really enjoyed. If you play on Nightmare difficulty be prepared for some grinding and a few bosses that can be…”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“TLDR: Three distinct playstyles add variety, but a repetitive single-tower world and locking the canon story behind a full extra playthrough make this the most skippable Ys entry so far. PROS: ➕Good port ➕Three…”
“Imagine just a handful of people just waltz into a big tower and have three distinct adventures where we origin our way to YS or something. Every character was probably busy jamming to the OST anyways, this tower…”
“Really great Ys game love the different playthroughs with different characters same zones little differences in bosses but mostly the same with a true ending with the 3rd character. Overall a fun experience for…”
Counted across 75 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I cam into Ys Origin expecting a fun game, but it ended up being far more fun than I thought. Ys Origin is a prequel to Ys 1 and Ys 2, but you can play this without playing the prior two games just fine as the story is self contained and takes place hundreds of years before the…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Hmm I think I love Ys. Great game for me to start the series :D Nightmare mode is brutal so if you don't like challenging stuff, don't attempt it (I died a lot btw)”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played“it's a little grindy if you're sensitive to that, but the gameplay loop is great. playing this after ys 1&2 is rly cool, lots of fanservice. the music is also amazing...”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Ys Origin Language Update
Ys Origin can now be played with French, German, Italian, and Spanish text!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · JRPG · Great Soundtrack · Action · Action RPG · Adventure · Anime · Difficult · Hack and Slash · Dungeon Crawler · Fantasy · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Achievements | 46 |
| Official site | http://www.worldofys.com/yso |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP Processor: Pentium III / 1 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 64 MB VRAM, 3D accelerator compatible w/ DirectX 9.0c DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 2 GB HD space Sound: Compatible with DirectX 9.0c