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Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Adventurer Adol Christin has washed ashore in yet another mysterious, isolated new land, inhabited by a people who sport long ears and bushy tails...and are none too fond of humans. Experience the very first 3D Ys game as never before, with a whole new gameplay mode unique to this release!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“My 2nd Y's game to play (started with 'Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana') I heard this is one of the best games from the series and a classic. I'm a fan of old school RPG's and this was extremely fun to play. Glad it wasn't 60+ hours to enjoy a nice solid story. The combat is fun and…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Played 12 hours up to level 48, got to the final bosses, I cant damage the final boss because I am underleveled, I can't leave the area because it is a point of no return, I didn't save on another slot to prevent something like this happening, gave up, 10/10 I would play it again”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Ys VI is that mid tier gem you stumble upon at 3am. Adol washes up on yet another island (classic Adol behavior) and the combat hits just right: fast, snappy and satisfying once it clicks. Bosses are the highlight, genuinely fun to learn. Story is whatever. The music slaps,…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:57 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Action · RPG · JRPG · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Action RPG · Anime · Singleplayer · Difficult · Fantasy · Classic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.worldofys.com/ysvi/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Pentium III 800 MHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 32 MB VRAM, 3D accelerator compatible w/ DirectX 9.0c DirectX: Version 8.0 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Compatible with DirectX 9.0c