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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Smooth combat and rewarding exploration” (36 of 79 reviews) and “Engaging narrative with emotional depth” (25); the most common complaint is “Slow start and pacing problems” (12). 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 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
36 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“the game has good combat and fun exploration but the story is some of the worst ive seen in a game, its so generic and boring and its such a slog and drags on and on and on where nothing interesting happens until very…”
“Adventurous game with good exploration and a decent story. Fast fun combat. Excellent OST.”
25 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Adventurous game with good exploration and a decent story. Fast fun combat. Excellent OST.”
“Excellent, fun, action Rpg. So far enjoying the story and gameplay.”
11 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Adventurous game with good exploration and a decent story. Fast fun combat. Excellent OST.”
“Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA is technically an action JRPG version of Jules Verne’s "The Mysterious Island". And just like the book is amazing, so is the game. Great music, nice lovable characters, and good combat (you…”
“I have been playing through all the YS games as of late and this is easily my favorite so far (playing through in chronological order). The combat is smooth and fun to mess with, flash guarding is incredibly satisfying,…”
6 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“My first YS game I've played to completion and was pleasantly surprised and couldn't put it down. I've tried many times to get into the series but the hack n slash aspect got boring for me after a while even trying 8,…”
“If you've never played a Ys game this is a really great one. I had a hard time putting it down throughout my whole playthrough. I would always make a stop back at the castaway settlement just to catchup with everyone…”
“I absolutely love this game! Good action, good story, good graphics, and it never gets boring. Also fishing is great!”
6 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“I absolutely love this game! Good action, good story, good graphics, and it never gets boring. Also fishing is great!”
“This is my favourite Ys game because: The setting is perfect and the gameplay is amazing (Combat and movement ->smooth af) The soundtrack is some of the best in the series, easily my favourite (Sunshine Coastline!) The…”
“I really enjoyed Ys 8. It gave me a nostalgic feeling of playing on my PSVita. The combat isn't crazy in depth or anything but its fun to run around and beat monsters up. The exploration is a good time and the island…”
12 of the 79 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“the game has good combat and fun exploration but the story is some of the worst ive seen in a game, its so generic and boring and its such a slog and drags on and on and on where nothing interesting happens until very…”
“Game felt mostly mediocre at best during the start to mid-end, after that it became awesomesauce I never really cared about the castaways that were introduced aside from a few specific ones that were a bit more fleshed…”
7 of the 79 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“the game has good combat and fun exploration but the story is some of the worst ive seen in a game, its so generic and boring and its such a slog and drags on and on and on where nothing interesting happens until very…”
“Game felt mostly mediocre at best during the start to mid-end, after that it became awesomesauce I never really cared about the castaways that were introduced aside from a few specific ones that were a bit more fleshed…”
4 of the 79 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This is my favourite Ys game because: The setting is perfect and the gameplay is amazing (Combat and movement ->smooth af) The soundtrack is some of the best in the series, easily my favourite (Sunshine Coastline!) The…”
4 of the 79 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Story was ok. Combat was kinda fun. Enemies get repetitive. Bosses are decent. Overall a fair game, worth if you get it for cheap.”
3 of the 79 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“The game itself is great. Beat it on PS4 back in the day. Was hoping to do so again on PC, but unfortunately there is an issue with using controllers on the PC version. Looking at the forums it's been a problem for…”
“do not buy this. i have xbox elite, ps5 controller, and ps dualsense edge, all controller do not work. no idea why. tried many solutions not working. all my other games work fine so its not my controllers. currently im…”
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Story is decent. Love the concept. Unbelievable, all that happened in that one island. However, characters introduced late near the end (Chapter 5-6) feels ignored. I got true ending. 100.1 hour include afk (left my pc on at night) Actually surprise the combat is not boring for…”
— a player, Steam review · 100 hrs played“It's not like this old classic needs yet another positive review, but well, here goes anyway! Ys VIII is just a lovely game through and through -- the world, the art direction, combat, story, characters and so on. Still well worth playing and has aged extremely well. As other…”
— a player, Steam review · 53 hrs played“What an amazing game. An all-time classic! It felt like I had played Zelda on PC after I finished it, and I'm satisfied. Thank you. WARNING: It gets a 8/10 for me. It would have been a 9.5/10 if everything was working as intended, but sadly it has a very bad bug! If you play at…”
— a player, Steam review · 41 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 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · JRPG · Action · Anime · Great Soundtrack · Adventure · Action RPG · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Hack and Slash · Cute · Open World (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 54 |
| Official site | http://ysviii.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 10/8.1/7 64-bit Processor: Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 650 Ti DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: Onboard