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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

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.

Released Apr 16, 2018 Developer Nihon Falcom Publisher NIS America, Inc. Platforms Windows RPGJRPGActionAnimeGreat Soundtrack
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.8%positive6,259 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:25 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

46playing at last check
10624-hour peak
566all-time peak
0 250 500 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 218 avg · Apr 2018

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.

54achievements
29.7%median completion
5.6%rarest: Beyond the Nightmare
89.6% of players 80.6% of players 70.4% of players 61.9% of players 58.2% of players 51.7% of players 47.3% of players 46.5% of players 46.5% of players 44.4% of players 42.9% of players 41.8% of players 40.2% of players 39.5% of players 39.2% of players 38.9% of players 38.9% of players 37.6% of players 37.5% of players 36.3% of players 33.9% of players 33.2% of players 30.9% of players 30.8% of players 30.7% of players 30.6% of players 30.3% of players 29.7% of players 29.6% of players 27.3% of players 26.8% of players 26.7% of players 26.0% of players 23.0% of players 22.7% of players 22.1% of players 20.9% of players 20.3% of players 19.2% of players 17.7% of players 15.8% of players 14.2% of players 12.3% of players 12.1% of players 12.0% of players 11.8% of players 10.3% of players 9.1% of players 8.6% of players 8.3% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 6.7% of players 5.6% of players 89.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
89.6%A New Adventure — Hidden achievement
80.6%Night on the Gaete Sea — Hidden achievement
70.4%The Isle of Seiren — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
5.6%Beyond the Nightmare — Hidden achievement
6.7%Item Collector — Achieved 100% Items Collected.
7.7%Lone Transporter — Thoroughly explored while playing as Hummel.

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.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK34.99 GBP
Australia54.95 AUD
Canada54.99 CAD
Japan6,090 JPY
Brazil107.99 BRL
China136.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$20 Brazil Japan Australia Canada US EU UK≈$47

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 05, 2024
Ys X: Nordics Coming on October 25, 2024

YouTube link here About Ys X: Nordics + Wishlist today and stay tuned for exciting updates leading up to the game's release! Following their tenuous encounter at sea, the young red-haired adventurer A

Jan 17, 2020
New Major Update and 50% Off Sale

New improvements have been made to graphics, performance/stability, and input/UI. In addition, an experimental local co-op feature has been added to the game. Check out all the exciting quality-of-lif

Jan 17, 2020
Full Changelog by Durante - 1/17 Update

New improvements have been made to graphics, performance/stability, and input/UI. In addition, an experimental local co-op feature has been added to the game. Check out all the exciting quality-of-lif

Aug 16, 2019
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Aug 15, 2019
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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.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsRPG · JRPG · Action · Anime · Great Soundtrack · Adventure · Action RPG · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Hack and Slash · Cute · Open World (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Japanese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements54
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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