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Ys X: Nordics

Ys X: Nordics

The story takes place in the northern sea Obelia Bay, a bay filled with countless islands of all sizes. Ys X: Nordics depicts a brand-new adventure in the northern sea Obelia Bay, featuring the young adventurer, Adol Christin, as its protagonist!

Released Mar 13, 2024 Developer Nihon Falcom Publisher Clouded Leopard Entertainment Platforms Windows RPGJRPGAction RPG3DAnime
View on Steam ↗ $59.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

70.3%positive798 reviews
Recommended · 18 found this helpful

“Ys X: Nordics? A New Horizon for the Adventurer Adol Christin! (ฅ'ω'ฅ) "Ys X: Nordics brings fresh mechanics and an exciting northern-sea setting to the legendary Ys series, offering fast-paced combat and vibrant exploration, but struggles with repetitive environments." Note :…”

— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Nobody is going to read this because I'm writing an English review for a Chinese port cause I bought it by mistake, but the game is obviously great and a very solid next installment. It's probably not better than 8, but might even be the second best in the franchise.”

— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs played
Not recommended · 34 found this helpful

“The config doesn't seem to work at all. Changing the controller assignment has no effect. Game runs at 30 fps in the first area with monsters on a 3080 graphics card. Setting to any preset, or lowering settings changes nothing. No keybind config in game? Console had this Gonna…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-25.

55achievements
39.1%median completion
8.0%rarest: MASTER OF NORDICS
90.1% of players 85.5% of players 72.7% of players 68.8% of players 66.6% of players 59.1% of players 56.1% of players 52.6% of players 49.2% of players 49.2% of players 48.7% of players 48.4% of players 48.2% of players 47.8% of players 47.5% of players 46.9% of players 46.2% of players 46.0% of players 45.7% of players 45.3% of players 45.2% of players 45.1% of players 45.0% of players 44.4% of players 44.2% of players 42.7% of players 40.3% of players 39.1% of players 36.6% of players 35.7% of players 35.5% of players 35.2% of players 34.0% of players 33.4% of players 32.0% of players 31.7% of players 31.2% of players 30.1% of players 29.2% of players 28.6% of players 28.4% of players 26.6% of players 24.1% of players 24.0% of players 22.7% of players 21.4% of players 20.3% of players 20.2% of players 19.6% of players 15.0% of players 12.9% of players 12.7% of players 12.4% of players 11.9% of players 8.0% of players 90.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.1%New Adventure — Started a new adventure.
85.5%Assault — Cleared the Prologue “Assault.”
72.7%Karnak — Cleared Part I “Karnack.”
Rarest badges of honor
8.0%MASTER OF NORDICS — Proof of having thoroughly read Adol Christin's book “The North's Lost Paradise (Ys Nordics).”
11.9%Expanding Connections — Achieved 100% opening rate for 'Journal - People.'
12.4%Conqueror of Nightmares — Reached the epilogue on Nightmare difficulty or higher.

Latest official news

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

Nov 12, 2024
Patch Release Note Ver. 2.03

■Added button display for when using the Switch Pro Controller. When using a Switch Pro Controller, please follow the steps below to turn off the button swap for “A ↔ B” and “X ↔ Y.” 1) Connect the Sw

Oct 14, 2024
Patch Release Note Ver. 2.02

■Steam Input is now supported ―Controllers other than XInput can now be used. If you previously disabled Steam Input based on our earlier instructions, please follow the steps below to re-enable it: 1

Sep 30, 2024
Notice Regarding Save Data Transfer & Keyboard/Mouse Input Issues

Please note that you won’t be able to load save data unless the DLC used at the time the save data file was created is installed. If you previously purchased the DLC or Digital Deluxe edition for Vers

Sep 26, 2024
Version 2.00 to be released today, September 26!

■About Version 2.00 ・Optimized for DirectX 12 We rebuilt the port to DirectX 12 from the ground up, resolving all issues from the previous version. The game has been optimized to further enhance the a

Sep 26, 2024
Notice to Version 2.00 Customers

■You can change the in-game display language through the Steam client: 1) In your Steam library, right-click Ys X and select Properties. 2) Under the General tab, choose your preferred language from t

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsRPG · JRPG · Action RPG · 3D · Anime · Pirates · Fantasy · Action · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support
LanguagesSimplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean
ControllerFull support
Achievements55
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 580 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 16 GB available space Sound Card: Onboard