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Ys X: Nordics
Explore uncharted islands, engage in fast-paced action combat, and experience the high seas adventures of unlikely allies Adol and Karja in Ys X: Nordics!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.
What reviewers agree on
47 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“Cmon I bought this game pretty much day 1 because I love Ys and then 2 months later they gonna reveal an improved version, won't let original game owners discount until early purchase bonuses are gone and can't even…”
20 of the 98 reviews raise this.
10 of the 98 reviews raise this.
8 of the 98 reviews raise this.
5 of the 98 reviews raise this.
15 of the 98 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is mediocre at best, and now Falcom has the audacity to re-release it with a few bits of extra content and balance changes that should have been there from the start for $70 this time. What a joke. I'm honestly…”
“Very insulting, they release a horrible game after two banger titles, and they even acknowledge it. What do they do to fix it? https://store.steampowered.com/app/3949290/Ys_X_Proud_Nordics/ They re-release the game at…”
13 of the 98 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Spend a premium on a game only to find out that a better re-release is coming up for consoles a few months later. Wait for the re-release to come for the PC and find out that you get an upgrade discount (better than…”
“Negative review because of Nihon Falcom & NIS Americas awful anti-consumer practices with this game. Releasing Ys X: Proud Nordics as a definitive upgrade just shy over a year after the original Ys X: Nordics and…”
“I didn't want to have to do this. I didn't review this game back when I first played it because I only put out one review a year for the annual badge requirement and tend to keep to myself otherwise. Ys is one of my…”
13 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“Spend a premium on a game only to find out that a better re-release is coming up for consoles a few months later. Wait for the re-release to come for the PC and find out that you get an upgrade discount (better than…”
“Negative review because of Nihon Falcom & NIS Americas awful anti-consumer practices with this game. Releasing Ys X: Proud Nordics as a definitive upgrade just shy over a year after the original Ys X: Nordics and…”
“I didn't want to have to do this. I didn't review this game back when I first played it because I only put out one review a year for the annual badge requirement and tend to keep to myself otherwise. Ys is one of my…”
7 of the 98 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 98 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
Note: these 98 reviews lean more positive than the game overall — 87% of them recommend it, against 76.7% across all 952 reviews.
Counted across 98 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 76.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-15
“32:9 works out of the box. Though I don't think you can choose the placement of the UI. Not really an issue in this game though. I enjoyed this game. I played Oath in Felghana about 14 years ago and it's quite different. Combat and exploration though, feel familiar, and that's a…”
— a player, Steam review · 50 hrs played“YS will always be a fantastic experience. Had a few issues with colors in the game, nothing that would stop me to finish it. Somewhat of a slow start compared to other YS's, but once the mechanics catch up, the game even ends a little to fast. All in all, if you are reading this…”
— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played“What a humiliating release. >Be Nihon Falcom (+NIS) >Make a pretty solid Action RPG >Release it worldwide Oct 25 2024 to an awaiting audience >Announce enhanced "Proud Nordics" addition on December 18 2024, *eight weeks later* with extra content to get in on Switch 2 craze…”
— a player, Steam review · 116 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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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 X Special Upgrade Pack
Good news, returning adventurers! We are proud to announce that owners of Ys X: Nordics will be able to access an exclusive discount. By purchasing the Ys X Special Upgrade Pack, available from March
Ys X Version 1.0.9 Release Notes
Hi everyone, today we are releasing an update for Ys X: Nordics with variety of small new features, general improvements, and mostly minor bug fixes. New Features Add Steam Timeline markers when a new
Ys Anniversary Sale
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Ys X Version 1.0.8 Release Notes
Hi everyone, today we are releasing a minor patch for Ys X: Nordics, which addresses the following issues: Resolved a crash which could occur in the ship loadout menu when using the mouse to change th
A Tour of the PC Features of Ys X: Nordics
Hi everyone, I've previously talked about the optimization of our port , as well as the coop feature in some detail. In this final in-depth post about our version of Ys X, I want to provide an overvie
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | JRPG · Action RPG · Exploration · Hack and Slash · Sailing · Action-Adventure · Female Protagonist · RPG · Visual Novel · 3D · Story Rich · Third Person (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 * , Japanese * , French * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 55 |
| Official site | https://www.nisamerica.com/ys-x/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 7 GB available space Additional Notes: Settings: 1080p, 60 FPS, Performance Graphics Profile