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Ys I & II Chronicles+ cover art

Ys I & II Chronicles+

Nihon Falcom · XSEED Games · 2013-02-14

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 14, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Long, long ago, there was an ancient kingdom called Ys which prospered under the auspices of two heavenly Goddesses. Over time, the kingdom came to be known as Esteria, and its divine history was largely forgotten by all but the descendants of those who once preached the Goddesses’ will.

Ys I & II Chronicles+ is an Action, Adventure, RPG game released in 2013, priced at $14.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 3068 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

4
playing now
89%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (139 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Long, long ago, there was an ancient kingdom called Ys which prospered under the auspices of two heavenly Goddesses. Over time, the kingdom came to be known as Esteria, and its divine history was largely forgotten by all but the descendants of those who once preached the Goddesses’ will. The only reminder of this lost lore was a cursed spire at the foot of a giant crater, which locals came to regard as “The Devil’s Tower.” Eventually, the men and women who called Esteria their home began mining a uniquely radiant silver from the nearby mountains, and development boomed. Towns were built, and (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 175 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~22/week).
  • · Review velocity up 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 123k–245k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,068 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2013-12-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 26 of 45 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
343420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1822026-09-15 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 12 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 10 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
763Feb 2013Aug 2026Feb 2013 — avg 67 · peak 315Jul 2013 — avg 76 · peak 508Dec 2013 — avg 33 · peak 480May 2014 — avg 8 · peak 20Oct 2014 — avg 6 · peak 15Mar 2015 — avg 9 · peak 27Aug 2015 — avg 9 · peak 28Jan 2016 — avg 17 · peak 51Jun 2016 — avg 8 · peak 30Nov 2016 — avg 7 · peak 24Apr 2017 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2017 — avg 11 · peak 27Feb 2018 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2018 — avg 13 · peak 38Dec 2018 — avg 8 · peak 26May 2019 — avg 9 · peak 33Oct 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2020 — avg 5 · peak 18Aug 2020 — avg 6 · peak 15Jan 2021 — avg 11 · peak 27Jun 2021 — avg 9 · peak 28Nov 2021 — avg 7 · peak 24Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18Sep 2022 — avg 8 · peak 23Feb 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Jul 2023 — avg 9 · peak 22Dec 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20May 2024 — avg 7 · peak 22Oct 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24Mar 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Aug 2025 — avg 7 · peak 17Jan 2026 — avg 9 · peak 25Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 18Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$4.482015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-06-22 — best price $14.992016-02-12 — best price $14.992016-11-25 — best price $4.492017-05-11 — best price $4.492018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-07-06 — best price $14.992019-01-04 — best price $4.492019-04-29 — best price $4.492019-10-19 — best price $14.992020-01-23 — best price $4.492020-05-27 — best price $4.492020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-04-10 — best price $14.992021-09-27 — best price $14.992022-01-11 — best price $4.492022-05-12 — best price $14.992022-08-20 — best price $14.992022-12-01 — best price $14.992023-02-16 — best price $4.492023-05-10 — best price $14.992023-08-30 — best price $4.492023-11-29 — best price $14.992024-02-17 — best price $14.992024-04-25 — best price $4.492024-07-13 — best price $14.992024-10-05 — best price $14.992025-01-04 — best price $14.992025-05-01 — best price $4.492025-08-29 — best price $4.492025-11-20 — best price $4.492026-03-16 — best price $14.992026-06-17 — best price $4.492026-08-27 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
34%
earned "Seriously Sworded Details"
17.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeActionRemakeClassicFantasyTop-DownAdventureDifficult

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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