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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

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.

5
playing now
89%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 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
  • · 5 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 21% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 122k–245k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,057 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.49-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

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

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 32 of 56 observed days · $0.75 above the all-time low (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

1312026-08-06 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

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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