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Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim

Nihon Falcom · XSEED Games · 2015-04-28

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: Ys · Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 10, 2005 (PlayStation 2), Sep 27, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Adventurer Adol Christin has washed ashore in yet another mysterious, isolated new land, inhabited by a people who sport long ears and bushy tails...and are none too fond of humans. Experience the very first 3D Ys game as never before, with a whole new gameplay mode unique to this release!

Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim is an Action, Adventure, RPG game released in 2015, estimated to have 100,000 .. 200,000 owners, priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive (90% of 1544 reviews) sentiment.

5
playing now
90%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (32 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (33 downloads)
6h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim is a 2003 action role-playing game developed and published by Nihon Falcom. The sixth numbered entry in the Ys series, it was Falcom's first new numbered installment since Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand in 1995 and its first original numbered Ys developed for Windows.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 100 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 39k–93k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,544 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.48 at IndieGala Store (2024-07-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 54 of 95 observed days · $15.51 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
202020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1412026-09-15 00:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 14 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
453Apr 2015Aug 2026Apr 2015 — avg 36 · peak 210Aug 2015 — avg 9 · peak 31Dec 2015 — avg 25 · peak 57Apr 2016 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2016 — avg 7 · peak 18Dec 2016 — avg 10 · peak 38Apr 2017 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2017 — avg 7 · peak 16Dec 2017 — avg 9 · peak 27Apr 2018 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2018 — avg 4 · peak 15Dec 2018 — avg 6 · peak 24Apr 2019 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2019 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2019 — avg 7 · peak 17Apr 2020 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2020 — avg 6 · peak 16Dec 2020 — avg 8 · peak 21Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 15Aug 2021 — avg 8 · peak 20Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 19Apr 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15Aug 2022 — avg 6 · peak 18Dec 2022 — avg 8 · peak 22Apr 2023 — avg 7 · peak 18Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Dec 2023 — avg 7 · peak 25Apr 2024 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Dec 2024 — avg 9 · peak 24Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2025 — avg 6 · peak 16Dec 2025 — avg 7 · peak 17Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 16Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 18
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.992015-04-212026-10-142015-04-21 — best price $16.992015-06-19 — best price $13.992016-01-15 — best price $5.992016-11-23 — best price $5.992017-05-01 — best price $19.992017-12-27 — best price $19.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992019-01-03 — best price $19.992019-04-25 — best price $19.992019-10-15 — best price $4.992020-01-22 — best price $4.992020-05-06 — best price $19.992020-11-27 — best price $4.992021-04-08 — best price $4.992021-09-08 — best price $4.992021-12-20 — best price $4.992022-04-13 — best price $4.992022-07-08 — best price $4.992022-10-29 — best price $19.992023-01-20 — best price $4.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-11-02 — best price $19.992024-01-20 — best price $19.992024-03-20 — best price $4.992024-06-04 — best price $4.992024-09-10 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $4.992025-02-17 — best price $19.992025-07-16 — best price $4.992025-10-07 — best price $4.992026-02-04 — best price $4.992026-05-29 — best price $19.992026-08-13 — best price $4.992026-09-08 — best price $4.992026-09-23 — best price $19.992026-10-08 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

149672026-05-31 — 87 pageviews2026-06-04 — 85 pageviews2026-06-08 — 94 pageviews2026-06-12 — 120 pageviews2026-06-16 — 105 pageviews2026-06-20 — 94 pageviews2026-06-24 — 81 pageviews2026-06-28 — 107 pageviews2026-07-02 — 98 pageviews2026-07-06 — 93 pageviews2026-07-10 — 104 pageviews2026-07-14 — 75 pageviews2026-07-18 — 88 pageviews2026-07-22 — 94 pageviews2026-07-26 — 101 pageviews2026-07-30 — 85 pageviews2026-08-03 — 96 pageviews2026-08-07 — 101 pageviews2026-08-11 — 149 pageviews2026-08-15 — 89 pageviews2026-08-19 — 111 pageviews2026-08-23 — 111 pageviews2026-08-27 — 101 pageviews2026-08-31 — 103 pageviews2026-09-04 — 101 pageviews2026-09-08 — 113 pageviews2026-09-12 — 104 pageviews2026-09-16 — 78 pageviews2026-09-20 — 92 pageviews2026-09-24 — 98 pageviews2026-09-28 — 80 pageviews2026-10-02 — 92 pageviews2026-10-06 — 86 pageviews2026-10-10 — 87 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
57.9%
earned "Calamity Slain"
35.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,69712%16

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeActionClassicFantasyAdventureDifficultAction RPGSingleplayer

Census log

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

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