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Ys X: Nordics

Nihon Falcom · Clouded Leopard Entertainment · 2024-03-13

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Ys · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 28, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 14, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 28, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Sep 28, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

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!

70%
positive of 798 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
4.65★
PlayStation Store rating (3,852 ratings)
70h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable

This journey takes place in the northern islands collectively known as Obelia Gulf. In this harsh land, the young adventurer, Adol Christin, encounters the Normans, a seafaring tribe, and is quickly drawn into the conflict between them, the townsfolk of Obelia Gulf, and the Griegr, undying monsters with mysterious agenda. Partnering up with the Norman warrior, Karja, Adol must take to the waters of Obelia Gulf, navigating vast stretches of ocean, consulting maritime maps, and even getting into naval battles with enemy ships.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 77% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (179 reviews).
  • · Top 16% of 28,807 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 16k–36k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 798 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12812820242026Week of 2024-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$41.992024-09-262025-08-112024-09-26 — best price $53.992024-10-09 — best price $59.992024-11-27 — best price $47.992024-12-04 — best price $59.992025-01-22 — best price $47.992025-02-05 — best price $59.992025-03-13 — best price $41.992025-03-20 — best price $59.992025-04-23 — best price $41.992025-05-07 — best price $59.992025-06-27 — best price $41.992025-07-10 — best price $59.992025-07-28 — best price $41.992025-08-11 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
90.1%
earned "New Adventure"
39%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing61 DLC

3 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Post-launch support: 61 DLC released, first 2024-03-13, latest 2025-02-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)1,74232%55
Steam (Steam)61015%55
PS4 (PlayStation)26750%55
Steam (Steam)15318%55
Switch (Nintendo)1270%0

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

Player tags

3DRPGJRPGAnimeActionFantasyPiratesAction RPGSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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