When does Ys Origin get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 15h it's 1 in 35 (3%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

How many players finish Ys Origin?

47% of players who start reach the ending.

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Ys Origin

May 31, 2012 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 47% of players who started

Started playing 58% of owners

Steam reviews 93% positive of 3,670

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 15h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
47% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “The Mark of the Claw”: only 47% of starters get there.
Only 58% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 3,669 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 20.9h for positive, 14.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (58.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
The Mark of the Claw Unlock Toal by completing the game as Yunica or Hugo. Most players quit here 47% −53

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (46)

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Minimally Exceptional Purchase your first blessing/upgrade. 100%
Now the Gloves Come Off Complete the game on Very Easy difficulty with any character. 47%
The Mark of the Claw Unlock Toal by completing the game as Yunica or Hugo. 47%
Average Joe Complete the game on Easy difficulty with any character. 43%
Tuff Enuff Complete the game on Normal difficulty with any character. 40%
Who Needs Magic? Complete the game as Yunica. 39%
It's a Fact: Magic is Awesome Complete the game as Hugo. 27%
You Can't Blame a Girl for Trying Thwart Epona's early-game challenges as both Yunica and Hugo. 27%
(Don't) Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Enable "No-Fall" mode for the first time. 23%
Teleport 2 Me Defeat the mid-boss in Rado's Annex as both Yunica and Hugo. 22%
The Prodigal Son Defeat the final boss and obtain the game's true ending. 21%
"Do You Work Out?" Defeat the Wailing Blue end boss with all playable characters. 20%
Scolopendra Seriously Gigantea Defeat the Flooded Prison end boss with all playable characters. 19%
Stay Down Thwart the Darkling lackeys in the Demonic Core as both Yunica and Hugo. 19%
Some Like It Hot Defeat the Guilty Fire end boss with all playable characters. 18%
We Will Rock You Defeat the Silent Sands end boss with all playable characters. 18%
Dirty Little Secret Defeat the Demonic Core end boss with all playable characters. 17%
The Uncivil War As Hugo, defeat Toal; as Toal, defeat Hugo. 17%
Never Mind the Hammer Defeat the Blighted Blood end boss with all playable characters. 17%
Three's a Crowd Defeat the mid-boss in the Hall of Reflection with all playable characters. 17%
Thank You For Being a Friend Give Roda Fruit to all of the Roos in the tower with every character. 15%
My Fact Is Truer Than Yours As Hugo, emerge victorious during your emotional encounter in the Guilty Fire. 13%
You're the Best Around Complete the game on Hard difficulty with any character. 12%
Count Your Blessings Obtain all blessings/upgrades with any character. 9.3%
Bursting at the Seams When playing as neither Yunica nor Hugo, completely refrain from using Burst until the final encounter. 8.4%
Don't Start What You Can't Finish As Yunica, persevere against an unbeatable foe in the Guilty Fire. 6.7%
Totally Fact Up As Hugo, obtain ultimate power... then let it go to waste completely. 6.7%
Only a Ginger Can Call Another Ginger "Ginger" Unlock Adol the Red in the Bonus Shop. 6.2%
Glutton for Punishment Complete the game on Nightmare difficulty with any character. 5.7%
Another Part of Me Unlock any character's EX version. 5.3%
Follow the Money Spend more than 2,000,000 SP in the Bonus Shop. 4.8%
Kid Gloves Complete Boss Rush on Easy difficulty with any character. 4.8%
Cryptozoologist Fight all enemies (excluding bosses) enough times to fill in all blank data entries for them in your monster journal. 4.3%
Buyin' Out the Bar Purchase everything available in the Bonus Shop. 4.1%
No Stone Left Unturned Unlock every character's EX version. 4.1%
Truly Gifted Obtain all blessings/upgrades with all characters. 4.0%
Everyday Glory Complete Boss Rush on Normal difficulty with any character. 3.4%
Just Barely Breathing Complete any Arena stage with less than 10 HP. 3.4%
You've Made Your Point Complete the game on Nightmare difficulty with all characters. 2.9%
Grace Under Pressure Complete Boss Rush on Nightmare difficulty with any character. 2.4%
Pikkardon Don't Care Fight and defeat Pikkardon in Arena Mode. 2.4%
Untouchable Complete four or more consecutive stages in Arena Mode without taking any damage. 2.4%
You Bet Your Life Complete Boss Rush on Hard difficulty with any character. 2.4%
...And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt Unlock Yunica's schoolgirl outfit. 2.1%
Caress of Steel Complete Boss Rush on Nightmare difficulty with all versions of all characters. 1.9%
All Along the Watchtower Unlock all other achievements. 1.7%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.