Ys X: Nordics

When it gets good

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

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Based on all 801 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 40.8h for positive, 17.7h 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 (90.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (55)

• New Adventure Started a new adventure. 100%
• Assault Cleared the Prologue “Assault.” 95%
• Karnak Cleared Part I “Karnack.” 81%
• Casual Conversation Listened to companions' conversations on the ship using the action menu. 76%
• Shield Brothers Cleared Part II “Shield Brothers.” 74%
• Towards the Light Cleared Part III “Towards the Light.” 66%
• A Splendid Recapture Cleared any recapture battle with an S rank rating. 62%
• White Darkness Cleared Part IV “White Darkness.” 58%
• Free Wind Used Mana Sail 300 times. 55%
• The Smoke of Counterattack Cleared Part V “The Smoke of Counterattack.” 55%
• Brave Warrior Defeated 1000 enemies. 54%
• Swift Evasion Successfully dodged 100 Speed Attacks. 54%
• Greeger Killer Defeated 500 Greegers. 54%
• Fierce Duo Achieved a total of 30 minutes in combo mode. 53%
• Favorable Tailwind Achieved level 10 for maximum level of recapture tension gauge. 53%
• Mirror of the Sky Cleared Part VI “Mirror of the Sky.” 52%
• Valiant Warship Used EX Armament 100 times. 51%
• Distant Exploration Achieved a total travel distance of 300 Krimelye with Adol & Karja. 51%
• Red-Haired Adol Thoroughly adventured with Adol. 51%
• The Great Battle of Flumen Cleared Part VII “The Great Battle of Flumen.” 50%
• Sturdy Shield Successfully performed Just Guard 100 times. 50%
• Lila Cleared Part VIII “Lila.” 50%
• Skilled Adventurer Achieved 50% overall discovery rate. 50%
• Endless Voyage Achieved a total travel distance of 1,000 Krimelye with the Sandras. 49%
• The Sea of Beginnings Cleared Part IX “The Sea of ​​Beginnings.” 49%
• The Lost Paradise of the Northerners Cleared Part X “The Northman’s Lost Paradise” and reached the epilogue. 48%
• Sharp Mana User Used Mana Action 2,000 times. 45%
• Hero of Karnack Achieved 100% rescue rate for the Karnack residents in need. 43%
• Luxurious Shipboard Restaurant Held a maximum-level meal party on the Sandras. 41%
• Vivid Abilities Activated all Mana Abilities (10 types in total): Valor, Fortitude, and Optimism. 40%
• Ship of Justice Destroyed all disguised merchant ships. (Total of 3 ships) 39%
• Unmatched Subjugator Defeated the strongest Greeger, Vermoz. 39%
• King of Recapture Achieved 100% recapture battle completion rate. 38%
• Potion Drinker Used bottle medicine 20 times. 37%
• Great Battleship Defeated 300 enemy ships/barrier pillars. 36%
• Pikkard Lovers Gave all the Pikkards to Sash and completed the Pikkard collection. 35%
• Norman Researcher Achieved 100% opening rate for 'Journal - Runestones.' 35%
• Can't Adventure on an Empty Stomach Used adventure bento 10 times. 33%
• Fishing Master Achieved 100% opening rate for 'Journal - Fishing.' 32%
• Realm of the Heart Sea Reached the maximum depth of 'Release Line.' 32%
• Renowned Contractor Achieved 100% quest completion rate. 32%
• Azure Strike Karja Thoroughly adventured with Karja. 30%
• Exceptional Adventurer Achieved 100% overall discovery rate. 27%
• Battle Mania Achieved 100% opening rate for 'Journal - Battle.' 27%
• Marine Biologist Achieved 100% opening rate for 'Journal - Marine Life.' 25%
• Dark Abilities Activated all 10 types of Dark Mana Abilities. 24%
• Perfect Warship Implemented all 'Improvement & Training Plans' for the Sandras. 23%
• Ultimate Equipment Enhanced all the strongest equipment (2 strongest weapons + 2 strongest armors). 23%
• Star of Sandras Achieved 100% intimacy completion rate. 22%
• Skillful Martial Arts Achieved 99CHAIN as the maximum Skill Chain. 17%
• Shining Barrier Achieved 30 minutes of Mana Barrier activation. 14%
• Diverse Dining Table Achieved 100% opening rate for 'Journal - Cooking.' 14%
• Conqueror of Nightmares Reached the epilogue on Nightmare difficulty or higher. 14%
• Expanding Connections Achieved 100% opening rate for 'Journal - People.' 13%
• MASTER OF NORDICS Proof of having thoroughly read Adol Christin's book “The North's Lost Paradise (Ys Nordics).” 8.9%