Software:Ys X: Nordics

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Short description: 2023 video game

Ys X: Nordics
Artwork featuring Karja Balta and Adol Christin
Developer(s)Nihon Falcom[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s)NIS America
  • JP: Nihon Falcom
Director(s)Hideyuki Yamashita
Producer(s)Toshihiro Kondo
Designer(s)
  • Yoshihiro Konda
  • Pengcheng Wan
  • Miho Nara
  • Koutaro Honda
Programmer(s)Hideyuki Yamashita
Artist(s)Toi Hachi
Writer(s)
  • Toshihiro Kondo
  • Yuuta Miyazaki
  • Syunsei Shikata
  • Sumire Abe
  • Shinobu Takahashi
Composer(s)
  • Hayato Sonoda
  • Shuntaro Koguchi
  • Yukihiro Jindo
  • Mitsuo Singa
SeriesYs
Platform(s)
Release
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Lua error in Module:Lang/utilities at line 332: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. A part of the Ys series, it was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in September 2023 and was released worldwide by NIS America, including a Windows port, in October 2024. An enhanced version, Lua error in Module:Lang/utilities at line 332: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). was released in Japan for the Nintendo Switch 2 in July 2025 and will be released in English in early 2026.

Ys X: Nordics takes place chronologically between Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter (1988) and Software:Ys: Memories of Celceta (2012) and follows series protagonist Adol Christin who gets introduced to the seafaring warrior Karja Balta and the conflict between the Normans, her people, and monsters known as the Griegr.

Gameplay

Ys X: Nordics is an action role-playing game played from a third-person perspective.[1] It breaks away from the party system used in Ys Seven (2009), Software:Ys: Memories of Celceta (2012), Software:Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (2016), and Software:Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (2019) by only featuring two playable characters.[1] The game features sailing and ship combat, a first for the series.[1]

Development and release

Ys X: Nordics, the tenth main entry in the Ys series, was developed by Nihon Falcom and released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in Japan on September 28, 2023. A Windows port was released in Asian markets on March 14, 2024.[2] The game was released worldwide on all four platforms by NIS America, localized in English and French, on October 25, 2024.[2][3]

An enhanced version, Ys X: Proud Nordics, was released in Japan on July 31, 2025 for the Nintendo Switch 2,[4] followed by a Chinese and Korean release on Switch 2 and Windows on August 21, 2025.[5] A worldwide release by NIS America for both platforms is scheduled for early 2026.[6] Proud Nordics adds new character abilities, bosses, and levels.[7]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic80/100[lower-alpha 2][8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu34/40[10]
GameStar75/100[11]
Hardcore Gamer4.0/5[13]
Nintendo Life8/10[14]
Nintendo World Report8.5[15]
RPGamer4.5/5[17]
Shacknews7/10[18]

Ys X: Nordics has a score of 80/100 on Metacritic.[8] It has a 79/100 top critic average and a 78% recommendation score on OpenCritic.[9] It was given the Editor's Choice award by RPGFan.[16] In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 34 out of 40.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Windows version ported by PH3 Games
  2. ↑ Based on 28 critic reviews
  3. ↑ Based on 69 critic reviews

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Galizio, James (October 11, 2023). "Ys X: Nordics is a game worth waiting for". https://www.rpgsite.net/feature/14962-ys-x-nordics-is-a-game-worth-waiting-for. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Romano, Sal (February 14, 2024). "Ys X: Nordics coming west this fall for PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC". https://www.gematsu.com/2024/02/ys-x-nordics-coming-west-this-fall-for-ps5-ps4-switch-and-pc. 
  3. ↑ Romano, Sal (July 4, 2024). "Ys X: Nordics launches October 25 in the west". https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/ys-x-nordics-launches-october-25-in-the-west. 
  4. ↑ Romano, Sal (April 14, 2025). "Ys X: Proud Nordics launches July 31 in Japan". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/04/ys-x-proud-nordics-launches-july-31-in-japan. 
  5. ↑ Romano, Sal (9 June 2025). "Ys X: Proud Nordics coming to Switch 2, PC in Asia on August 21". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/ys-x-proud-nordics-coming-to-switch-2-pc-in-asia-on-august-21. 
  6. ↑ Romano, Sal (21 August 2025). "Ys X: Proud Nordics coming west in early 2026 for Switch 2, PC". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/08/ys-x-proud-nordics-coming-west-in-early-2026-for-switch-2-pc. 
  7. ↑ Romano, Sal (December 19, 2024). "Ys X: Proud Nordics announced" (in en-US). https://www.gematsu.com/2024/12/ys-x-proud-nordics-announced. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Ys X: Nordics". https://www.metacritic.com/game/ys-x-nordics/. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Ys X: Nordics". https://opencritic.com/game/15589/ys-x-nordics. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Romano, Sal (September 20, 2023). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1816". https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1816. 
  11. ↑ Rettka, Steven (October 26, 2024). "Test: Für 40 tolle RPG-Stunden mit Ys X Nordics akzeptieren wir so einiges". https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/ys-x-nordics-test-steam-review,3421502.html. 
  12. ↑ Alonso, Álvaro (October 14, 2024). "La saga action RPG por excelencia se hace a la mar con una entrega completísima: análisis de Ys X: Nordics". https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/analisis-ys-x-nordics-ps4-ps5-nintendo-switch-pc-1411342. 
  13. ↑ Shive, Chris (October 14, 2024). "Review: Ys X: Nordics". https://hardcoregamer.com/review-ys-x-nordics/. 
  14. ↑ Vogel, Mitch (October 14, 2024). "Ys X: Nordics Switch (2024)". https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/ys-x-nordics. 
  15. ↑ Rairdin, John (October 14, 2024). "Ys X: Nordics (Switch) Review". https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/68828/ys-x-nordics-switch-review. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Cabot, Sean (October 14, 2024). "Ys X: Nordics". https://www.rpgfan.com/review/ys-x-nordics/. 
  17. ↑ Costa, Ryan (October 23, 2024). "Ys X: Nordics Review". https://rpgamer.com/review/ys-x-nordics-review/. 
  18. ↑ White, Lucas (October 28, 2024). "Ys X: Nordics review: Dynamic duo". https://www.shacknews.com/article/141975/ys-x-nordics-review-score. 
  19. ↑ Robuschi, Majkol (October 14, 2024). "Ys X: Nordics – Recensione". https://www.thegamesmachine.it/ys-x-nordics-pc-ps4-ps5-switch/ys-x-nordics-recensione/. 



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