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Long, long ago, there was an ancient kingdom called Ys which prospered under the auspices of two heavenly Goddesses. Over time, the kingdom came to be known as Esteria, and its divine history was largely forgotten by all but the descendants of those who once preached the Goddesses’ will.

Ys I & II Chronicles+ is a jrpg, action and great soundtrack game developed by Nihon Falcom and published by XSEED Games.
Released on February 14th 2013 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 2,741 reviews of which 2,440 were positive and 301 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.94€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Ys I & II Chronicles+ into these genres:

JRPG Action Great Soundtrack RPG Adventure Action RPG Anime Remake Classic Difficult Fantasy Top-Down Dungeon Crawler Singleplayer Hack and Slash 2D Retro Pixel Graphics Old School Medieval

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *:Windows XP
  • Processor:Pentium III 866 MHz
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:64 MB VRAM, 3D accelerator compatible w/ DirectX 9.0c
  • DirectX®:9.0c
  • Hard Drive:2 GB HD space
  • Sound:Compatible with DirectX 9.0c

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8 hours played
May 2026
I do recommend this game, but the work done for this port is pretty bad. The game logic is tied to your framerate, so for any modern gamers running the game on a high framerate, they'll quickly find that bosses are doing attacks at ridicilous speeds, and at the highest difficulty, impossible to dodge. If you are playing this game, i implore you to limit your framerate to 60 max. Anything higher and you will have a bad time.
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10 hours played
Jan. 2026
i'm not even joking when i'm saying i had less crash outs playing dark souls 3 than ys 1. they don't have achievments for completing the game on hard (only for the nightmare) so if you're a normal person just play on easy. the balance isn't very good so some bosses are brain dead easy and some are extremely unfair. i recommend it because i think it's overall fun if you understand the time period it was made in. also i hope at least some of you reading it would think "lol skill issue" and buy it and then spend their good few hours on that bat guy.
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9 hours played
Jan. 2026
Just beat Ys 1 after 7 hours on normal, and it was an experience. It was fun but had some odd design decisions. For example, giving you a ton of gold and exp at the final dungeon, but having a low max level in turn. And some of the bosses were horribly designed. Still don't know how I beat the final boss, I'll probably never try playing this on nightmare. Still despite everything I'd still recommend it. It had some grating moments, but overall it was a worthwhile experience. Was pretty fun to see the beginning of Ys, even if going from Ys 8 to this was like falling of a cliff.
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5 hours played
Nov. 2025
I really like this game and honestly can't really explain why. This was my first Ys game, it's old as all hell, some of the bosses are kinda BS and the game has the old school cryptic nature to it... But it's charming, I eventually grew to really enjoy the bump combat, and the soundtrack bops... So yeah. I recommend this game if you plan on getting into the Ys series, play on Easy, prepare to occasionally grind and maybe look up a guide on where to go and dive in, playing this makes the rest of the series that much sweeter.
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16 hours played
July 2025
These two games are... perhaps not THE best (that, for my money, would be the Turbo CD version released back in 1989), but certainly the most modernized and accessible versions of the classics Ys I and II. The reason I enjoy these games so much is their unique action-RPG gameplay... you don't kill enemies by mindlessly whacking your sword at them, but rather by running into them, either off-center or at an angle. Attacking them head on will almost guarantee pain on Adol's end. A fair warning: these games are NOT like modern JRPGs. They don't hold your hand, and even on the Normal difficulty setting, the challenge is pretty brutal. You need to pay attention to the story, item descriptions, NPC dialogue, everything. Some enemies and bosses require special items or tactics, and sometimes it's not blatantly obvious where to go next... although the games aren't HUGE either, so sheer exploration and patience can usually solve that problem... and in fact, meticulous exploration is kinda necessary anyways. And while Ys I has a low level cap of 10 that you'll reach long before it's final boss, Ys II can be a bit on the grindy side at times. But it's all amazingly fun. The unique gameplay mechanics allow for an amazingly tight, well paced experience, and force you to think and act differently from typical action-RPGs. The graphics are a beautiful, charming anime style. And the soundtrack is legendary, composed by geniuses Yuzo Koshiro, Mieko Ishikawa, and Ryo Yonemitsu, and rearranged by Yukihiro Jindo for this particular release. They even give you multiple versions of the soundtrack and art styles to choose from! Go in with an open mind... and let the world of Ys immerse you in it. P.S. Here's hoping we eventually get the PC versions of Ys: Ark of Napishtim and Ys Seven! P. P. S. Also, Origin and Oath in Felghana are amazing too, and Origin in particular is intricately connected to the stories in Ys I and II. Definitely pick those up as well! :D
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Ys I & II Chronicles+ is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.

No, Ys I & II Chronicles+ is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 11.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Ys I & II Chronicles+ received 2,440 positive votes out of a total of 2,741 achieving a rating of 8.54.
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Ys I & II Chronicles+ was developed by Nihon Falcom and published by XSEED Games.

Yes, Ys I & II Chronicles+ is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Ys I & II Chronicles+ is not playable on MacOS.

No, Ys I & II Chronicles+ is not playable on Linux.

Ys I & II Chronicles+ is a single-player game.

No, Ys I & II Chronicles+ does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Ys I & II Chronicles+ does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Ys I & II Chronicles+ does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Ys I & II Chronicles+ is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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