Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

While imprisoned in Balduq, Adol is cursed and becomes a Monstrum. With his newfound powers, he must stop the Grimwald Nox from consuming the city.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is a jrpg, action and action rpg game developed by Nihon Falcom, PH3 GmbH and Engine Software BV and published by NIS America and Inc..
Released on July 06th 2021 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, French and Japanese.

It has received 1,643 reviews of which 1,554 were positive and 89 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam and has a 50% discount.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 10/8.1 64-bit
  • Processor: Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Geforce GTX 650 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Onboard

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Oct. 2024
A wonderful gameplay sequel to Lacrimosa of Dana. I would play Lacrimosa of Dana first if you're new to the series. The entire series is awesome to play and fun, and very much affordable here on steam, They also play great on Steam Deck with minimal configuration. However, if you want to play in chronological order the series timeline jumps around a bit: 1) Ys Origin 2) Ys: 1 and 2 (are bundled and pretty cheap) 3) Ys 4: Memories of Celcelta 4) Ys 3: Oath of Felghana 5) Ys 5: Kefin, Lost Kingdom of Sand 6) Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana 7) Ys 6: Ark of Napishtim 8) Ys Seven 9) Ys 9: Monstrum Nox Example: For a lot of the series the MC and Friend are trying to make their way to a continent called Altago, which YS: 7 takes place in, but YS8, Lacrimosa of Dana happens before that game even though Lacrimosa of Dana is a newer game. Lacrimosa of Dana came out in 2016 but its direct chronological sequel is Ark of Napishtim which came out in 2002. So it can be confusing to skip around such large gaps in gameplay but i think its worth it. Ys is an amazing series In this game, the references to the rest of the series are awesome and so nice. Going into this game with no spoilers is best because the story keeps you on your toes the entire time, and you want to solve the mystery. 10/10
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Oct. 2024
It's Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of dana combat that already great but with transformation that buff temporarily. The platforming around the city feels SO GOOD, if Ys have platforming like this but NOT on city setting like Ys IX: monstrum nox have, it won't be good. Greyish graphics like roman civilization, need more colors tbh. It's still really good game like 8 / 10 but Ys VIII: lacrimosa of dana is 10 / 10 show how masterpiece that game story, graphics, and gameplay is, if you not yet play Ys VIII i recommend play it first instead this. Ys IX runs really great on steam deck even when the massive city (balduq) so crowded
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Feb. 2024
This game beyond exceeded and surpassed all my expectations. Having finished all the previous YS games, I came expecting not much more than my typical YS game. A hack and slash adventure with epic music, light light-hearted story and 50-100 hours of fun. Perfect for after work relaxing. What I got was literally a gift. Even Made me feel bad for buying this game on sale. Is it perfect? No. That's not why we fell in love with the YS series. Here's some "Cons" if you will: >Graphics. But seriously who cares. At least it's hyper optimized. RTX 4090 running 8K ULTRA with 200 FPS. >Repetitive forced combat to drag for more play time. >Full voice acting to all characters would be really nice to have. That is literally all. I'm being very nitpicking at this point and I can barely come up with complains because there aren't any. The story is amazing. The exploration is literally a 10/10. Overall very well polished. Balancing feels good. The soundtracks are mesmerizing. An adventure I wish will never end. 9/10. Must buy.
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Jan. 2024
Another amazing entry in an awesome series. Adol's insatiable lust for adventure lands him in hot water once again! The story on this one runs a bit longer than usual but not in a bad way. It's full of interesting twists and some fresh ideas mixed in with rehashed ideas. It even connects to many of his adventures before. The setting and location of this one is great and kept me interested the whole way through. Game play mechanics include just about every detail from previous games with a bit of expansion. The tower defense portion returns with a few fun new changes thrown into the mix. Lots of things to collect and upgrade as you might expect from the series as well. If you still haven't tried a Ys game I definitely recommend picking one and giving it a shot! I love this series!
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Dec. 2023
I'll admit, after experiencing the masterpiece that is Ys 8, I did not think that Ys 9 would be able to impress me since it is set in a dull looking city, but I was so wrong
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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
9.0
1,554
89
Online players
51
Developer
Nihon Falcom, PH3 GmbH, Engine Software BV
Publisher
NIS America, Inc.
Release 06 Jul 2021
Platforms
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