Ys IX: Monstrum Nox on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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 1,690 reviews of which 1,598 were positive and 92 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Ys IX: Monstrum Nox into these genres:

JRPG Action Action RPG Story Rich RPG Beautiful Dark Fantasy Colorful Drama Anime Singleplayer Great Soundtrack 3D Adventure Hack and Slash Open World

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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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Feb. 2025

Having a game set only in One city and its immediate surroundings is a crazy bet. One that worked really well here. Allthough the graphics are outdated and the Artistic Direction is nothing crazy (Except for a few main part of Balduq and the chara design which is absolutely stellar) the game remains a good one, where time spend is a blast. I found the story enjoyable, the characters endearing and the OST good. It's not better or worse than YS VIII, it's different, and I'm all for it

Dec. 2024

While I think Ys VIII is the better game, I like Ys IX way more. This boils down to a few reasons, those being the characters, the traversal, and the boost system. First, the main characters have way more depth (it probably helps that each gets a chapter just to themselves) and the story certainly benefits from it too. I probably care about each of these characters alone more than Dana which I think is certainly saying a lot! (Well, except for Credo. Sorry!) However, the story itself isn't super amazing but the fact that these characters are the ones taking part in it makes it a whole lot more valuable. Second, the traversal is just amazing. Running up walls and soaring through the sky is certainly not something I expected to be doing in this kind of game but it is really great. Even if there can be some jank, I think the fact that you can do this stuff at all really makes up for it. Also, even if Balduq can be a bit drab, I think these abilities wouldn't really work anywhere else, which I think is a worthy trade off. Third, the boost system I like way more than just having an EX attack or whatever it's called in Ys VIII. The extra movement speed and attack power makes it a lot of fun to try and keep your boost active as you go through a dungeon or boss fight, which is a great feeling. However, I will say the landmarks in this game are a bit boring, and only a few really peaked my interest.

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

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

Oct. 2024

The side quests felt like main quests, the combat was solid, and the story was pretty good especially for a Ys game. I think I prefer both Celceta and Lacrimosa of Dana more, but it's up there for sure with quality characters and good gameplay.

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59.99€

9.0

1,598

Online players

Developer

Nihon Falcom, PH3 GmbH, Engine Software BV

Publisher

NIS America, Inc.

Release 06 Jul 2021

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