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

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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 1,706 reviews of which 1,613 were positive and 93 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 20.14€ on Gamivo.

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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April 2025

Going in to this straight after 8 I wasn't sure what to make of it - Going from the massive, open Seiren Island to the whole game being in a sectioned off city was real whiplash. But after playing it through I think I might like it even more than 8 (though I think I'd still recommend it over 9 as an entry point to the series. The already great combat is even tighter, Balduq is dense and there's a lot to explore, and the traversal feels awesome. I like the tighter focus on story from the jump where sometimes 8 felt very open-ended with a lot of the story being in the back third of the game. Both great, 8 is probably objectively better but I think I might like 9 more. Either way highly recommended

March 2025

Coming after Lacrimosa of Dana, it's a bit underwhelming, but it ain't bad and I quite like it. The tone is gray, a bit faded out and more serious. Depending on how you see it, Adol becomes emo spiderman,gets recruited by bleach vizards and then plays Assassin's creed around town. Or you know, since the game is set in Gllia I guess he's supposed to be the hunchback of notre dame mixed with the count of monte christo. While we are at it, why is the clinic called "ear" ? Anyway I digress. His newfound powers give 3 dimensionality to the labyrinths and dungeons which was practically non existant in lacrimosa of dana, or not until you had upgrades/later in the game. As far as combat goes, it's the same as lacrimosa of dana with one major addition : you can't accidentally hit your extra skill while trying to do flash dodges and flash guards, got to press both buttons twice. YAY! The raids are back in the form of pushing back the Grimwald Nox, or as the conversation with Dogi goes : Adol : It's a bit like the Isle of Seiren Dogi : Yeah, it's like the raids. You don't say Dogi, I love that. So all in all : Other JRPGs : Can't wait to kick the protagonist out of my party....oh I can't. Ys series : I really, genuinely, want to play as Adol, but Nihon Falcom keeps shooting me these kickass characters :/

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

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

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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is currently priced at 59.99€ on Steam.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 59.99€ on Steam.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox received 1,613 positive votes out of a total of 1,706 achieving a rating of 8.98.

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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox was developed by Nihon Falcom, PH3 GmbH and Engine Software BV and published by NIS America and Inc..

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is not playable on MacOS.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is not playable on Linux.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There are 4 DLCs available for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox. Explore additional content available for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox on Steam.

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

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