Buy it if you like
- Story: 185 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 139 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 128 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 7k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
185 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This was a brilliant thing to have to be able to laugh at the silliness of the co-op at times, and to be able to have another person in the household more closely share in the experience so we could all enjoy this wonderful story together.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
139 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Ys VIII really builds on the good parts of what came before in Celceta and Seven.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
128 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They are very diverse and extremely combat situation-oriented. wanna break the boss?
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
THE SOUNDTRACK THE GAME PLAY THE GRAPHIC THE BACKGROUND, THE STORIES, THE CHARACTERS, THEY ARE PERFECT!!
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In other Ys games, nightmare difficulty was very unbalanced, but here, it's just an enjoyment to read the movements of the enemys.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are good for the time this was released, not the most detailed but even without the high quality texture pack, they looked good to me on my 1080p screen.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story185 reviews
Gameplay139 reviews
Combat128 reviews
Audio63 reviews
Difficulty43 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Crashes83% still recommend
Performance92% still recommend
Controls78% still recommend
Bugs63% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$39.99
The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.
4 points recordedtoday · $39.99
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