Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana artwork

Ys Games in Order

This list covers 24 released Ys games, from The Ancient Land of Ys (1987) to Ys X: Proud Nordics (2025). 7 have a critic score on CriticDB.

Ys quick answers

How many Ys games are there?: 24 Ys games have been released so far.
What was the first Ys game?: The Ancient Land of Ys, released in 1987.
What is the newest Ys game?: Ys X: Proud Nordics, released July 31, 2025.
What is the best Ys game?: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, with a critic score of 85.

Updated October 2026

Every Ys game in release order

1
The Ancient Land of Ys
1987
Not yet rated
2
Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter
1988
Not yet rated
3
Ys: Wanderers from Ys
1989
Not yet rated
4
Ys
1991
Not yet rated
5
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun
1993
Not yet rated
6
Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
1993
Not yet rated
7
Ys 2 Special
1994
Not yet rated
8
Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin
1995
Not yet rated
9
Ys Eternal
1998
Not yet rated
10
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
2003PCPS2
78
11
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun - A New Theory
2005
Not yet rated
12
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
2005
Not yet rated
13
Ys Strategy
2006
Not yet rated
14
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
2006
Not yet rated
15
Ys Origin
2006PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch
75
16
Ys Online: The Call of Solum
2007
Not yet rated
17
Ys Seven
2009PC
82
18
Ys: Memories of Celceta
2012
Not yet rated
19
Ys II Chronicles+
2013
Not yet rated
20
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
2016PCPS4SwitchPS5
85
21
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
2019PCPS4SwitchPS5
82
22
Ys Online: The Ark of Napishtim
2021
Not yet rated
23
Ys X: Nordics
2023PCPS4SwitchPS5
78
24
Ys X: Proud Nordics
2025PCPS5Switch 2
79

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