Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Worth it · RPG · 2018
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $39.99.
- Length
- 37.1h
- Value
- $1.08/hr
- Reviews
- 90% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Geforce GTX 650 Ti, 30 GB of storage. Windows only.
Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
October 2023 is where it bottomed out, at $13.99. Its cuts run 50 percent off as a rule. There have been 57 in the 9 years tracked, about 7 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 97 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen ($29.99, scores 76) beats it on value, while it beats Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth ($69.99, scores 67).
The press gave it 69; the people who bought it give it 90 percent. A 21-point gap in the buyer's favour.
This site sampled 565 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 6 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 52 percent of the 359 reviews written there were positive, against 90 percent overall, and those are 6 percent of everything written about it.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating, which is the one that means it just works.
The drop-off
90% start to 8% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Great game, a new favorite of mine. The story has consistent and good pacing for the most part, and exploring the island is a lot of fun. Solid cast of characters, and some surprisingly emotional moments. Soundtrack is awesome, almost every track is a banger.
I explained this game to one of my Twitch streamers that this is a knockoff Kingdom Hearts. No it really isn't, but that's kind of how it plays. It plays very well and is a very good action RPG. This is probably the best game in the entire Ys Series. I love the story as well, and the music is God-Tier. Exploration is very fun but I don't really like the verticality aspect because sometimes it doesn't work, like you...
I went into this game with no expectations at all, but man what a amazing game and story. If i had to explain to you the story to this game I would genuinely struggle because its so complex and story rich. The first couple hours was pure just exploration but the story picked up right around the 3rd chapter and never failed to make you lose interest after that. This game has multiple endings and if you want the best...
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Cite this score
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA scores 75/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/579180/ys-viii-lacrimosa-of-danaReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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