ActionAdventureRPG
Ys I & II Chronicles+
Give it 1 hour
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 40% of owners
Steam reviews 96% positive of 614
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 10h it's 1 in 50 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 40% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 618 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 12.2h for positive, 4.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (39.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (21)
- Gila's Monsters Eliminate all the monsters in Gila's basement. 100%
- Darm It! Complete Ys II on any difficulty. 89%
- Revenge of Sworded Details Receive a free Short Sword. 68%
- Spendthrift Max out your money. 67%
- Notorious A.C. Completely fill the character notebook. 67%
- Keep the Doctor Away Scatter apples violently across the floor, most likely bruising them horribly. 62%
- What the Legends Don't Tell You Burn 50 villagers. 53%
- Bill the Duck Receive money from a duck. 52%
- Timestop Understanding Ensure that Maria is not amused. 51%
- And Your Children's Children Slaughter ten generations of gatekeeper. 50%
- Where's Aldow? Find and speak with Aldow. 37%
- No Reservations Receive and eat four unique homemade food items. 32%
- Personal Trainer Raise Tarf to max level. 32%
- Mosquitoes!! Oh God make them go away! 31%
- Juuuuust Right Sleep in three women's beds. 30%
- Police Are On Their Way "Measure" Tarf. 30%
- The Hand That Feeds Them Make all the animals in Ramia Village absolutely adore you. 28%
- Demon Duster Unlock all details for all non-boss bestiary entries. 23%
- Fireball Wizard Complete Ys II Time Attack. 18%
- A Legend Is Born Complete Ys II on Nightmare difficulty. 18%
- Set Sail For New Adventure Master every achievement in Ys II. 14%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.