ActionRPG
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 33% of players who started
Started playing 90% of owners
Steam reviews 90% positive of 7,091
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 35h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 76% of games we track.
- 33% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Isle of Seiren” and “Towering Coral Forest”: from 79% to 65% of starters.
- 90% of owners got the first achievement.
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 7,112 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 46.9h for positive, 14.5h 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 (89.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Night on the Gaete Sea Cleared Prologue - Night on the Gaete Sea. 90% −10
- The Isle of Seiren Cleared Chapter 1 - The Isle of Seiren. 79% −11
- Towering Coral Forest Made it through the Towering Coral Forest. Most players quit here 65% −14
- Dark Eroded Valley Made it through the Eroded Valley. 58% −7
- The Castaway Banquet Cleared Chapter 2 - The Castaway Banquet. 53% −5
- Surpassing Gendarme Cleared Chapter 3 - Surpassing Gendarme. 50% −3
- The Lost World Cleared Chapter 4 - The Lost World. 47% −3
- Ancient Leaning Tower Cleared Baja Tower. 44% −2
- Hope Fulfilled Defeated the Oceanus once and for all. 42% −2
- Maiden of the Great Tree Cleared Chapter 5 - Maiden of the Great Tree. 41% −1
- Lacrimosa of the Distant Sea Cleared Chapter 6 - Lacrimosa of the Distant Sea. 38% −3
- End of the Blue Waves Cleared Epilogue - End of the Blue Waves, and viewed the true ending. 33% −5
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (54)
story milestone ending side
- A New Adventure Began a new adventure. 100%
- Night on the Gaete Sea Cleared Prologue - Night on the Gaete Sea. 90%
- The Isle of Seiren Cleared Chapter 1 - The Isle of Seiren. 79%
- Refined Craftsman Enhanced a weapon to Lv. MAX. 69%
- Towering Coral Forest Made it through the Towering Coral Forest. 65%
- Dark Eroded Valley Made it through the Eroded Valley. 58%
- The Castaway Banquet Cleared Chapter 2 - The Castaway Banquet. 53%
- Beast Buster Defeated 2000 beasts. 52%
- Red-Haired Adventurer Thoroughly explored while playing as Adol. 52%
- Surpassing Gendarme Cleared Chapter 3 - Surpassing Gendarme. 50%
- Grand Breaker Performed 1000 Breaks. 48%
- The Lost World Cleared Chapter 4 - The Lost World. 47%
- Splendid Tactician Achieved an S Rank in any raid. 45%
- Ancient Leaning Tower Cleared Baja Tower. 44%
- Dino Slayer Defeated 100 Primordials. 44%
- Far-off Explorer Traveled a total distance of 300 krimelye. 44%
- Flash Mover Performed 100 Flash Moves. 44%
- Skill Finisher Performed a Skill Finish 1000 times. 42%
- Hope Fulfilled Defeated the Oceanus once and for all. 42%
- Maiden of the Great Tree Cleared Chapter 5 - Maiden of the Great Tree. 41%
- Lacrimosa of the Distant Sea Cleared Chapter 6 - Lacrimosa of the Distant Sea. 38%
- Thriving Village Brought all survivors to Castaway Village. 37%
- Roaring Reputation Achieved a Reputation of 200 or more. 35%
- Flash Guarder Performed 100 Flash Guards. 35%
- Wide-eyed Wanderer Achieved 100% Location Points Found. 34%
- Spirit Keeper Rescued every spirit in Eternia. 34%
- Silence Breaker Defeated Mephorash at the Silent Tower. 34%
- End of the Blue Waves Cleared Epilogue - End of the Blue Waves, and viewed the true ending. 33%
- Material Researcher Achieved 100% Material Entries Logged. 33%
- Craftsman Supreme Fully enhanced all weapons. 31%
- Castaway Cook Achieved 100% Meal Entries Logged. 30%
- Inherited Will Passed the final trial, and learned the true history of the Kingdom of Eternia. 30%
- Triple Eights Owned 888 of a single item. 29%
- EXTRA Master Performed 100 EXTRA Skills. 26%
- Prosperous Kingdom Cleared all Eternia Quests. 26%
- Perfect Map Completed the map of the Isle of Seiren. 25%
- Elegant Wandering Maiden Thoroughly explored while playing as Dana. 24%
- Fortified Village Achieved 100% Village Fortifications Built. 23%
- Exceptional Service Completed every Castaway Village quest. 22%
- Treasure Hunter Achieved 100% Treasures Found. 20%
- Proud Noblewoman Thoroughly explored while playing as Laxia. 18%
- Reel Big Fisherman Achieved 100% Fish Entries Logged. 16%
- Village Superstar Achieved 100% Approval Earned. 14%
- People Person Achieved 100% People Entries Logged. 14%
- Decorated Defender Completed all raids. 14%
- Demon Hunter Completed all hunts. 13%
- Reaper of Hall Defeated Melaiduma at the Former Sanctuary Crypt. 12%
- Plainspoken Fisherman Thoroughly explored while playing as Sahad. 10%
- Tenacious Wild Girl Thoroughly explored while playing as Ricotta. 9.7%
- Beast Expert Achieved 100% Beast Entries Logged. 9.4%
- Adroit Artisan Achieved Lv. MAX with every skill. 8.8%
- Lone Transporter Thoroughly explored while playing as Hummel. 8.7%
- Item Collector Achieved 100% Items Collected. 7.6%
- Beyond the Nightmare Witnessed the true ending on Nightmare difficulty or higher. 6.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.