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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

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 works

  • Engaging story and characters
  • Fast-paced and satisfying combat
  • Large explorable island with meaningful progression
  • Excellent soundtrack
  • High replay value and content depth

Things to keep in mind

  • Some grind and repetitive raids
  • Slow start and pacing issues
  • Dated graphics and stiff animations
  • Mandatory side content for true ending
  • Minor technical issues in early pc port

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

  • Metaphor: ReFantazio

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • Dragon Age™ Inquisition

  • Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

  • The Outer Worlds 2

More social

Games that feels like Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Grounded

  • Karnage Chronicles

  • Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™

  • Dungeons & Dragons Online®

  • RIFT

  • Valheim

Less intimate

Games that feels like Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA but with less focus on close relationships

  • Summoner

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • Kristala

  • Gothic 1

  • Risen 3 - Titan Lords

  • STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA but with less of a community feel

  • Divinity II: Developer's Cut

  • Fable - The Lost Chapters

  • Visions of Mana

  • Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Definitive Edition

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Ys X: Nordics

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon

  • Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

  • The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki

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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation.

Last update: 04/08/2026