Ys IX -Monstrum NOX- Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-07-19
- Satisfying high-speed combat
- Enhanced exploration with abilities
- Classic Ys feel maintained
- Inferior to Ys VIII
- Rushed and anticlimactic ending
- Weak character development
Emotions
Archetypes
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 601
- Positive
- 54390.3%
- Negative
- 589.7%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 39,589
- Estimated revenue
- $2,176,999
- Game price
- $55
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 32.34%
- Estimated copies lost
- 198
- Estimated revenue lost
- $10,888
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment Ă— Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 32.3% Avg playtime 0.9h | 10.8% Avg playtime 0.6h |
| > 2h playtime | 97% Avg playtime 44.8h | 11589.8% Avg playtime 51.8h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 6.1 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 1,629.9 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
128 total
Organic purchasers10279.7%
Voted up: 89%
Key activations2620.3%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
128 total
First impression0-2h86.25%
Voted up: 50%
Mid game2-10h118.59%
Voted up: 91%
Late game10-20h64.69%
Voted up: 83%
Endgame20h+10380.5%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
75.0%
Global baseline 90.6%
4 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 601 total.