Ys X: Nordics

Ys X: Nordics
Artwork for the Taiwanese release featuring Karja Balta and Adol Christin
DeveloperNihon Falcom
PublisherNIS America
  • JP: Nihon Falcom
DirectorHideyuki Yamashita
ProducerToshihiro Kondo
Designers
  • Yoshihiro Konda
  • Pengcheng Wan
  • Miho Nara
  • Koutaro Honda
ProgrammerHideyuki Yamashita
ArtistToi Hachi
Writers
  • Toshihiro Kondo
  • Yuuta Miyazaki
  • Syunsei Shikata
  • Sumire Abe
  • Shinobu Takahashi
Composers
  • Hayato Sonoda
  • Shuntaro Koguchi
  • Takahiro Unisuga
  • Yukihiro Jindo
  • Mitsuo Singa
SeriesYs
Platforms
Release
September 28, 2023
  • PS4, PS5, Switch
    • JP: September 28, 2023
    • WW: October 25, 2024
  • Windows
    • AS: March 14, 2024
    • WW: October 25, 2024
  • Proud Nordics
  • Switch 2
    • JP: July 31, 2025
    • AS: August 21, 2025
    • WW: February 20, 2026
    • AU: February 27, 2026
  • Windows
    • AS: August 21, 2025
    • WW: February 20, 2026
    • AU: February 27, 2026
  • PS5
    • JP: February 19, 2026
    • WW: February 20, 2026
    • AU: February 27, 2026
GenreAction role-playing
ModeSingle-player

Ys X: Nordics is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. A part of the Ys series, it was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in September 2023 and was released worldwide by NIS America, including a Windows port, in October 2024. An enhanced version, Ys X: Proud Nordics, was released in Japan for the Nintendo Switch 2 in July 2025 and was released worldwide in February 2026, also for the PlayStation 5 and Windows.

Ys X: Nordics takes place chronologically between Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter (1988) and Ys: Memories of Celceta (2012) and follows series protagonist Adol Christin who gets introduced to the seafaring warrior Karja Balta and the conflict between the Normans, her people, and monsters known as the Griegr.