Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
- Developer
- Nihon Falcom
- Publisher
- Nihon Falcom
- Released
- 26 September 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £49.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure
While imprisoned in Balduq, Adol is cursed and becomes a Monstrum. With his newfound powers, he must stop the Grimwald Nox from consuming the city.
Best gaming PC for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Nihon Falcom on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 / 8.1 64-bit | Windows 10 / 8.1 64-bit |
| CPU | Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz | AMD FX-8320 8-Core |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | Geforce GTX 650 Ti | Radeon R7 370 |
| Storage | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Ys IX: Monstrum Nox?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD FX-8320 8-Core and your GPU is at or above Radeon R7 370, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.