Ys X: Nordics PC version 1.0.9 update now live with Steam Deck improvements, new Timeline markers, & more
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Ys X: Nordics PC version 1.0.9 update now live with Steam Deck improvements, new Timeline markers, & more

by Mikhail Madnani on 19 July, 2025

NIS America and PH3 have released a new update for Ys X: Nordics on PC to add Steam Timeline markers for new BGM, improve performance on select configurations, bring in Steam Deck UI and font rendering sampling improvements, and more.

Today's update also has improvements to PCSS shadow sampling, fixes for Windows 11 dropping inputs, some localization fixes, and more. This is the first update the game has received since November 2024.  

If you haven't read all our coverage for Ys X: Nordics, read Adam's review here, my Steam Deck impressions, my console comparison, and my interview with PH3's Durante here.

Ys X: Nordics is now available in the West on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam). Ys X: Proud Nordics launches on July 31 for Nintendo Switch 2 in Japan and on August 21 for Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam in Asia through Clouded Leopard Entertainment.

You can find the full Ys X: Nordics 1.0.9 patch notes via PH3 and NIS America below:

Hi everyone, 

today we are releasing an update for Ys X: Nordics with variety of small new features, general improvements, and mostly minor bug fixes.

New Features

  • Add Steam Timeline markers when a new BGM track is played
  • Offer the choice to have Steam verify the game's integrity upon crashes while running with Steam enabled

Improvements

  • Improve UI texture and font rendering sampling on low-res screens (e.g. Steam Deck)
  • Improve PCSS shadow sampling quality in some situations
  • Improve out-of-the-box performance on some specific configurations (specifically, "auto" extra_host_write_buffering now enabled by default on Intel dGPUs, and disabled by default on AMD iGPUs)
  • Improve SDL input compatibility (change SDL hints to only use XInput and HID API)

Bug Fixes

  • Fix recapture drill menu list button repeat handling
  • Fix Windows 11 24H2 dropping raw input randomly when alt-tabbing
  • Ignore extra user folders in the save location
  • Some text fixes in the French localization
  • Add missing Japanese translation for a setting

As always, if you want to revert to the previous version for any reason, you can do so using the Steam "Beta" feature.

Cheers,
Peter "Durante" Thoman