The game was rated PEGI 12 for the use of offensive language and mild violence towards human-like characters. Not appropriate for persons below 12 years of age.
Ys Origin is a prequel to the six previous iterations of the Ys video game series. It takes place 700 years before the events of Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished, and tells much of the backstory of Ys, Darm Tower, the Black Pearl, the twin goddesses, and the six priests.