D4 Enterprise, the company known for retro initiatives like Project EGG and EGGCONSOLE, has announced it will be bringing out a new physical collection celebrating Nihon Falcom’s classic action-RPG series Ys, with the Ys Collection scheduled for release in Japan in 2026, for Windows 10 & 11 PCs. The collection is available to pre-order now on D4 Enterprise’s AC-Mall website and will include various versions of the first three Ys games as well as the fifth game in the series Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand (which was originally released for the SNES).
For those wondering what the reason is for the missing fourth game in the series, it seems D4 Enterprise is sticking with titles either developed or published by the series creator Nihon Falcom for this collection, which means there will not be any inclusion of Hudson Soft’s Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys for the PC Engine CD-ROM² and Tonkin House’s Super Famicom title Ys IV: Mask of the Sun. No reason has been given but it is most likely due to licensing issues.
The new collection will cost ¥28,160 (tax included), or roughly £149 . $200, and is said to come in packaging reminiscent of the 80s and 90s and featuring reprints of each game’s manual.
Here is the complete list of all the games that are included:
- Ys（PC-8801SR / PC-9801 / X1 / FM-7 / FM77AV / MSX2）
- Ys II（PC-8801SR / PC-9801 / X1 / FM77AV / MSX2）
- Ys III（PC-8801SR / PC-9801 / X68000 / MSX2）
- Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand (Consumer Version)
Currently there is no news on this collection coming to the West, but some of the PC-88 and MSX titles are already available in the West via D4 Enterprise’s EGGCONSOLE series on Nintendo Switch, so you never know.
