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FINAL FANTASY

Square Enix · 2021-07-28

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RPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: Jul 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 28, 2021 (iOS), Sep 26, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 28, 2021 (Android), Apr 19, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 19, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

FINAL FANTASY is an RPG game released in 2021, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners, priced at $11.99, and holding an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (95% of 8729 reviews).

63
playing now
95%
positive of 8.7k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,735
twitch viewers (latest)
1367.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
88/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (70 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 22h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

63 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

The game begins with the appearance of the four youthful Light Warriors, the heroes of the story, who each carry one of the darkened Orbs. Initially, the Light Warriors have access to the Kingdom of Coneria and the ruined Temple of Fiends. After the Warriors rescue Princess Sara from the evil knight Garland, the King of Coneria builds a bridge that enables the Light Warriors' passage east to the town of Pravoka. There the Light Warriors liberate the town from Bikke and his band of pirates and acquire the pirates' ship for their own use. The Warriors now embark on a chain of delivery quests on (Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

FINAL FANTASY trailer thumbnail

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 63 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,053 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~132/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 13,969 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 175k–393k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,729 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at Humble Store (2025-09-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 24 of 47 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20212026Week of 2021-07-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,200 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

195402026-09-15 12:00 — 64 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 65 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 54 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 111 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 195 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 121 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 87 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 117 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 148 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 125 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 127 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 110 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 63 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 109 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 126 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 83 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 91 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 106 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 87 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 104 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 120 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 80 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 57 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 63 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
80244Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 802 · peak 2,888Oct 2021 — avg 115 · peak 232Dec 2021 — avg 95 · peak 184Feb 2022 — avg 150 · peak 269Apr 2022 — avg 97 · peak 178Jun 2022 — avg 91 · peak 204Aug 2022 — avg 75 · peak 126Oct 2022 — avg 66 · peak 126Dec 2022 — avg 87 · peak 251Feb 2023 — avg 69 · peak 129Apr 2023 — avg 88 · peak 204Jun 2023 — avg 58 · peak 128Aug 2023 — avg 54 · peak 104Oct 2023 — avg 45 · peak 78Dec 2023 — avg 57 · peak 119Feb 2024 — avg 167 · peak 366Apr 2024 — avg 65 · peak 118Jun 2024 — avg 50 · peak 87Aug 2024 — avg 112 · peak 238Oct 2024 — avg 53 · peak 99Dec 2024 — avg 84 · peak 182Feb 2025 — avg 92 · peak 209Apr 2025 — avg 78 · peak 163Jun 2025 — avg 109 · peak 322Aug 2025 — avg 90 · peak 173Oct 2025 — avg 81 · peak 196Dec 2025 — avg 107 · peak 229Feb 2026 — avg 93 · peak 257Apr 2026 — avg 82 · peak 168Jun 2026 — avg 163 · peak 397Aug 2026 — avg 90 · peak 175
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$4.792021-06-302026-10-092021-06-30 — best price $9.592021-07-28 — best price $9.592022-02-09 — best price $9.592022-06-30 — best price $9.592022-07-13 — best price $11.992023-01-05 — best price $11.992023-01-27 — best price $11.992024-07-29 — best price $9.592024-10-01 — best price $9.592024-11-21 — best price $8.992024-12-04 — best price $11.992024-12-16 — best price $8.992025-01-03 — best price $11.992025-02-05 — best price $11.992025-03-13 — best price $8.392025-03-24 — best price $11.992025-04-01 — best price $11.992025-05-07 — best price $11.992025-06-24 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $7.792025-07-23 — best price $11.992025-10-01 — best price $11.992025-11-18 — best price $7.792025-12-02 — best price $11.992025-12-18 — best price $7.792026-01-06 — best price $11.992026-02-04 — best price $11.992026-03-12 — best price $7.792026-03-23 — best price $7.792026-04-01 — best price $11.992026-04-29 — best price $7.792026-05-06 — best price $11.992026-05-28 — best price $7.192026-07-09 — best price $11.992026-07-16 — best price $7.192026-08-11 — best price $11.992026-09-11 — best price $7.192026-10-02 — best price $11.992026-10-09 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
82.6%
earned "A Hero's Journey"
53.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimePartial Controller Support1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-01-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)12,11378%24
Steam (Steam)9,89446%24
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)5,95240%23
WP (Xbox)1,6579%18
Switch (Nintendo)9740%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGJRPGMagicRetroRemakeFantasyAdventureNostalgiaClass-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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