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FINAL FANTASY

Square Enix · 2021-07-28

SteamMicrosoft Store

RPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player

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.

92
playing now
95%
positive of 8.7k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,735
twitch viewers (latest)
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)
$11.99
steam price (US)

92 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 92 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 10% of 6,171 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 173k–390k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,658 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 46 observed days · $7.20 above the all-time low (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

173512026-08-06 22:00 — 120 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 88 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 115 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 118 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 107 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 160 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 155 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 134 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 154 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 163 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 102 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 112 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 141 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 118 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 139 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 92 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 63 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 106 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 108 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 78 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 73 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 96 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 80 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 84 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 80 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 87 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 58 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 74 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 92 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$4.792021-06-302026-08-282021-06-30 — 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 $11.992026-08-28 — 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

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.

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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