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FINAL FANTASY II

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

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

FINAL FANTASY II is an RPG game released in 2021, priced at $11.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 3530 reviews) and an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners.

68
playing now
82%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
4.35★
PlayStation Store rating (1,360 ratings)
15h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 20h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

68 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Final Fantasy II begins as Firion, Maria, Guy and Leon are attacked by Palamecian Black Knight soldiers and left for dead. Firion, Maria, and Guy are rescued by Princess Hilda, who has established a rebel base in the town of Altair after her kingdom of Fynn was invaded by the Emperor. Hilda denies their request to join the rebel army because they are too young and inexperienced. The three set off for Fynn in search of Leon; there they find a dying Prince Scott of Kas'ion, Hilda's fiancé, who informs them that a former nobleman of Kas'ion, Borghen, betrayed the rebellion and became a General in(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

FINAL FANTASY II trailer thumbnail

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 68 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 473 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~59/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 13,938 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 71k–159k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,530 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.19 at Microsoft Store (2026-05-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 25 of 48 observed days · $4.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
35035020212026Week of 2021-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

116382026-09-15 14:00 — 55 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 60 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 45 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 77 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 99 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 78 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 72 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 74 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 90 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 96 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 86 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 82 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 59 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 99 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 106 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 51 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 93 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 60 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 57 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 104 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 108 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 66 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 68 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
73438Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 734 · peak 1,581Oct 2021 — avg 116 · peak 228Dec 2021 — avg 76 · peak 138Feb 2022 — avg 102 · peak 180Apr 2022 — avg 81 · peak 134Jun 2022 — avg 76 · peak 129Aug 2022 — avg 67 · peak 113Oct 2022 — avg 60 · peak 106Dec 2022 — avg 62 · peak 146Feb 2023 — avg 62 · peak 109Apr 2023 — avg 68 · peak 124Jun 2023 — avg 50 · peak 90Aug 2023 — avg 48 · peak 92Oct 2023 — avg 38 · peak 63Dec 2023 — avg 46 · peak 92Feb 2024 — avg 135 · peak 275Apr 2024 — avg 58 · peak 107Jun 2024 — avg 48 · peak 87Aug 2024 — avg 95 · peak 189Oct 2024 — avg 54 · peak 91Dec 2024 — avg 62 · peak 127Feb 2025 — avg 83 · peak 149Apr 2025 — avg 75 · peak 154Jun 2025 — avg 82 · peak 168Aug 2025 — avg 95 · peak 203Oct 2025 — avg 72 · peak 150Dec 2025 — avg 85 · peak 156Feb 2026 — avg 88 · peak 187Apr 2026 — avg 73 · peak 125Jun 2026 — avg 111 · peak 242Aug 2026 — avg 83 · peak 140
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$7.192021-06-302026-10-152021-06-30 — 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 $9.592024-10-02 — best price $9.592024-11-21 — best price $8.992024-12-05 — best price $11.992024-12-20 — best price $8.992025-01-15 — best price $8.992025-02-06 — best price $8.392025-03-14 — best price $8.392025-03-28 — best price $11.992025-05-07 — best price $11.992025-06-27 — best price $7.792025-07-17 — best price $11.992025-09-25 — best price $7.792025-10-06 — best price $11.992025-11-21 — best price $7.792025-12-11 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $11.992026-01-22 — best price $7.792026-02-23 — best price $11.992026-03-18 — best price $7.792026-03-31 — best price $11.992026-04-27 — best price $7.792026-05-05 — best price $11.992026-05-18 — best price $11.992026-06-26 — best price $7.192026-07-15 — best price $7.192026-08-04 — best price $7.192026-09-03 — best price $11.992026-09-24 — best price $7.192026-10-15 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
82.3%
earned "Apprentice Warrior"
56.1%
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
Steam (Steam)5,45843%28
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)2,60045%27
Switch (Nintendo)4850%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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