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FINAL FANTASY II cover art

FINAL FANTASY II

Square Enix · 2021-07-28

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RPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player

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.

100
playing now
82%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
15h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 20h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

100 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 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)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 100 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 18% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 70k–157k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,497 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 24 of 46 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

132372026-08-07 00:00 — 77 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 63 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 79 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 77 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 89 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 122 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 96 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 114 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 125 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 90 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 67 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 85 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 114 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 84 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 84 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 99 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 88 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 114 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 111 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 37 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 73 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 73 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 67 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 109 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 83 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 64 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 65 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 76 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 100 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$7.192021-06-302026-08-272021-06-30 — 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 $7.192026-08-27 — 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

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.

Player tags

2DRPGJRPGMagicRetroRemakeFantasyAdventureNostalgiaClass-Based

Census log

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

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