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FINAL FANTASY III cover art

FINAL FANTASY III

Square Enix · 2021-07-28

SteamMicrosoft Store

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), Apr 19, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 26, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

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

71
playing now
93%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
25h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 30h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

71 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

An earthquake opens up a previously hidden cavern in Altar Cave near the village of Ur on the floating continent. Four young orphans under the care of Topapa, the village elder, explore the earthquake's impact and come across a crystal of light. The crystal grants them a portion of its power, and instructs them to go forth and restore balance to the world. Not knowing what to make of the crystal's pronouncements, but nonetheless recognizing the importance of its words, the four inform their adoptive family of their mission and set out to explore an overworld outside the area in which they were(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 71 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 339 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~42/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 57k–128k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,839 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$17.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.97 at GreenManGaming (2018-07-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 23 of 44 observed days · $10.02 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
45845820212026Week of 2021-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 31 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

109362026-08-07 00:00 — 58 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 36 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 69 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 76 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 69 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 76 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 92 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 85 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 90 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 97 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 60 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 92 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 83 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 73 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 77 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 61 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 64 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 109 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 85 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 51 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 65 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 55 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 52 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 73 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 61 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 57 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 71 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$17.99$7.972015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $15.992018-07-17 — best price $12.792018-07-31 — best price $15.992019-01-04 — best price $15.992019-07-16 — best price $15.992020-01-05 — best price $15.992020-05-05 — best price $14.392020-09-24 — best price $8.002021-03-25 — best price $8.002021-07-26 — best price $14.392022-02-09 — best price $14.392022-07-07 — best price $17.992022-09-23 — best price $8.002023-01-06 — best price $15.992024-02-11 — best price $17.992024-08-13 — best price $17.992024-11-21 — best price $13.492024-12-05 — best price $17.992025-01-03 — best price $17.992025-02-06 — best price $12.592025-03-22 — best price $12.592025-04-01 — best price $17.992025-05-12 — best price $17.992025-07-12 — best price $17.992025-09-25 — best price $11.692025-11-18 — best price $11.692025-12-06 — best price $17.992026-01-05 — best price $17.992026-02-04 — best price $17.992026-03-18 — best price $11.692026-04-23 — best price $11.692026-05-05 — best price $17.992026-05-28 — best price $10.792026-07-11 — best price $17.992026-08-04 — best price $10.792026-08-27 — best price $17.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
89.8%
earned "Hope of the Wind"
62.4%
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)4,48141%31
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)2,24342%30
WP (Xbox)50315%18
Switch (Nintendo)4060%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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