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FINAL FANTASY III

Square Enix · 2021-07-28

SteamMicrosoft StoreGame Pass

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), 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.

FINAL FANTASY III is a 2021 RPG priced at $17.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 2863 reviews).

56
playing now
93%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
25
Nexus mods (28k downloads)
25h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 30h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$17.99
steam price (US)

56 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 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
  • · 56 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 10% of 13,959 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 57k–129k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,863 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 24 of 46 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

94272026-09-15 14:00 — 44 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 44 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 29 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 65 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 66 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 61 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 58 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 55 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 51 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 71 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 53 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 55 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 37 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 47 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 83 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 51 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 63 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 44 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 41 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 94 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 61 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 47 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 56 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
73229Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 732 · peak 1,768Oct 2021 — avg 105 · peak 239Dec 2021 — avg 59 · peak 111Feb 2022 — avg 80 · peak 165Apr 2022 — avg 65 · peak 110Jun 2022 — avg 60 · peak 110Aug 2022 — avg 54 · peak 94Oct 2022 — avg 46 · peak 88Dec 2022 — avg 46 · peak 101Feb 2023 — avg 50 · peak 88Apr 2023 — avg 50 · peak 88Jun 2023 — avg 38 · peak 66Aug 2023 — avg 38 · peak 64Oct 2023 — avg 33 · peak 60Dec 2023 — avg 35 · peak 69Feb 2024 — avg 98 · peak 176Apr 2024 — avg 47 · peak 88Jun 2024 — avg 42 · peak 81Aug 2024 — avg 72 · peak 143Oct 2024 — avg 40 · peak 81Dec 2024 — avg 48 · peak 93Feb 2025 — avg 58 · peak 105Apr 2025 — avg 62 · peak 116Jun 2025 — avg 56 · peak 111Aug 2025 — avg 79 · peak 161Oct 2025 — avg 52 · peak 101Dec 2025 — avg 59 · peak 101Feb 2026 — avg 60 · peak 111Apr 2026 — avg 54 · peak 89Jun 2026 — avg 74 · peak 155Aug 2026 — avg 64 · peak 116
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.99$7.972015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — 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 $10.792026-09-10 — best price $10.792026-10-08 — best price $17.992026-10-15 — 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

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

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.

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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