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FINAL FANTASY IV cover art

FINAL FANTASY IV

Square Enix · 2021-09-08

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

RPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 26, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 08, 2021 (iOS), Sep 08, 2021 (Android), Sep 08, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 19, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 19, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

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

75
playing now
92%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
IGDB user rating (30 ratings)
18h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 25h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

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

The Red Wings attack the city of Mysidia to steal their Water Crystal, and return to the Kingdom of Baron. When Cecil, Captain of the Red Wings, afterwards questions the king's motives, he is stripped of his rank and sent with Kain, his friend and Captain of the Dragoons, to deliver a ring to the Village of Mist. There, Kain and Cecil watch in horror as monsters burst forth from inside the ring and lay waste to the village. A young girl, Rydia, is the only survivor and summons a monster named Titan in anger. This monster causes an earthquake, separating Cecil and Kain. Cecil awakens afterward (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 75 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 353 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~44/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 60k–136k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,024 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$17.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at GameStop PC (2016-02-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 22 of 42 observed days · $13.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
52852820212026Week of 2021-09-01: 528 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

127532026-08-07 00:00 — 93 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 59 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 80 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 97 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 79 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 118 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 113 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 96 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 114 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 127 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 66 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 88 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 103 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 64 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 92 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 75 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 71 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 106 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 107 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 59 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 80 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 79 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 75 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 98 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 64 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 63 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 59 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 64 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 75 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$17.99$4.792015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $10.712015-01-16 — best price $14.492015-01-27 — best price $15.992015-02-22 — best price $11.192015-03-07 — best price $9.792015-03-28 — best price $9.252015-04-20 — best price $14.952015-05-12 — best price $13.592015-06-26 — best price $15.492015-12-01 — best price $15.992016-04-01 — best price $15.992016-08-25 — best price $13.792018-04-20 — best price $15.992018-07-31 — best price $15.992019-03-04 — best price $8.002019-09-27 — best price $15.992020-04-25 — best price $13.992020-07-29 — best price $15.992021-03-25 — best price $8.002022-02-09 — best price $14.392022-07-12 — best price $8.002023-01-06 — best price $15.992024-02-13 — best price $17.992024-10-03 — best price $17.992024-12-04 — best price $17.992025-01-03 — best price $17.992025-02-06 — best price $12.592025-03-14 — best price $12.592025-04-01 — best price $17.992025-06-26 — best price $11.692025-07-23 — best price $17.992025-10-06 — best price $17.992025-12-06 — best price $17.992026-01-06 — best price $17.992026-02-23 — best price $17.992026-03-31 — best price $17.992026-05-07 — best price $17.992026-07-09 — 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

30
achievements tracked
83.1%
earned "Inflammatory Decisions"
52.8%
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 Support2 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)7,06474%30
Steam (Steam)4,42533%30
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)1,78942%29
Switch (Nintendo)4910%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGJRPGMagicFantasyAdventureEmotionalLore-RichStory RichClass-Based

Census log

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

Recent updates

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