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FINAL FANTASY IV

Square Enix · 2021-09-08

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RPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

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.

FINAL FANTASY IV is an RPG released in 2021, priced at $17.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 3045 reviews).

56
playing now
92%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
IGDB user rating (30 ratings)
4.72★
PlayStation Store rating (1,571 ratings)
18h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 25h
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)

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)

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 56 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 9% of 13,969 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 61k–137k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,045 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 23 of 44 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

101352026-09-15 14:00 — 45 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 60 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 48 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 85 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 88 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 77 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 69 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 66 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 88 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 72 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 76 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 71 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 45 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 60 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 85 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 42 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 64 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 65 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 35 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 81 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 85 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 66 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 56 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.0k34Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 1,018 · peak 3,407Nov 2021 — avg 142 · peak 278Jan 2022 — avg 89 · peak 164Mar 2022 — avg 79 · peak 146May 2022 — avg 67 · peak 118Jul 2022 — avg 77 · peak 158Sep 2022 — avg 67 · peak 126Nov 2022 — avg 49 · peak 93Jan 2023 — avg 78 · peak 158Mar 2023 — avg 55 · peak 115May 2023 — avg 54 · peak 95Jul 2023 — avg 54 · peak 91Sep 2023 — avg 34 · peak 61Nov 2023 — avg 37 · peak 77Jan 2024 — avg 48 · peak 94Mar 2024 — avg 71 · peak 143May 2024 — avg 50 · peak 93Jul 2024 — avg 43 · peak 83Sep 2024 — avg 52 · peak 93Nov 2024 — avg 38 · peak 80Jan 2025 — avg 60 · peak 111Mar 2025 — avg 67 · peak 149May 2025 — avg 73 · peak 138Jul 2025 — avg 110 · peak 200Sep 2025 — avg 65 · peak 130Nov 2025 — avg 62 · peak 121Jan 2026 — avg 76 · peak 147Mar 2026 — avg 64 · peak 126May 2026 — avg 73 · peak 125Jul 2026 — avg 95 · peak 177Aug 2026 — avg 78 · peak 135
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.99$4.792015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $10.712015-01-20 — best price $7.992015-01-31 — best price $11.182015-03-01 — best price $15.992015-03-24 — best price $9.582015-04-20 — best price $14.952015-05-20 — best price $14.952015-09-12 — best price $15.992016-02-23 — best price $4.792016-08-22 — best price $14.402018-04-20 — best price $15.992018-11-21 — best price $8.002019-07-08 — best price $8.002020-03-17 — best price $8.002020-07-22 — best price $8.002021-03-25 — best price $8.002022-02-23 — best price $17.992022-07-30 — best price $15.992023-01-27 — best price $17.992024-10-01 — best price $14.392024-12-04 — best price $17.992025-01-15 — best price $13.492025-02-13 — best price $17.992025-03-27 — best price $17.992025-05-12 — best price $17.992025-07-23 — best price $17.992025-11-18 — best price $11.692025-12-18 — best price $11.692026-02-04 — best price $17.992026-03-26 — best price $17.992026-05-07 — best price $17.992026-07-11 — best price $17.992026-08-27 — best price $17.992026-10-08 — best price $17.992026-10-15 — 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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2025-01-23, latest 2026-03-12 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGJRPGMagicFantasyAdventureEmotionalLore-RichStory RichClass-Based

Census log

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

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