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FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS

Square Enix · 2015-05-11

Steam

RPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 18, 2008 (Legacy Mobile Device), Jun 01, 2009 (Wii), Apr 19, 2011 (PlayStation Portable)

Take part in the epic sequel that unfolds nearly two decades after the events of FINAL FANTASY IV. Now enhanced for Windows PC.

12
playing now
62%
positive of 686 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
63/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
30h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 50h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$15.99
steam price (US)

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

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is an episodic role-playing video game co-developed by Matrix Software and Square Enix, as the sequel to the 1991 title Final Fantasy IV. Set 17 years after Final Fantasy IV, The After Years follows the original cast and their descendants in episodic tales as a new villain appears, setting into action a mysterious chain of events that threatens the fate of the Blue Planet. Largely utilizing assets, locations, and mechanics from its predecessor, the title incorporates higher quality character graphics and several new gameplay systems.

Health check

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  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 40% of 6,171 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–41k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 686 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.23 at Humble Store (2025-09-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 20 of 39 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

2872026-08-11 20:00 — 20 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 14 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 18 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 16 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 23 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 22 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 12 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 14 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 22 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 12 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 17 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 23 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 28 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 15 players2026-08-26 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-27 01:00 — 17 players2026-08-27 17:00 — 17 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 19 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.232015-04-232026-08-112015-04-23 — best price $14.392015-06-16 — best price $7.992016-01-04 — best price $15.992016-05-09 — best price $15.992016-08-19 — best price $15.992016-12-01 — best price $15.992017-07-05 — best price $15.992018-03-01 — best price $7.992018-06-19 — best price $15.992018-07-31 — best price $15.992019-01-04 — best price $15.992019-04-29 — best price $7.992019-07-16 — best price $15.992019-12-19 — best price $7.992020-01-14 — best price $7.992020-04-01 — best price $14.392020-07-14 — best price $15.992020-10-01 — best price $15.992021-03-18 — best price $7.992022-07-12 — best price $8.002022-12-15 — best price $7.992023-03-27 — best price $15.992023-06-29 — best price $7.992023-10-03 — best price $15.992024-01-22 — best price $7.192024-05-02 — best price $7.992024-07-26 — best price $8.002024-11-27 — best price $7.992025-01-27 — best price $7.992025-03-27 — best price $15.992025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-10-06 — best price $15.992025-12-19 — best price $8.002026-03-12 — best price $6.392026-05-05 — best price $15.992026-07-30 — best price $15.992026-08-11 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

295952026-05-30 — 110 pageviews2026-06-02 — 115 pageviews2026-06-05 — 125 pageviews2026-06-08 — 161 pageviews2026-06-11 — 195 pageviews2026-06-14 — 195 pageviews2026-06-17 — 170 pageviews2026-06-20 — 174 pageviews2026-06-23 — 152 pageviews2026-06-26 — 129 pageviews2026-06-29 — 184 pageviews2026-07-02 — 147 pageviews2026-07-05 — 165 pageviews2026-07-08 — 128 pageviews2026-07-11 — 122 pageviews2026-07-14 — 126 pageviews2026-07-17 — 137 pageviews2026-07-20 — 181 pageviews2026-07-23 — 134 pageviews2026-07-26 — 176 pageviews2026-07-29 — 121 pageviews2026-08-01 — 125 pageviews2026-08-04 — 133 pageviews2026-08-07 — 144 pageviews2026-08-10 — 146 pageviews2026-08-13 — 123 pageviews2026-08-16 — 106 pageviews2026-08-19 — 142 pageviews2026-08-22 — 107 pageviews2026-08-25 — 130 pageviews2026-08-27 — 120 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,68911%50

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

Player tags

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Census log

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

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