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FINAL FANTASY IX cover art

FINAL FANTASY IX

Square Enix · 2016-04-14

Steam

RPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 14, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Selling over five million copies since its release in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX proudly returns on Steam! Now you can relive the adventures of Zidane and his crew on PC !

592
playing now
95%
positive of 14k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$20.99
steam price (US)

592 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Final Fantasy IX is a 2000 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is the ninth game in the main Final Fantasy series. The plot focuses on a war between nations in a medieval fantasy world called Gaia. Players follow a thief named Zidane Tribal who kidnaps princess Garnet Til Alexandros XVII as part of a ploy by the neighboring nation of Lindblum. He joins Garnet and a growing cast of characters on a quest to take down her mother, Queen Brahne of Alexandria, who started the war, while uncovering the various reasons behind it.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 592 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,106 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~138/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 6,192 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 356k–855k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,250 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.29 at Steam (2025-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $20.99 · on sale 31 of 59 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
35235220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6792662026-08-06 21:00 — 428 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 285 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 377 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 450 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 341 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 499 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 553 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 402 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 587 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 656 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 355 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 538 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 537 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 355 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 479 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 490 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 348 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 459 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 668 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 350 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 350 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 507 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 410 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 452 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 472 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 379 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 266 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 420 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 416 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 592 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$100.00$6.292016-03-312026-08-112016-03-31 — best price $100.002016-08-25 — best price $17.992017-02-13 — best price $10.492017-12-22 — best price $20.992018-05-11 — best price $20.992018-07-31 — best price $20.992019-06-06 — best price $16.792019-09-17 — best price $14.692020-01-10 — best price $12.592020-03-31 — best price $20.992020-07-14 — best price $15.742020-10-01 — best price $20.992021-03-16 — best price $10.492021-05-13 — best price $20.992021-09-30 — best price $10.492022-03-22 — best price $10.492022-05-13 — best price $20.992022-09-14 — best price $10.492023-01-06 — best price $20.992023-04-28 — best price $10.492023-07-26 — best price $20.992023-12-14 — best price $8.392024-02-13 — best price $20.992024-04-25 — best price $8.392024-07-18 — best price $20.992024-10-02 — best price $20.992024-12-20 — best price $8.402025-03-18 — best price $8.392025-05-12 — best price $20.992025-08-01 — best price $20.992025-11-20 — best price $8.392026-01-06 — best price $20.992026-02-23 — best price $20.992026-04-23 — best price $6.292026-06-08 — best price $20.992026-08-11 — best price $20.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8774882026-05-29 — 495 pageviews2026-06-01 — 516 pageviews2026-06-04 — 525 pageviews2026-06-07 — 782 pageviews2026-06-10 — 747 pageviews2026-06-13 — 759 pageviews2026-06-16 — 704 pageviews2026-06-19 — 674 pageviews2026-06-22 — 819 pageviews2026-06-25 — 637 pageviews2026-06-28 — 701 pageviews2026-07-01 — 584 pageviews2026-07-04 — 702 pageviews2026-07-07 — 836 pageviews2026-07-10 — 592 pageviews2026-07-13 — 673 pageviews2026-07-16 — 622 pageviews2026-07-19 — 656 pageviews2026-07-22 — 612 pageviews2026-07-25 — 641 pageviews2026-07-28 — 650 pageviews2026-07-31 — 488 pageviews2026-08-03 — 556 pageviews2026-08-06 — 514 pageviews2026-08-09 — 583 pageviews2026-08-12 — 538 pageviews2026-08-15 — 595 pageviews2026-08-18 — 612 pageviews2026-08-21 — 502 pageviews2026-08-24 — 584 pageviews2026-08-26 — 522 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
69.9%
earned "Getting Emotional"
16.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortPlayable without Timed InputPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing3 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)21,10315%52
Steam (Steam)16,6235%85
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)8,3983%51
Switch (Nintendo)9710%0
Switch (Nintendo)110%0

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGFunnyClassicFantasyAdventureOpen WorldStory RichTurn-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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