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FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED

Square Enix · 2019-09-03

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AdventureRPG

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

Releases: Sep 03, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 03, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 03, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Sep 03, 2019 (Xbox One)

The mega-hit RPG, FINAL FANTASY VIII returns! This Steam® version features new graphical enhancements and a whole host of options to customise your gameplay experience.

FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED is a 2019 Adventure, RPG game priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 5625 reviews).

164
playing now
76%
positive of 5.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
92
Nexus mods (71k downloads)
4.78★
PlayStation Store rating (18,251 ratings)
40h
to beat · rushed 30h · completionist 60h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

164 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Set in a sprawling fantasy, the story follows Squall Leonhart, a reserved and solitary young cadet training at Balamb Garden, an elite military academy that produces mercenary soldiers known as SeeD. When the aggressive Republic of Galbadia launches an invasion of the Dollet Dukedom, Squall and his fellow trainees are dispatched on a perilous live combat mission that doubles as their final exam. Rising to the challenge, Squall earns his place among the ranks of SeeD. Soon after, at his graduation celebration, he meets Rinoa, a spirited young woman whose warmth stands in stark contrast to his c(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED trailer thumbnail

Final Fantasy VIII - Remastered Intro [HD]

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 164 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 499 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~62/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 142k–341k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,680 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at Microsoft Store (2023-12-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 31 of 59 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
40140120192026Week of 2019-09-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 401 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2981012026-09-15 13:00 — 145 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 202 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 113 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 192 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 285 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 182 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 148 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 194 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 216 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 239 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 207 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 162 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 130 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 222 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 230 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 160 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 199 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 166 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 137 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 214 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 247 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 172 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 164 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.0k85Sep 2019Aug 2026Sep 2019 — avg 1,033 · peak 3,057Dec 2019 — avg 100 · peak 263Mar 2020 — avg 178 · peak 352Jun 2020 — avg 120 · peak 234Sep 2020 — avg 100 · peak 223Dec 2020 — avg 107 · peak 249Mar 2021 — avg 143 · peak 458Jun 2021 — avg 107 · peak 212Sep 2021 — avg 94 · peak 163Dec 2021 — avg 108 · peak 219Mar 2022 — avg 99 · peak 251Jun 2022 — avg 110 · peak 239Sep 2022 — avg 112 · peak 234Dec 2022 — avg 120 · peak 255Mar 2023 — avg 127 · peak 308Jun 2023 — avg 101 · peak 180Sep 2023 — avg 101 · peak 209Dec 2023 — avg 143 · peak 294Mar 2024 — avg 198 · peak 426Jun 2024 — avg 117 · peak 214Sep 2024 — avg 146 · peak 285Dec 2024 — avg 160 · peak 300Mar 2025 — avg 180 · peak 422Jun 2025 — avg 185 · peak 370Sep 2025 — avg 174 · peak 339Dec 2025 — avg 221 · peak 341Mar 2026 — avg 211 · peak 399Jun 2026 — avg 240 · peak 470Aug 2026 — avg 210 · peak 351
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$7.992019-08-202026-10-082019-08-20 — best price $19.992020-01-09 — best price $13.392020-02-27 — best price $11.992020-05-05 — best price $17.992020-09-23 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $9.992021-03-18 — best price $9.992021-05-13 — best price $19.992021-09-30 — best price $9.992022-03-24 — best price $9.992022-05-13 — best price $19.992022-08-01 — best price $19.992022-12-15 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $9.992023-05-03 — best price $9.992023-08-04 — best price $19.992023-12-14 — best price $7.992024-02-12 — best price $19.992024-04-04 — best price $19.992024-05-16 — best price $19.992024-08-10 — best price $19.992024-11-21 — best price $7.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-14 — best price $19.992025-04-28 — best price $7.992025-07-12 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-11 — best price $19.992026-01-22 — best price $7.992026-02-24 — best price $7.992026-04-01 — best price $19.992026-05-18 — best price $19.992026-07-15 — best price $7.992026-09-17 — best price $7.992026-10-08 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
79%
earned "Shiva"
19.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet2 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,56613%34

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

RPGJRPGAnimeRemakeSci-fiClassicFantasyRomanceAdventureOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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