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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

Square Enix · 2014-02-18

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Massively MultiplayerRPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Aug 27, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 23, 2015 (Mac), Apr 14, 2014 (PlayStation 4), May 25, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Mar 21, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 27, 2013 (PlayStation 3)

Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is a 2014 Massively Multiplayer and RPG title priced at $19.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 85,374 reviews).

26,714
playing now
87%
positive of 86k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
7,718
twitch viewers (latest)
85/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (236 ratings)
100h
to beat · rushed 50h · completionist 719h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

26,714 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Final Fantasy XIV is a subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square Enix. Directed and produced by Naoki Yoshida and released worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Windows in August 2013, it replaced the failed 2010 version, with subsequent support for PlayStation 4 in April 2014, macOS in July 2015, PlayStation 5 in May 2021, Xbox Series X/S in March 2024, and Nintendo Switch 2 in August 2026. Final Fantasy XIV is set in the fantasy region of Eorzea, five years after the devastating Seventh Umbral Calamity which ended the original version. In the Calamity, the elder primal Bahamut escaped from his prison, an ancient space station called Dalamud, unleashing an apocalypse across Eorzea. Through temporal magic, the player character of the original version escaped, reappearing at the start of A Realm Reborn. As Eorzea cements its recovery, the player must fend off a reignited invasion from the Garlean Empire.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 26,714 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,040 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~380/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 865 Massively Multiplayer games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.1M–5.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 85,571 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2016-01-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 1 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.2k3.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 785 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,166 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 461 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,443 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 955 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 798 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 667 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 703 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 914 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 833 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 760 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 845 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 939 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 730 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 852 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 689 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 741 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 709 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 712 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,130 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,356 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3,230 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 479 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2,758 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 325 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,738 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,306 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,575 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,273 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 685 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,190 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,054 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 736 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 713 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 717 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 839 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 731 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 644 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 907 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 593 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 698 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 613 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 711 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 593 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,082 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 479 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 612 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 655 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 621 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 765 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 815 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 647 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 582 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

32k3.3k2026-08-06 16:00 — 21,932 players2026-08-06 22:00 — 25,366 players2026-08-07 04:00 — 20,909 players2026-08-07 10:00 — 6,228 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 19,541 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 25,834 players2026-08-08 04:00 — 24,017 players2026-08-08 10:00 — 15,817 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 25,939 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 29,588 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 24,930 players2026-08-09 10:00 — 16,751 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 27,129 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 29,665 players2026-08-10 04:00 — 21,586 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 13,446 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 22,339 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 25,460 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 21,487 players2026-08-11 10:00 — 14,020 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 22,551 players2026-08-11 22:00 — 25,026 players2026-08-13 12:00 — 16,043 players2026-08-17 12:00 — 14,996 players2026-08-21 10:00 — 12,539 players2026-08-25 09:00 — 12,550 players2026-08-29 09:00 — 14,496 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 26,714 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#100#1002026-08-062026-08-122026-08-06 — #1002026-08-07 — #1002026-08-08 — #1002026-08-09 — #1002026-08-10 — #1002026-08-11 — #1002026-08-12 — #100
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
17172026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 12 new positive2026-08-07: 5 new negative2026-08-08: 7 new positive2026-08-08: 4 new negative2026-08-09: 11 new positive2026-08-09: 4 new negative2026-08-10: 3 new positive2026-08-10: 2 new negative2026-08-11: 12 new positive2026-08-11: 2 new negative2026-08-12: 16 new positive2026-08-12: 4 new negative2026-08-15: 11 new positive2026-08-15: 4 new negative2026-08-17: 17 new positive2026-08-18: 2 new positive2026-08-18: 3 new negative2026-08-19: 11 new positive2026-08-19: 1 new negative2026-08-20: 6 new positive2026-08-20: 2 new negative2026-08-21: 6 new positive2026-08-21: 3 new negative2026-08-23: 10 new positive2026-08-23: 4 new negative2026-08-24: 10 new positive2026-08-27: 15 new positive2026-08-27: 1 new negative2026-08-28: 7 new positive2026-08-29: 6 new positive2026-08-29: 4 new negative2026-08-30: 6 new positive2026-08-30: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$0.002015-05-182026-08-262015-05-18 — best price $59.992015-06-24 — best price $19.992015-11-07 — best price $39.992016-01-25 — best price $19.992016-02-22 — best price $59.992016-05-09 — best price $59.992016-06-17 — best price $59.992016-06-24 — best price $31.992016-06-29 — best price $31.992016-07-23 — best price $53.992016-09-27 — best price $19.992016-10-14 — best price $29.992016-11-23 — best price $19.992016-12-07 — best price $29.992016-12-22 — best price $9.992017-01-03 — best price $19.992017-02-01 — best price $19.992017-02-20 — best price $19.992017-04-04 — best price $19.792017-04-27 — best price $19.992017-05-24 — best price $19.992017-06-20 — best price $19.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992017-07-24 — best price $16.992017-08-03 — best price $19.742017-08-18 — best price $18.362017-11-11 — best price $16.792017-11-28 — best price $19.992017-12-22 — best price $18.842018-04-20 — best price $19.992018-07-10 — best price $19.892018-07-17 — best price $15.992018-08-27 — best price $17.892018-10-18 — best price $16.792019-04-26 — best price $19.992020-07-14 — best price $19.992021-05-09 — best price $18.992021-12-16 — best price $16.992025-08-27 — best price $19.992026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.2k7762026-05-29 — 984 pageviews2026-06-01 — 990 pageviews2026-06-04 — 886 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,421 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1,466 pageviews2026-06-13 — 1,169 pageviews2026-06-16 — 1,053 pageviews2026-06-19 — 1,055 pageviews2026-06-22 — 1,074 pageviews2026-06-25 — 1,001 pageviews2026-06-28 — 946 pageviews2026-07-01 — 858 pageviews2026-07-04 — 955 pageviews2026-07-07 — 848 pageviews2026-07-10 — 909 pageviews2026-07-13 — 890 pageviews2026-07-16 — 855 pageviews2026-07-19 — 1,032 pageviews2026-07-22 — 941 pageviews2026-07-25 — 2,193 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,630 pageviews2026-07-31 — 1,146 pageviews2026-08-03 — 1,143 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1,290 pageviews2026-08-09 — 1,251 pageviews2026-08-12 — 1,146 pageviews2026-08-15 — 1,080 pageviews2026-08-18 — 1,108 pageviews2026-08-21 — 1,037 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1,149 pageviews2026-08-26 — 1,004 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

8.2k1.5k2026-08-16 19:12 — 4,945 viewers2026-08-20 08:12 — 2,685 viewers2026-08-20 12:12 — 4,826 viewers2026-08-21 07:12 — 2,026 viewers2026-08-21 11:12 — 2,211 viewers2026-08-24 19:12 — 5,573 viewers2026-08-25 06:12 — 3,199 viewers2026-08-26 05:12 — 2,176 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 4,206 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 4,445 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 8,241 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 5,047 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 2,979 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 5,181 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 5,248 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 3,317 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 6,363 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 3,804 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 2,524 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 4,871 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 5,518 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 5,983 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 6,894 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 5,796 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 3,759 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 5,659 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 7,879 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 6,582 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 6,551 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 5,517 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 4,026 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 6,226 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 7,718 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume Controls41 DLC

3 supported languages: English, French, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)9,9740%247
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,8320%246
Switch 2 (Nintendo)9320%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

RPGJRPGCo-opMagicMMORPGFantasyAdventureOpen WorldStory RichExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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