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FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION

Square Enix · 2018-03-06

SteamMicrosoft Store

RPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 06, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION is a $34.99 RPG released in 2018, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and Very Positive (83% of 58178 reviews).

434
playing now
83%
positive of 58k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
91/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (26 ratings)
85/100
opencritic · mighty · 94% recommend · from 18 critics
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

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

Final Fantasy XV is a 2016 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. The fifteenth main installment of the Final Fantasy series, it was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2016, Windows in March 2018, and as a launch title for Stadia in November 2019. The game features an open world environment and action-based battle system, incorporating quick-switching weapons, elemental magic, and other features such as vehicle travel and camping. The base campaign was later expanded with downloadable content (DLC), adding stand alone story content and further gameplay options such as additional playable characters and multiplayer.

Trailer

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION trailer thumbnail

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION | Launch Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 434 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,057 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~257/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 13,902 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 1.5M–3.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 58,488 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$15.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.49 at Humble Store (2026-09-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 34 of 55 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.4k3.4k20182026Week of 2018-03-01: 3,438 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 680 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 743 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,455 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 420 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 670 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 473 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 690 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 640 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 473 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 949 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 853 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 701 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 616 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 589 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 546 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 20 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k2922026-09-15 11:00 — 378 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 408 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 331 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 598 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 800 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 593 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 575 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 712 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 620 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 844 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 816 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 549 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 595 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 883 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 693 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 584 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 891 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 534 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 498 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 807 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 737 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 505 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 434 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
10k1Aug 2017Aug 2026Aug 2017 — avg 2 · peak 11Nov 2017 — avg 6 · peak 24Feb 2018 — avg 15 · peak 43May 2018 — avg 1,964 · peak 4,602Aug 2018 — avg 1,613 · peak 3,259Nov 2018 — avg 1,106 · peak 2,207Feb 2019 — avg 1,219 · peak 3,385May 2019 — avg 1,031 · peak 2,471Aug 2019 — avg 692 · peak 1,309Nov 2019 — avg 512 · peak 930Feb 2020 — avg 929 · peak 2,821May 2020 — avg 1,735 · peak 3,911Aug 2020 — avg 741 · peak 1,342Nov 2020 — avg 706 · peak 1,326Feb 2021 — avg 754 · peak 1,344May 2021 — avg 1,105 · peak 2,401Aug 2021 — avg 692 · peak 1,182Nov 2021 — avg 622 · peak 1,142Feb 2022 — avg 595 · peak 1,095May 2022 — avg 813 · peak 1,602Aug 2022 — avg 519 · peak 900Nov 2022 — avg 485 · peak 857Feb 2023 — avg 552 · peak 1,101May 2023 — avg 647 · peak 1,421Aug 2023 — avg 486 · peak 978Nov 2023 — avg 373 · peak 687Feb 2024 — avg 789 · peak 1,798May 2024 — avg 653 · peak 1,542Aug 2024 — avg 451 · peak 762Nov 2024 — avg 468 · peak 1,129Feb 2025 — avg 628 · peak 1,175May 2025 — avg 546 · peak 1,084Aug 2025 — avg 487 · peak 837Nov 2025 — avg 553 · peak 1,204Feb 2026 — avg 602 · peak 1,148May 2026 — avg 489 · peak 918Aug 2026 — avg 496 · peak 860
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
30302026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 11 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-22: 6 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 11 new positive2026-09-23: 3 new negative2026-09-25: 16 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 8 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 15 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new negative2026-09-28: 16 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 4 new positive2026-09-29: 7 new negative2026-09-30: 12 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 6 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 13 new positive2026-10-03: 2 new negative2026-10-04: 17 new positive2026-10-04: 4 new negative2026-10-05: 6 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 30 new positive2026-10-06: 8 new negative2026-10-07: 10 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new negative2026-10-08: 15 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 5 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new negative2026-10-11: 14 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 9 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new negative2026-10-13: 8 new positive2026-10-14: 7 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$49.99$6.392018-02-012026-10-082018-02-01 — best price $49.992018-04-12 — best price $33.492018-06-09 — best price $49.992018-08-02 — best price $25.072018-09-24 — best price $49.992018-11-27 — best price $49.992019-03-05 — best price $25.002019-06-26 — best price $24.992019-09-17 — best price $25.002020-01-05 — best price $34.992020-03-03 — best price $17.502020-07-09 — best price $17.492020-10-07 — best price $34.992021-01-19 — best price $43.992021-05-12 — best price $34.992021-09-29 — best price $17.492022-03-24 — best price $17.492022-07-13 — best price $34.992022-10-08 — best price $34.992023-03-21 — best price $34.992023-05-12 — best price $34.992023-09-25 — best price $34.992024-01-19 — best price $22.192024-03-25 — best price $34.992024-06-27 — best price $13.992024-09-17 — best price $13.992024-12-03 — best price $34.992025-01-27 — best price $13.992025-03-28 — best price $34.992025-06-27 — best price $14.002025-09-30 — best price $34.992025-12-06 — best price $34.992026-02-04 — best price $34.992026-03-31 — best price $34.992026-05-28 — best price $13.992026-08-27 — best price $15.992026-10-08 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.4k5802026-05-29 — 763 pageviews2026-06-02 — 670 pageviews2026-06-06 — 1,387 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1,385 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,081 pageviews2026-06-18 — 987 pageviews2026-06-22 — 1,191 pageviews2026-06-26 — 892 pageviews2026-06-30 — 818 pageviews2026-07-04 — 1,011 pageviews2026-07-08 — 846 pageviews2026-07-12 — 855 pageviews2026-07-16 — 797 pageviews2026-07-20 — 791 pageviews2026-07-24 — 697 pageviews2026-07-28 — 839 pageviews2026-08-01 — 667 pageviews2026-08-05 — 789 pageviews2026-08-09 — 735 pageviews2026-08-13 — 717 pageviews2026-08-17 — 975 pageviews2026-08-21 — 741 pageviews2026-08-25 — 798 pageviews2026-08-29 — 698 pageviews2026-09-02 — 654 pageviews2026-09-06 — 814 pageviews2026-09-10 — 801 pageviews2026-09-14 — 816 pageviews2026-09-18 — 811 pageviews2026-09-22 — 782 pageviews2026-09-26 — 749 pageviews2026-09-30 — 689 pageviews2026-10-04 — 642 pageviews2026-10-07 — 580 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
91.9%
earned "Insomnia's Waking Nightmare"
34.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera Comfort4 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2018-03-06, latest 2026-03-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)47,3002%97

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

RPGJRPGAnimeActionFantasyAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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