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FINAL FANTASY XVI

Square Enix · 2024-09-17

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 22, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Sep 17, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 08, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.

1,108
playing now
78%
positive of 33k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84
twitch viewers (latest)
92/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (207 ratings)
50h
to beat · rushed 30h · completionist 93h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

1,108 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Final Fantasy XVI is a 2023 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. The sixteenth main installment in the Final Fantasy series, it was first released for the PlayStation 5, with a Windows version released in September 2024, and an Xbox Series X/S version released in June 2025. The game features segmented open environments and an action-based combat system involving melee and magic-based attacks. There are recurring series features including Chocobos for area travel, and summoned monsters called Eikons, which are both fought as bosses and used through channelling their power in combat.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,108 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,069 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~134/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,695 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 667k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 33,330 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $17.49 at Humble Store (2025-09-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 30 of 59 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.8k2.8k20242026Week of 2024-09-17: 2,834 positiveWeek of 2024-09-17: 861 negativeWeek of 2024-09-24: 1,134 positiveWeek of 2024-09-24: 365 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 805 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2024-10-08: 512 positiveWeek of 2024-10-08: 143 negativeWeek of 2024-10-15: 372 positiveWeek of 2024-10-15: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-10-22: 250 positiveWeek of 2024-10-22: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-10-29: 217 positiveWeek of 2024-10-29: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-11-05: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-11-12: 191 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 1,084 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 90 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 356 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 88 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 202 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 352 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 96 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 518 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 140 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 480 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 151 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 356 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 111 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 249 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 238 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 242 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 209 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 204 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 167 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 228 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 118 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 131 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 153 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 135 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 124 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-08-25: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.9k6702026-08-06 22:00 — 900 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 729 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 1,210 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 980 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 1,073 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 1,602 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 1,271 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 1,288 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 1,894 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 1,361 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 876 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 1,464 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 1,097 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 944 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 1,439 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 1,005 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 833 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 1,520 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 1,336 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 708 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 1,036 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 923 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 970 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 1,188 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 998 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 755 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 686 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 886 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 1,108 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$17.492024-08-192026-08-112024-08-19 — best price $49.992024-12-04 — best price $49.992024-12-20 — best price $37.492025-01-03 — best price $49.992025-01-30 — best price $37.492025-02-13 — best price $49.992025-03-24 — best price $49.992025-04-28 — best price $32.492025-05-12 — best price $49.992025-07-10 — best price $32.492025-07-19 — best price $34.992025-08-01 — best price $49.992025-09-25 — best price $29.992025-10-03 — best price $49.992025-11-17 — best price $49.992025-11-20 — best price $24.992025-12-04 — best price $49.992025-12-17 — best price $24.992025-12-31 — best price $49.992026-01-08 — best price $49.992026-02-03 — best price $24.992026-02-10 — best price $49.992026-02-23 — best price $49.992026-03-18 — best price $24.992026-03-31 — best price $49.992026-04-27 — best price $20.002026-05-05 — best price $49.992026-05-14 — best price $49.992026-06-11 — best price $19.992026-07-11 — best price $49.992026-07-30 — best price $49.992026-08-11 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.7k1.0k2026-05-30 — 1,092 pageviews2026-06-02 — 1,200 pageviews2026-06-05 — 2,156 pageviews2026-06-08 — 1,676 pageviews2026-06-11 — 2,250 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,783 pageviews2026-06-17 — 2,514 pageviews2026-06-20 — 2,598 pageviews2026-06-23 — 2,057 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1,811 pageviews2026-06-29 — 1,807 pageviews2026-07-02 — 1,471 pageviews2026-07-05 — 1,929 pageviews2026-07-08 — 1,478 pageviews2026-07-11 — 1,418 pageviews2026-07-14 — 1,398 pageviews2026-07-17 — 1,383 pageviews2026-07-20 — 1,408 pageviews2026-07-23 — 1,252 pageviews2026-07-26 — 1,626 pageviews2026-07-29 — 1,428 pageviews2026-08-01 — 1,201 pageviews2026-08-04 — 1,277 pageviews2026-08-07 — 1,177 pageviews2026-08-10 — 1,317 pageviews2026-08-13 — 1,070 pageviews2026-08-16 — 1,460 pageviews2026-08-19 — 1,245 pageviews2026-08-22 — 1,272 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,256 pageviews2026-08-27 — 1,210 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

22k132026-08-26 10:12 — 21,034 viewers2026-08-26 13:12 — 18,468 viewers2026-08-26 16:12 — 13,783 viewers2026-08-27 11:12 — 12,436 viewers2026-08-27 14:12 — 11,897 viewers2026-08-27 17:12 — 9,226 viewers2026-08-28 10:12 — 10,320 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 10,826 viewers2026-08-28 14:12 — 11,116 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 11,162 viewers2026-08-28 17:12 — 12,152 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 10,126 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-29 11:12 — 10,168 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 11,223 viewers2026-08-29 14:12 — 10,617 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 13,279 viewers2026-08-29 17:12 — 10,761 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 78 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 123 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 109 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 84 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
87.1%
earned "Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeift"
22.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support5 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)72,7946%69
Steam (Steam)12,7876%69
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)3,8226%69

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

3DRPGJRPGMagicActionFantasyCinematicEmotionalAction RPGStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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