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FINAL FANTASY VIII

FINAL FANTASY VIII

It is a time of war. Galbadia, a Global Superpower, has declared war on Dollet, a country whose training academy is home to two personalities: the hot-headed Seifer and the 'lone wolf', Squall Leonhart. Both are equally at conflict with each other as their country is with Galbadia; to others, Squall

Released Dec 5, 2013 Developer Square Enix Platforms Windows JRPGRPGClassicSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack
View on Steam ↗ $11.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.2%positive9,072 reviews
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“Final Fantasy VIII holds a special place in my heart — the junction system is unlike anything else in the series, and once it clicks, you can spend hours theory-crafting builds or just breaking the game wide open. Triple Triad alone is worth the price of admission, an addictive…”

— a player, Steam review · 134 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“if you like Angst, card games and trains this is the final fantasy for you.”

— a player, Steam review · 310 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“The game is a masterpiece but why the f do I have to sign in with a SQUARE ENIX account in a single player game? Square are you stupid?”

— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:46 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

102playing at last check
12524-hour peak
4,457all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2.3k avg · Dec 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

45achievements
15.9%median completion
1.5%rarest: 10000 kills
79.9% of players 79.8% of players 67.5% of players 49.2% of players 48.4% of players 47.5% of players 42.6% of players 39.2% of players 38.8% of players 34.6% of players 34.2% of players 33.9% of players 31.0% of players 27.7% of players 25.7% of players 24.4% of players 23.5% of players 20.0% of players 19.1% of players 17.4% of players 17.3% of players 16.1% of players 15.9% of players 14.9% of players 14.8% of players 14.3% of players 11.4% of players 11.1% of players 10.9% of players 10.4% of players 9.6% of players 9.1% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 6.0% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 2.8% of players 2.0% of players 1.5% of players 79.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.9%Quezacotl — Unlock Guardian Force Quezacotl
79.8%Shiva — Unlock Guardian Force Shiva
67.5%Ifrit — Unlock Guardian Force Ifrit
Rarest badges of honor
1.5%10000 kills — Hidden achievement
2.0%Contrived Finish — Finish the game with Squall's initial level
2.8%Top Level Boko — Reach level 100 with Boko

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$11.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$11.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US11.99 USD
EU12.99 EUR
UK9.99 GBP
Australia17.95 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Brazil19.99 BRL

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.9 US Canada Australia UK EU≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRPG
Player tagsJRPG · RPG · Classic · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack · Turn-Based · Story Rich · Fantasy · Card Game · Sci-fi · Adventure · Open World (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Keyboard Only Option · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain
ControllerFull support
Achievements45
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.ffviiipc.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8 (32/64-bit) Processor: 1Core CPU 2GHz or faster Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated sound chip or more