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FINAL FANTASY XVI
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
50 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Great game. Its exactly Final Fantasy. Read reviews making me not want to play this. It is actually very fun, with a good story. same ff graphics, and delivery. Its everything every other FF was. Lacking nothing. People…”
“A fantastic game that serves as both a great entry to the franchise and an apology for the mess that was FF XV. There is a lot to say, but if you’re looking for an enjoyable action-RPG with a great story, mind-blowing…”
“FFXVI follows in the footsteps of the rest of the series with absolutely incredible visual design and music and while the story and setting get off on the wrong foot by trying to be a discount GoT once it finds it's…”
44 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The series takes a bold turn and calls upon Ryota Susuki (one of the lead combat designers of DMC5 and other Capcom games) to help create a true action game with RPG elements while packing the gameplay systems and…”
“Great game. Its exactly Final Fantasy. Read reviews making me not want to play this. It is actually very fun, with a good story. same ff graphics, and delivery. Its everything every other FF was. Lacking nothing. People…”
“A fantastic game that serves as both a great entry to the franchise and an apology for the mess that was FF XV. There is a lot to say, but if you’re looking for an enjoyable action-RPG with a great story, mind-blowing…”
30 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Looks great, plays like a chore I gave this about 8 hours and I honestly don’t get the hype. Yeah, it’s polished. Yeah, it’s cinematic. But as a game it’s just not engaging. Combat is the biggest problem. It’s not hard…”
“Great game. Its exactly Final Fantasy. Read reviews making me not want to play this. It is actually very fun, with a good story. same ff graphics, and delivery. Its everything every other FF was. Lacking nothing. People…”
“A fantastic game that serves as both a great entry to the franchise and an apology for the mess that was FF XV. There is a lot to say, but if you’re looking for an enjoyable action-RPG with a great story, mind-blowing…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“A fantastic game that serves as both a great entry to the franchise and an apology for the mess that was FF XV. There is a lot to say, but if you’re looking for an enjoyable action-RPG with a great story, mind-blowing…”
“FFXVI follows in the footsteps of the rest of the series with absolutely incredible visual design and music and while the story and setting get off on the wrong foot by trying to be a discount GoT once it finds it's…”
“The game story is good. Nothing special, but it sticks to it's theming and it's delivered very well. English VA's did a great job and convey a lot of emotions. While Clive's performance seems flat at first, it's…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It’s unlike any of the previous installments, and at first I wasn’t convinced—the story feels like a mix of Game of Thrones and Attack on Titan with a dash of the earlier games. The first ten hours are very linear, but…”
“[h1]Do you have Mommy issues?[/h1] [h3]Well this is the game for [b]YOU![/b][/h3] lol, jokes aside, this game is actually pretty good. Albeit being about 80% cutscene. [h3]Pros:[/h3] - Fun/Flashy Combat - Good story -…”
“The was a good Final Fantasy game. Probably the best since FF12 in my opinion. The game plays fine on PC. I have a high end gaming rig, and I played it all the way through with no crash issues to report.”
38 of the 104 reviews raise this · 26 of them still recommend the game.
“I want to like this game. I do. I'm not the first person to say this but the highs are really high. Unfortunately, the rest of the game just feels so tedious. That said, some people will love it. Play the demo first.”
“Looks great, plays like a chore I gave this about 8 hours and I honestly don’t get the hype. Yeah, it’s polished. Yeah, it’s cinematic. But as a game it’s just not engaging. Combat is the biggest problem. It’s not hard…”
“- 10-minute cutscene - walk 30 meters to the next objective - 10-minute cutscene - fight a boss - 10-minute cutscene - walk to a slightly bigger area with a few enemies to reach the next objective - 10-minute cutscene -…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“- 10-minute cutscene - walk 30 meters to the next objective - 10-minute cutscene - fight a boss - 10-minute cutscene - walk to a slightly bigger area with a few enemies to reach the next objective - 10-minute cutscene -…”
“Despite the remarkably slow opening (like you're just watching cutscenes for about the first two hours with maybe 15 minutes of gameplay interspersed) I have actually enjoyed the game a lot. As you unlock more ability…”
“I liked the game art design and got interested on the Story and eikons combat trailers/cutscenes, but I regret buying the game + dlc even at 50% sale. It felt like: [list] [*] [b]5% to 10% of the game:[/b] The cool…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“The game itself seems pretty good, but performance is awful. The game constantly drops below 20 fps on the lowest settings. I played games that look better and run better at the same time than that game.”
“The game has a stutter that occurs every 5-10 seconds persistently. There is no specific cause nor are there any community fixes available. It affects a wide variety of hardware and seems impossible to fix by changing…”
“This game Had a great story amazing gameplay but the performance for pc is where it lets it down on all aspects when i was first running this game on my old pc i was getting a solid 25-30fps on the lowest…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“It’s unlike any of the previous installments, and at first I wasn’t convinced—the story feels like a mix of Game of Thrones and Attack on Titan with a dash of the earlier games. The first ten hours are very linear, but…”
“FFXVI follows in the footsteps of the rest of the series with absolutely incredible visual design and music and while the story and setting get off on the wrong foot by trying to be a discount GoT once it finds it's…”
“While far from flawless, largely with the pacing swinging from extremely high highs to kinda dull lows, I feel this game is brilliant. Clive is a brilliant main character, excellently portrayed by Ben Starr, and the…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Looks great, plays like a chore I gave this about 8 hours and I honestly don’t get the hype. Yeah, it’s polished. Yeah, it’s cinematic. But as a game it’s just not engaging. Combat is the biggest problem. It’s not hard…”
“This will be the last FF i buy. I grew up in the 90's, so call me old school or whatever. But this is not the FF we grew up to love. The loss of turn base doesn't bother me as much as the fact the game is basically a…”
“FFXVI follows in the footsteps of the rest of the series with absolutely incredible visual design and music and while the story and setting get off on the wrong foot by trying to be a discount GoT once it finds it's…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I really don't understand some of the people who says this game sucks. Yeah it's different from other Final Fantasy game style but story is great, characters are great, I enjoyed every moment of the game. Its a thumbs up from me.”
— a player, Steam review · 135 hrs played“back when this game first came out, i went into it completely blind. the only context of final fantasy games that i had was a little bit of ffxiv, and did not know what i was getting into. holy HELL, thank god i did, because i was so immersed in the story even after just the…”
— a player, Steam review · 129 hrs played“This game has a horrible problem with pacing. I finished all quests, hunts and crafts in 50h but it felt like 100h, because everything wastes your time. Wanna get quest? Talk to the NPC > cutscene > accept quest > Quest accepted animation that takes 10 sec > cutscene Killing a…”
— a player, Steam review · 50 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 14:07 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | Action RPG · Spectacle fighter · Story Rich · Action · Fantasy · JRPG · RPG · Dark Fantasy · Singleplayer · Cinematic · Third Person · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Spanish - Latin America * , Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * , Korean * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 69 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.finalfantasyxvi.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 / Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 / Intel® Arc™ A580 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 170 GB available space Additional Notes: 30FPS at 720p expected. SSD required. VRAM 8GB or above.