Helpful quality-of-life options
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Massive QOL updates to with a 2x-4x exp/money boost, turning random encounters off and quicksave.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
FINAL FANTASY
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Square Enix2021JRPG · Turn-Based Combat · RPG
$11.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, short, simple 1987 JRPG with lovely pixel art, music and helpful QoL toggles. Skip it if you want depth, bonus content, or a fair final boss.
Great for
Series fans and newcomers wanting a short, relaxed, old-school JRPG from the very beginning
Main risk
Dated, bare-bones design with vague direction, and a final boss that spikes in difficulty
What players love
Beautiful pixel art and faithful remaster
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It preserves the soul of the original while bringing modern improvements that make it feel fresh.”
Steam review · 21.1 h played ↗
Great music and remastered soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The Derelict Keep music alone is worth the price. Everything else is a bonus.”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Short, simple and relaxing
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Not the best FF game, but is like sipping coffee on a Saturday morning, comforting.”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗
Good entry point to the series
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Loved it, first final fantasy for me. 15 more to go”
Steam review · 14.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Missing bonus content from other versions
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“FF1&2 Dawn of Souls version of Final Fantasy 1 had 4 additional dungeons”
Steam review · 17.7 h played ↗
Dated, bland, repetitive gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“it didnt age well. extremely bare bones compared to modern turn based games.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Janky scrolling, screen tearing and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the persistent jitter ruins the experience.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Too easy, balance altered
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“they made it boringly easy”
Steam review · 19.9 h played ↗
Final boss difficulty spike
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This makes the difficulty curve go from a smooth, enjoyable level 20-30 experience, up to needing to grind to 50+ for the final boss.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Vague direction, needs a guide
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“You more or less need a guide to complete it”
Steam review · 37.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit (ver.1909 and above)
ProcessorAMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-2105
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R7 Graphics / Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit (ver.1909 and above)
ProcessorAMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3225
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R7 Graphics / Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit (ver.1909 and above)
ProcessorAMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-2105
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R7 Graphics / Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Storage1 GB available space
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