Emotional story and memorable cast
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Incredible story and characters. Each character is treated like the main protagonist and fully develop by the end of the story.”
Steam review · 37.2 h played ↗
FINAL FANTASY VI
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Square Enix2022JRPG · RPG · Adventure
$17.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 56 min ago
The verdict
A beloved 2D JRPG classic with a great story, cast and soundtrack, plus handy boost options. Skip it if you want the GBA bonus content or hate forced party splits and grinding.
Great for
Fans of story-driven classic JRPGs, newcomers to Final Fantasy, and players who want boosts and no-encounter toggles
Main risk
Missing GBA bonus content, forced party splits and grinding, plus bugs, font and controller issues
What players love
Iconic, beautifully rearranged soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“a glorious arranged version of the original soundtrack”
Steam review · 42.4 h played ↗
Kefka is a standout villain
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Kefka—a villain whose pure, chaotic malice makes him one of the most memorable antagonists in gaming history.”
Steam review · 50.2 h played ↗
Great combat variety and Esper customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Espers were a great addition to the combat system (which is already really fun) allowing massive freedom for each party member.”
Steam review · 28.9 h played ↗
Good remaster: sprites, QoL, runs well on Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Probably the best way to play Final Fantasy VI now.”
Steam review · 20.5 h played ↗
Helpful boosts and no-encounter toggle
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“they added a function where you can press a button and turn them off. Makes the puzzles and exploration SO MUCH BETTER. Same with the exp boost to cut out grinding.”
Steam review · 37.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bugs, crashes and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Game broke. Frequent soft-locks and crashes.”
Steam review · 45.1 h played ↗
GBA bonus content removed
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“There just too many "bonus" contents that were removed in this version compared to previous versions”
Steam review · 29.6 h played ↗
Ugly font and washed-out visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Fix. The. Font! It is insane that after 4 years you idiots still have not figured out that the font is terrible!”
Steam review · 151.6 h played ↗
Screen tearing and scroll stutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The screen tearing in this game is awful . I tried all of the display options and couldn't fix it.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
Forced party splits and cast bloat
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“FF6 is the WORST with it constantly making you split parties up to 2 or even 3 groups when i only want to use 1 party to progress the game.”
Steam review · 26.7 h played ↗
Poor controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“The controller support is endlessly frustrating. I have to restart at least three times to get it to recognize my controller”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1 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
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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