Gripping story and memorable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“The story telling of this game is better than most hollywood blockbusters.”
Steam review · 65.1 h played ↗
FINAL FANTASY XVI
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Square Enix2024Action RPG · JRPG · Action
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A cinematic, story-driven action game with spectacular Eikon boss fights and music, but thin on RPG depth and heavy on cutscenes and filler quests. Skip it if you want a classic party-based Final Fantasy.
Great for
Story and spectacle fans who like cinematic action and Eikon boss fights and don't need deep RPG systems
Main risk
Expecting an RPG and getting a cutscene-heavy, easy action game with filler quests and shaky PC performance
What players love
Fast, flashy action combat
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The combat is a masterclass in action!! Fast, fluid, and incredibly satisfying, especially when cycling through Eikonic abilities.”
Steam review · 37.4 h played ↗
Epic Eikon and boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“if you have patience to slog through dialogue and side quests, the boss battles will make it all worth it.”
Steam review · 41.4 h played ↗
Fantastic soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I love all the OST here I listen to them during work hours on loop Soken knows how to play with feels”
Steam review · 77.2 h played ↗
Stunning visuals and art direction
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Gorgeous game. Seriously, when arriving in the Great Forest I had to just take a few minutes and acknowledge how amazing and realistic it looked.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Cinematic presentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“A true blend between cinema and gaming, best implementation of QTEs as well.”
Steam review · 14.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow, repetitive combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The combat is almost a joke. You always do the same thing: Dodge the enemy attacks and counter attack, and try to get them to stagger”
Steam review · 60.4 h played ↗
Poor PC optimization and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game constantly drops below 20 fps on the lowest settings.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Too many cutscenes, little playtime
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“- 10-minute cutscene - walk 30 meters to the next objective - 10-minute cutscene - fight a boss”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Little RPG depth or itemization
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“-It's sadly an RPG stripped of all the RPG elements.”
Steam review · 119.5 h played ↗
Boring fetch-quest side content and padding
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“MMO style chores and fetch quest, mixed with long ass dialogues and cutscenes.”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗
Doesn't feel like a Final Fantasy
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Final Fantasy in name only. It has summons and chocobos, but that's about it.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support170 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10 / 11 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 / Intel® Core™ i5-8400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ RX 5700 / Intel® Arc™ A580 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Storage170 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10 / 11 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X / Intel® Core™ i7-10700
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT / NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080
Storage170 GB available space
OSWindows® 10 / 11 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 / Intel® Core™ i5-8400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ RX 5700 / Intel® Arc™ A580 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Storage170 GB available space
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