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Join over 27 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.

Release DateFeb 18, 2014
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88% (very positive) Top 30% / 88.2%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.6% Top 10% / 86.9%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)65K  Top 1% / 70.9K  Top 1%
Curators834 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time692.2 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar34.6 hours  Top 1%
Followers127.2K  Top 1%
Owners± 2.3M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 2.1M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 36.1M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see FINAL FANTASY XIV Online's Steam rating and reviews between March 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 91.6% (March 2014) and 84.9% (May 2019).

With its 70.9K reviews Top 1%, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is indisputably a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (78%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (6%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying FINAL FANTASY XIV Online percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, comparing positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 2909 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 24 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some FINAL FANTASY XIV Online players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 454 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Story: FF-like single player storytelling
  • Voiceoverlay: Excellent audio-voice in cutscenes
  • Graphic: Stunning visuals in some situations
  • Soundtrack: Beautifully composed by Nobuo Uematsu and Masayoshi Soken
  • Crossplay: PS3/PC crossplay and Xbox One/X support coming
  • Community: Very friendly, helpful and supportive community
  • End-Content: Good patches and streams answer community's questions
  • Fan-Service: Lots of fan service for the FF series fans
  • Historical turn: Huge improvement from an MMORPG disaster
  • Characters: Interesting and deep character development
  • Veteran players: Hard to find moderate players for moderate groups
  • End-Content: Can get repetitive with dungeon grinding
  • Difficulty: Made for casual gamers and less challenging
  • Security: No software security against bots
  • Steam Prices: Unfair prices increased without prior information from SE
  • Company: Poor customer support
  • Payment options: Limited and difficult payment options for some regions
  • Gameplay: Combat can feel sluggish and menus can be tedious to navigate
  • Account system: Flaky and an annoyance to deal with

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 88%  Top 30% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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