RPG · April 14, 2016

FINAL FANTASY IX (2016)

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Description Selling over five million copies since its release in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX proudly returns on Steam! Now you can relive the adventures of Zidane and his crew on PC ! Story Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe have kidnapped Princess Garnet, the heir of Alexandria. To their surprise, however, the princess herself yearned to escape the castle. Through a series of unusual circumstances, she and her personal guard, Steiner, fall in with Zidane and set out on an incredible journey. Meeting unforgettable characters like Vivi and Quina along the way, they learn about themselves, the secrets of the Crystal, and a malevolent force that threatens to destroy their world. Gameplay Features ・Abilities Learn new abilities by equipping items. When fully mastered,these abilities can be used even without equipping items,allowing for nearly endless customization options. ・Trance Fill your Trance gauge as you sustain hits in battle. When fully charged, your characters will enter Trance mode, granting them powerful new skills! ・Synthesis Never let items go to waste. Combine two items or pieces of equipment together and make better, stronger items! ・Minigames Whether it's Chocobo Hot and Cold, Jump Rope, or Tetra Master, there are plenty of minigames to enjoy when you're not off saving the world. You can even earn special item rewards! Additional Features ・Achievements ・Seven game boosters including high speed and no encounter modes. ・Autosave ・High-definition movies and character models.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • JRPG · 579
  • Story Rich · 455
  • Great Soundtrack · 451
  • Fantasy · 448
  • RPG · 428
  • Classic · 425
  • Turn-Based Combat · 335
  • Singleplayer · 310
  • Adventure · 239
  • Turn-Based · 200
  • Atmospheric · 199
  • Open World · 171
  • Party-Based RPG · 128
  • Funny · 84
  • Cult Classic · 75

Position in RPG

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume11.9k Steam reviewsTop 30% in RPG
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 10%
Metacritic84/100Genre average 78 — top 29% of RPG titles
Concurrent peak351 playersTop 22% in RPG by live player count
Engagement hours23 h averageTop 44% for session depth among RPG

Peer RPG titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 11.9k reviews

11.3k positive · 595 negative

Metacritic

84/100 critic aggregate

Open Metacritic page

Metacritic user score

9.0/10

Curator recommendations

11.3k

Peak concurrent players

351

RPG releases from 2016

8 RPG titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

23h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

10h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

85

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 14, 2016
DeveloperSquare Enix
Base price$8.39 -60%
Required age13+
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain

Editions & Packages

  • Buy FINAL FANTASY IX