Final Fantasy XIV Online
Take part in an epic and ever-changing Final Fantasy as you adventure and explore with friends from around the world. Final Fantasy XIV Online is the 2013 relaunch of the massively multiplayer online…
Final Fantasy XIV Online is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Square Enix Business Division 5, released 27 August 2013 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 99.5 hrs to finish.
What Final Fantasy XIV Online is
Final Fantasy XIV Online is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Square Enix Business Division 5 and released in 2013. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Crystal Tools. It carries an ESRB T age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Eorzea. A land embraced by Gods and forged by Heroes. Seeking control of this realm and its abundant crystal resources, the Garlean Empire sends forth a massive host on a campaign to conquer its southern neighbour. Driven by madness, the commander of the invading forces silently plots to tear the moon from the heavens and hurl it down upon the land. The people of the realm soon learn of this foul scheme and join their hands in prayer in an eleventh-hour attempt to entreat the aid of the gods, only to see their endeavours fail. From within the moon emerges Bahamut, an ancient terror seething with rage fuelled by countless generations of imprisonment. Sensing the tug of fate, a powerful magus…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, drama, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series
Final Fantasy XIV Online is the 161st of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Final Fantasy V in 2013. Its critic score of 85 is 8 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.
How it was received
Final Fantasy XIV Online holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 248 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 99.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 718.5 hrs, roughly 7.2 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™i5-8400 or higher, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or higher, AMD Radeon RX 480 or higher. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. It also needs around 140GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Final Fantasy XIV Online launched on 27 August 2013, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto V, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers, Please and Rayman Legends. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto V, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers, Please, Rayman Legends.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Final Fantasy XIV Online yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Awoken
Final Fantasy XIV: Through the Maelstrom
Final Fantasy XIV: Defenders of Eorzea
Final Fantasy XIV: Dreams of Ice
Final Fantasy XIV: Before the Fall
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Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Final Fantasy XIV: As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness
Final Fantasy XIV: The Gears of Change
Final Fantasy XIV: Revenge of the Horde
Final Fantasy XIV: Soul Surrender
Final Fantasy XIV: The Far Edge of Fate
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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
Final Fantasy XIV: The Legend Returns
Final Fantasy XIV: Rise of a New Sun
Final Fantasy XIV: Under the Moonlight
Final Fantasy XIV: Prelude in Violet
Final Fantasy XIV: A Requiem for Heroes
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Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
Final Fantasy XIV: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty
Final Fantasy XIV: Echoes of a Fallen Star
Final Fantasy XIV: Reflections in Crystal
Final Fantasy XIV: Futures Rewritten
Final Fantasy XIV: Death Unto Dawn
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Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Final Fantasy XIV: Newfound Adventure
Final Fantasy XIV: Buried Memory
Final Fantasy XIV: Gods Revel, Lands Tremble
Final Fantasy XIV: The Dark Throne
Final Fantasy XIV: Growing Light
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Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
Final Fantasy XIV: Crossroads
Final Fantasy XIV: Seekers of Eternity
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile
Final Fantasy XIV: The Promise of Tomorrow
Final Fantasy XIV: Into the Mist
Final Fantasy XIV: Trail to the Heavens
Upcoming
Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold
Expansions
Quick answers
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