Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide
The Rising Tide is the second DLC for Final Fantasy XVI, which will bring new challenges, new locations and more, including the confrontation between Clive and the legendary Eikon, Leviathan.
Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Square Enix Creative Business Unit III, released 18 April 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide is
Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Square Enix Creative Business Unit III and released in 2024. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
An unmarked letter arrives at the hideaway containing a request most curious: the Dominant of Leviathan, long lost Eikon of Water, is in need of rescue. To heed this call, Clive and his companions must journey to Mysidia—a hidden land under a blue sky—where they will uncover the tragic history of a forgotten people.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series
Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide is the 331st of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece in 2024. Its critic score of 80 is 3 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.
How it was received
Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 61% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide launched on 18 April 2024, within three weeks of Stellar Blade, Animal Well, Indika and V Rising. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Stellar Blade, Animal Well, Indika, V Rising.
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We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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