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FINAL FANTASY XVI

79% positive · 32,694 Steam reviews · released Sep 17, 2024 · by Square Enix

Action RPGSpectacle fighterStory RichActionFantasyJRPGRPGDark Fantasy

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~863,122 (P10–P90: 345,249 – 1,898,868)

Gross revenue: ~$35,380,924 ($14,152,378 – $77,838,017)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 74% positive across 299 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).

Story & writing69% positive · 165 mentions
“This game had an incredible story, phenomenal soundtrack and a great cast of characters. Second game to ever make me cry at the end. All that said, I also played it entirely native on Steam Deck OLED, which came with a severe compromise in…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 77 h played
Gameplay & mechanics70% positive · 132 mentions
“This game had an incredible story, phenomenal soundtrack and a great cast of characters. Second game to ever make me cry at the end. All that said, I also played it entirely native on Steam Deck OLED, which came with a severe compromise in…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 77 h played
Visuals & audio72% positive · 64 mentions
“This game had an incredible story, phenomenal soundtrack and a great cast of characters. Second game to ever make me cry at the end. All that said, I also played it entirely native on Steam Deck OLED, which came with a severe compromise in…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 77 h played
Performance & stability50% positive · 56 mentions
“This game had an incredible story, phenomenal soundtrack and a great cast of characters. Second game to ever make me cry at the end. All that said, I also played it entirely native on Steam Deck OLED, which came with a severe compromise in…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 77 h played
Price & value69% positive · 36 mentions
“Meh. Final Fantasy battles are getting way too flashy. Fairly shallow combat system. Half price or less kind of game.”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 110 h played
Content & longevity61% positive · 36 mentions
“what a fantasy. I've played main game + all side quests, and if I had to condense the experience into a sentence: The most Beautiful game ive played in the past 5 or so years. I think "beautiful" is the perfect adjective to describe what…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 61 h played
Controls & UI53% positive · 15 mentions
“At one point in Final Fantasy 16, a Warrior of Light, Dragoon, Red Mage, and Black Mage form an alliance to right the wrongs of the world. The game then proceeds to deftly crush said alliance, iterating yet again that this isn't that kind…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 106 h played
Difficulty & balance50% positive · 14 mentions
“👍This is a different entry in the Final Fantasy series; it's not the usual teeny bopper cast exploring the power of friendship. The themes are dark and grizzled, and I felt it was a refreshing departure from the norm. The story is tight…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 67 h played

299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Third-person

Technology

3D

Setting

Fantasy

Mood & themes

EmotionalAtmospheric

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportTrading cardsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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