FINAL FANTASY IX
Story-rich fantasy JRPG with turn-based battles and equipment-taught abilities
Square Enix · Released Apr 14, 2016
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 14K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 108 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 263
- peak 24h 356
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Aug 6, 2020
Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)
What is FINAL FANTASY IX?
A single-player fantasy JRPG about Zidane, Princess Garnet, and their companions traveling together after her kidnapping becomes an escape from Alexandria. You fight turn-based battles, learn abilities from equipped items, combine gear through synthesis, explore the world, and play optional minigames.
For you if...
- +you want a character-driven fantasy story
- +you enjoy turn-based battles and equipment-based character progression
- +you value music and a lighthearted storybook tone
Not for you if...
- −you dislike slow combat and lengthy battle introductions
- −you want a quickly paced, consistently focused plot
- −you prefer action combat over turn-based battles
What players say
95% of 14,349 reviews are positive · 94% of 108 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the character-driven story, cast, music, and fantasy world. Common complaints target slow combat, uneven story pacing, and tedious or easily missed side quests. Some players also report microstutter and controller-input issues, and many recommend community mods for higher frame rates and quality-of-life changes.
Screenshots and trailer
FINAL FANTASY IX system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista /7/8/8.1/10
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or higher
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS or ATI Radeon HD4650 or higher
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 7 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit / 64bit)
- Processor
- Core i5 2520 2.5GHz or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 85
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 13+
Steam Deck: Playable
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- JRPG
- Story Rich
- Great Soundtrack
- Fantasy
- Classic
- RPG
- Turn-Based Combat
- Singleplayer
- Adventure
- Turn-Based
- Atmospheric
- Open World
- Party-Based RPG
- Funny
- Steampunk
- Medieval
Recent updates
- Aug 6, 2020 · Update
3 DLC available.
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