FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

Story-driven fantasy MMORPG with flexible jobs and solo-friendly dungeons

Square Enix · Released Feb 18, 2014

Massively Multiplayer RPG

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 86K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 364 in 30 days
Playing now: 12K; peak 24h 24K
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 weeks ago; Sep 8, 2026

Free demo available, 1,654 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)

What is FINAL FANTASY XIV Online?

A story-driven fantasy MMORPG set across a persistent open world. You customize an adventurer, explore, complete quests, and fight through dungeons alone with NPC allies or alongside other players; co-op and PvP are also available. The main scenario spans conflicts involving dragons and the Garlean Empire.

For you if...

+you enjoy mixing solo quests with cooperative dungeons
+you like switching among combat, crafting, and gathering jobs

Not for you if...

−you dislike lengthy, mandatory story progression
−you want fast early-game pacing
−you do not want an ongoing paid subscription

What players say

87% of 85,788 reviews are positive · 80% of 364 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the story, range of activities and jobs, and sense of community. Common complaints focus on slow early story quests and a confusing account, launcher, and subscription process; some longtime players also say high-level jobs have become too similar.

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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 11 64 bit
Processor: Intel® Core™i5-8400 or higher
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or higher, AMD Radeon RX 480 or higher
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 140 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: System Requirements may be subject to change. If you are using a router, please set up your ports so that the below packets can pass through. [Ports that may be used] TCP：80, 443, 54992～54994, 55006～55007, 55021～55040

OS: Windows® 11 64 bit
Processor: Intel® Core™i7-9700 or higher
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or higher, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT or higher
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 140 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: System Requirements may be subject to change. If you are using a router, please set up your ports so that the below packets can pass through. [Ports that may be used] TCP：80, 443, 54992～54994, 55006～55007, 55021～55040