FINAL FANTASY VIII

FINAL FANTASY VIII

by Square Enix

Steam Β· Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 8, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment85

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

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Quick Stats

Reviews

5,614en

9,349 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 8, 2026

Released

Dec 5, 2013

Price

$6.79

Velocity

1.2/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 21, 2026 Β· Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated ownersΒ±60%

β‰ˆ360K

Estimated gross revenueΒ±60%

β‰ˆ$2.5M

Based on 9,349 reviews (all languages)

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Based on review count Γ— genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

It is a time of war. Galbadia, a Global Superpower, has declared war on Dollet, a country whose training academy is home to two personalities: the hot-headed Seifer and the 'lone wolf', Squall Leonhart. Both are equally at conflict with each other as their country is with Galbadia; to others, Squall appears lacking in team spirit, while...

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

Β· 5,422 post-launch reviews
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0h
55%565 rev
<2h
75%259 rev
2-10h
84%996 rev
10-50h
89%1,884 rev
50-200h
93%1,509 rev
200h+
95%209 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+18pts) β€” a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 37 similar games in the RPG genre released in 2013.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 31%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 8%

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