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Game description

Take the journey, now in ultimate quality. Boasting a wealth of bonus content and supporting ultra high-resolution graphical options and HDR 10, you can now enjoy the beautiful and carefully-crafted experience of FINAL FANTASY XV like never before.

Basic info

DeveloperSquare Enix
PublisherSquare Enix
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMar 6, 2018
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows® 7 SP1/ Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-2500（3.3GHz and above）/ AMD FX™-6100 （3.3GHz and above）
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon™ R9 280
Storage100 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 437 reviews from the past 1 year

77.4/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (83%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

A road trip with four friends, FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION scores 77.4, loved for its cast but split on its story.

👍 Strengths

64 reviews praise the characters, calling the bond between the four companions moving and believable, like real friends. 84 find the story emotional and memorable, with some calling it devastating or tear jerking. 63 say they enjoy it a lot, and a few have replayed it on several platforms. Visuals & Sound ranks 244th of 1249, and Multiplayer ranks 57th of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

85 reviews call the story fragmented, with plot points missing or happening offscreen, and some say outside media is needed to follow it. Story & World ranks 796th of 1096. 43 dislike how combat and controls feel, citing animations and interruptions that break the flow, and a few call the keyboard and mouse controls terrible. 28 find the side quests repetitive, with fetch and kill missions in an open world some describe as empty. Gameplay ranks 1052nd of 1396, Content Volume ranks 1003rd of 1351, and Tech & Support ranks 1082nd of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“main cast incredibly charming and believable companions, couldn't help but fall in love” · 64 reviews
“after experiencing all DLCs, film and anime, the game improved to an absurd level” · 63 reviews
“flashy visuals and cool attack animations please the eyes” · 47 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -1.00 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “frequent interruptions and animations slow down gameplay” · 43 reviews
Positive “combat system is easy to learn yet has high skill ceiling for advanced players” · 14 reviews

Progression 7% · Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 10% · Freedom 30% · Strategy 10%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 79% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Characters +3.03 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are
Positive “main cast incredibly charming and believable companions, couldn't help but fall in love” · 64 reviews
Negative “could not identify with the protagonist or companions like Cloud or Squall” · 5 reviews

Story 68% · World 32%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.46 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “story is a mess, combat system is terrible, worse than original” · 28 reviews

Volume 23% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.69 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “flashy visuals and cool attack animations please the eyes” · 47 reviews
Negative “animations inconsistent from wow to static heads” · 1 review

Audio 23%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.56 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “playing with friend via Discord created real emotional journey” · 28 reviews

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.21 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “the game is very easy, Ragnarok weapon trivializes difficulty” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 6% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.28 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “executives and greed prevented intended trilogy and cohesive experience” · 12 reviews
Positive “devs put in effort to make it one of best FF games” · 1 review

Stability 10% · Performance 9%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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