FINAL FANTASY IX Price History and Player Count

FINAL FANTASY IX

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FINAL FANTASY IX

Square EnixApr 14, 2016RPG

$20.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • JRPG
  • Story Rich
  • Fantasy
  • Great Soundtrack
  • Classic
  • RPG
  • Turn-Based Combat
  • Singleplayer
  • Adventure
  • Turn-Based
Playing now
170
Updated 28 minutes ago
24-hour peak
255
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
8,229
Apr 17, 2016
Avg this month
242
-17.41% vs last month
Steam reviews
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

FINAL FANTASY IX player count chart

FINAL FANTASY IX has a small but active player base. 170 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 16% on the month before).

History from Apr 1, 2016

FINAL FANTASY IX monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026242-51-17.41%456
October 2026293-51-14.83%568
September 2026344-83-11.81%620
August 2026n/a-87-11.01%703
July 2026n/a-40-4.82%790
June 2026n/a+200+31.75%830
May 2026n/a-3-0.47%630
April 2026n/a-37-5.52%633
March 2026n/a-160-19.28%670
February 2026n/a+37+4.67%830
January 2026n/a+112+16.45%793
December 2025n/a+95+16.21%681
November 2025n/a+27+4.83%586
October 2025n/a-36-6.05%559
September 2025n/a-373-38.53%595
August 2025n/a-947-49.45%968
July 2025n/a+1,045+120.11%1,915
June 2025n/a+184+26.82%870
May 2025n/a+2+0.29%686
April 2025n/a-59-7.94%684
March 2025n/a+149+25.08%743
February 2025n/a+19+3.3%594
January 2025n/a+44+8.29%575
December 2024n/a+101+23.49%531
November 2024n/a-118-21.53%430
October 2024n/a-76-12.18%548
September 2024n/a-53-7.83%624
August 2024n/a+144+27.02%677
July 2024n/a+105+24.53%533
June 2024n/a-107-20%428
May 2024n/a+9+1.71%535
April 2024n/a-166-23.99%526
March 2024n/a+27+4.06%692
February 2024n/a+144+27.64%665
January 2024n/a+3+0.58%521
December 2023n/a+210+68.18%518
November 2023n/a-5-1.6%308
October 2023n/a-32-9.28%313
September 2023n/a+17+5.18%345
August 2023n/a-230-41.22%328
July 2023n/a+181+48.01%558
June 2023n/a-58-13.33%377
May 2023n/a-11-2.47%435
April 2023n/a-52-10.44%446
March 2023n/a+96+23.88%498
February 2023n/a-116-22.39%402
January 2023n/a+142+37.77%518
December 2022n/a+104+38.24%376
November 2022n/a-88-24.44%272
October 2022n/a-70-16.28%360
September 2022n/a+65+17.81%430
August 2022n/a-120-24.74%365
July 2022n/a+43+9.73%485
June 2022n/a-31-6.55%442
May 2022n/a+65+15.93%473
April 2022n/a-76-15.7%408
March 2022n/a+99+25.71%484
February 2022n/a-183-32.22%385
January 2022n/a+99+21.11%568
December 2021n/a+119+34%469
November 2021n/a-114-24.57%350
October 2021n/a+95+25.75%464
September 2021n/a-48-11.51%369
August 2021n/a-79-15.93%417
July 2021n/a+67+15.62%496
June 2021n/a-111-20.56%429
May 2021n/a-57-9.55%540
April 2021n/a-175-22.67%597
March 2021n/a+342+79.53%772
February 2021n/a-68-13.65%430
January 2021n/a+44+9.69%498
December 2020n/a+92+25.41%454
November 2020n/a-197-35.24%362
October 2020n/a+48+9.39%559
September 2020n/a+91+21.67%511
August 2020n/a-134-24.19%420
July 2020n/a+90+19.4%554
June 2020n/a-510-52.36%464
May 2020n/a+265+37.38%974
April 2020n/a+111+18.56%709
March 2020n/a+136+29.44%598
February 2020n/a+38+8.96%462
January 2020n/a+39+10.13%424
December 2019n/a+155+67.39%385
November 2019n/a-25-9.8%230
October 2019n/a-46-15.28%255
September 2019n/a-14-4.44%301
August 2019n/a-107-25.36%315
July 2019n/a+53+14.36%422
June 2019n/a+13+3.65%369
May 2019n/a+25+7.55%356
April 2019n/a-95-22.3%331
March 2019n/a-14-3.18%426
February 2019n/a-82-15.71%440
January 2019n/a+75+16.78%522
December 2018n/a+65+17.02%447
November 2018n/a+92+31.72%382
October 2018n/a-3-1.02%290
September 2018n/a-67-18.61%293
August 2018n/a-94-20.7%360
July 2018n/a+98+27.53%454
June 2018n/a-6-1.66%356
May 2018n/a-89-19.73%362
April 2018n/a-624-58.05%451
March 2018n/a+570+112.87%1,075
February 2018n/a-282-35.83%505
January 2018n/a+122+18.35%787
December 2017n/a+295+79.73%665
November 2017n/a-131-26.15%370
October 2017n/a+2+0.4%501
September 2017n/a-6-1.19%499
August 2017n/a-334-39.81%505
July 2017n/a+45+5.67%839
June 2017n/a+395+99%794
May 2017n/a-17-4.09%399
April 2017n/a-339-44.9%416
March 2017n/a-663-46.76%755
February 2017n/a-214-13.11%1,418
January 2017n/a+301+22.61%1,632
December 2016n/a+922+225.43%1,331
November 2016n/a+0+0%409
October 2016n/a-26-5.98%409
September 2016n/a-49-10.12%435
August 2016n/a-120-19.87%484
July 2016n/a-435-41.87%604
June 2016n/a-2,690-72.14%1,039
May 2016n/a-4,500-54.68%3,729
April 2016n/an/an/a8,229

How many people are playing FINAL FANTASY IX?

Right now, 170 players are in FINAL FANTASY IX on Steam. That makes it the #1,963 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 255 players. Today's peak is 32% below its 30-day average daily peak of 373.

Is FINAL FANTASY IX growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days FINAL FANTASY IX averaged a daily peak of 373 players, down 16% compared with the 30 days before (442). Its highest point this month (526) is 10% below the same period last year (586). In its first month after release (Apr 14, 2016) it peaked at 8,229 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 8,229, set on Apr 17, 2016.

Best time to play FINAL FANTASY IX

Based on the last 14 days, FINAL FANTASY IX is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 50% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

FINAL FANTASY IX players by hour and weekday

When FINAL FANTASY IX has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 19:00 UTCabout 468 players on average
QuietestThursday at 07:00 UTCabout 147 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.2xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

About FINAL FANTASY IX

Selling over five million copies since its release in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX proudly returns on Steam! Now you can relive the adventures of Zidane and his crew on PC !

Developer
Square Enix
Released
Apr 14, 2016
Genre
RPG
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
5 languages

Screenshots

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FINAL FANTASY IX price history

$20.99
price now (US)
$6.29
lowest recorded (-70%) · Jun 16, 2026 archived
-70%
typical sale discount · 1 sale seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. FINAL FANTASY IX is at its full price of $20.99. It usually goes on sale for about 70% off (around $6.30), and the lowest we have recorded is $6.29.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

FINAL FANTASY IX price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$20.99$20.9918.80 EURbase
Euro area20,99€$23.4420.99 EUR+12%
United Kingdom£15.99$21.4019.17 EUR+2%
CanadaC$ 23.99$17.0515.28 EUR-19%
AustraliaA$ 28.95$19.8917.82 EUR-5%
New ZealandNZ$ 24.99$13.8512.41 EUR-34%
BrazilR$39,49$7.186.43 EUR-66%
MexicoMex$ 204.99$10.969.82 EUR-48%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$16.99$16.9915.22 EUR-19%
Poland71,99 zł$18.3016.39 EUR-13%
SwitzerlandCHF 18.99$23.1920.77 EUR+10%
Norway147,99 kr$15.7014.06 EUR-25%
Turkey (MENA USD)$16.99$16.9915.22 EUR-19%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$10.49$10.499.40 EUR-50%
South AfricaR 230.00$13.9112.46 EUR-34%
India cheapest₹595.00$6.345.67 EUR-70%
IndonesiaRp 200 000$11.059.90 EUR-47%
Japan¥2,547$16.0914.41 EUR-23%
South Korea₩ 20,500$15.0913.51 EUR-28%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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FINAL FANTASY IX reviews over time

95% Overwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,448 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

FINAL FANTASY IX on Twitch

224
watching now
13
live channels
491
24-hour peak viewers
152
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "FINAL FANTASY IX", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

FINAL FANTASY IX Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 1 Nov 2026, with a peak of 764 viewers and 214 on average.

FINAL FANTASY IX streamers right now

  1. PeteSwanson187

Top FINAL FANTASY IX streamers this week

  1. ESAMarathon387
  2. PeteSwanson171
  3. Malfina138
  4. Eswoogi128
  5. GoblinFia125

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

FINAL FANTASY IX achievements

FINAL FANTASY IX has 85 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 16.9% of them; the rarest, Let the Bodies Hit the Floor III, is held by 1.5% of players.

  • Getting EmotionalEnter Trance for the first time.69.9%
  • A Round of ApplauseHave the nobles demand an encore.66.2%
  • It's All in the Cards IWin a Tetra Master match.58.8%
  • Let the Bodies Hit the Floor IDefeat 100 enemies.50.6%
  • Sticky FingersUse the Steal command 50 times.42.1%
  • Coming Together ISynthesize 10 items.36.9%
  • Going for the GoldSuccessfully catch a golden frog.35.6%
  • Bring on the ThunderSummon the eidolon Ramuh.35.5%
  • That Old Black MagicUse Black Magic spells 100 times.33.5%
  • Wolf InsanitySummon the eidolon Fenrir.32.9%
  • Peek-A-BooFree Kuppo from a wall in Fossil Roo.31.7%
  • Take to the SkiesObtain an airship.28.1%
  • The Best OffenseUse the Defend command 50 times.27.4%
  • Out of Harm's WayGuide all the residents of Cleyra to safety.25.8%
  • You're Cold as IceSummon the eidolon Shiva.24.4%
  • Heat of the MomentSummon the eidolon Ifrit.23.5%
  • King of DragonsSummon the eidolon Bahamut.23.2%
  • Bringing Down the HouseSummon the eidolon Atomos.22.9%
  • Surf's UpSummon the eidolon Leviathan.22.2%
  • Here to HelpSummon the eidolon Carbuncle.21.6%
  • Putting Out the FireDefeat Maliris, the Guardian of Fire.21.5%
  • Gone with the WindsDefeat Tiamat, the Guardian of Wind.21.2%
  • Overly EmotionalEnter trance 50 times.20.9%
  • All Washed UpDefeat Kraken, the Guardian of Water.20.9%
  • Rise from the AshesSummon the eidolon Phoenix.20.8%
  • Hitting Rock BottomDefeat Lich, the Guardian of Earth.20.7%
  • It's All in the Cards IIWin 10 Tetra Master matches.(Certain NPCs can be re-challenged to increase your win count after progressing through the game.)19.7%
  • The Dim MakSummon the eidolon Odin.19.1%
  • Coming Together IISynthesize 30 items.17.9%
  • All's Well That Ends WellComplete FINAL FANTASY IX.17.6%
  • A Healing TouchUse White Magic spells 200 times.16.6%
  • AuctioneerWin 10 items at the Treno Auction House.16.5%
  • The Ultimate FluteObtain the Angel Flute.16.5%
  • Path of the SamuraiObtain the complete set of Genji armor.16.3%
  • The Ultimate ClawsObtain the Rune Claws.15.9%
  • The Ultimate RodObtain the Whale Whisker.15.7%
  • Wolf in Mog's ClothingSummon the eidolon Madeen.15.6%
  • The Ultimate MaceObtain the Mace of Zeus.15.4%
  • Skip to My LouJump rope 100 times without tripping.14.8%
  • The Ultimate RacketObtain the Tiger Racket.14.3%
  • End of the RoadAttain level 99 with at least one character.14.2%
  • Diggin' ItLocate all hidden treasures on the world map.13.7%
  • Close But No CigarObtain the Tower.13.7%
  • The B-TeamForm a party with four male characters.13.5%
  • You Called?Summon Eidolons 50 times.13.3%
  • The Ultimate Dual BladeObtain the Ultima Weapon.13.3%
  • Earning the Queen's FavorReceive 10 rewards from Queen Stella.13.1%
  • Kain's LegacyObtain Kain's Lance.12.7%
  • What's Your Sign?Obtain the Hammer.11.5%
  • Sword of KingsObtain the sacred blade Excalibur.11.4%
  • My Little AirshipObtain a miniature copy of the Prima Vista.11.3%
  • Your Lucky DayReceive a Very Good Omen from a color fortune.11.3%
  • One Nag Too ManyCause Moguo to have a tantrum.9.5%
  • Track StarObtain Athlete Queen.9.4%
  • Frog WranglerSuccessfully catch 99 frogs.9.1%
  • Hail to the KingJump rope 1000 times without tripping and obtain King of Jump Rope.8.9%
  • Firin' Mah LazerSummon the eidolon Ark.8.7%
  • Well LubricatedObtain a bottle of Superslick.8.3%
  • The Ultimate ForkObtain the Gastro Fork.8.3%
  • The One RingObtain Madain's Ring via mining.8.2%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 85 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

FINAL FANTASY IX DLC

FINAL FANTASY IX has 3 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

Latest FINAL FANTASY IX news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

FINAL FANTASY IX FAQ

Is FINAL FANTASY IX dead?

FINAL FANTASY IX has a small but active player base. 170 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 16% on the month before).

How many people play FINAL FANTASY IX?

170 people are playing FINAL FANTASY IX on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 255 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for FINAL FANTASY IX?

FINAL FANTASY IX reached its all-time Steam peak of 8,229 concurrent players on Apr 17, 2016.

Is FINAL FANTASY IX growing or declining?

FINAL FANTASY IX is declining. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 373, down 16% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is FINAL FANTASY IX most active?

FINAL FANTASY IX usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does FINAL FANTASY IX cost?

FINAL FANTASY IX costs $20.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price FINAL FANTASY IX has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for FINAL FANTASY IX on Steam is $6.29 (70% off), on Jun 16, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $20.99 right now.

Is FINAL FANTASY IX on sale right now?

No, FINAL FANTASY IX is at its full price of $20.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 70%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 70%.

Where is FINAL FANTASY IX cheapest on Steam?

Of the 19 Steam regions we check, FINAL FANTASY IX is cheapest in India at ₹595.00, about $6.34 or 70% below the US price of $20.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is FINAL FANTASY IX good?

Steam players rate FINAL FANTASY IX Overwhelmingly Positive: 95% of 14,448 reviews are positive.

When did FINAL FANTASY IX come out?

FINAL FANTASY IX was released on Steam on Apr 14, 2016.

Who made FINAL FANTASY IX?

FINAL FANTASY IX was developed by Square Enix.

Is FINAL FANTASY IX still worth playing?

FINAL FANTASY IX has a smaller but active community on Steam today (170 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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