FINAL FANTASY VIII Price History and Player Count

FINAL FANTASY VIII

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FINAL FANTASY VIII

Square EnixDec 5, 2013RPG

$11.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • JRPG
  • RPG
  • Classic
  • Singleplayer
  • Great Soundtrack
  • Turn-Based
  • Story Rich
  • Fantasy
  • Card Game
  • Sci-fi
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Playing now
84
Updated 27 minutes ago
24-hour peak
108
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
4,457
Dec 1, 2013
Avg this month
89
-2.2% vs last month
Steam reviews
88%
Very Positive

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

FINAL FANTASY VIII player count chart

FINAL FANTASY VIII has a small but active player base. 84 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Dec 1, 2013

FINAL FANTASY VIII monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 202689-2-2.2%148
October 202691-2-2.15%151
September 202693-5-2.92%166
August 2026n/a-11-6.04%171
July 2026n/a-11-5.7%182
June 2026n/a+11+6.04%193
May 2026n/a+4+2.25%182
April 2026n/a-12-6.32%178
March 2026n/a-46-19.49%190
February 2026n/a+27+12.92%236
January 2026n/a+43+25.9%209
December 2025n/a-24-12.63%166
November 2025n/a+43+29.25%190
October 2025n/a-13-8.12%147
September 2025n/a-26-13.98%160
August 2025n/a-47-20.17%186
July 2025n/a+36+18.27%233
June 2025n/a+9+4.79%197
May 2025n/a+26+16.05%188
April 2025n/a-31-16.06%162
March 2025n/a+8+4.32%193
February 2025n/a+10+5.71%185
January 2025n/a+23+15.13%175
December 2024n/a+14+10.14%152
November 2024n/a-19-12.1%138
October 2024n/a-64-28.96%157
September 2024n/a+52+30.77%221
August 2024n/a+0+0%169
July 2024n/a+31+22.46%169
June 2024n/a-16-10.39%138
May 2024n/a-32-17.2%154
April 2024n/a-22-10.58%186
March 2024n/a-9-4.15%208
February 2024n/a+38+21.23%217
January 2024n/a+2+1.13%179
December 2023n/a+28+18.79%177
November 2023n/a+0+0%149
October 2023n/a+22+17.32%149
September 2023n/a-8-5.93%127
August 2023n/a-55-28.95%135
July 2023n/a+19+11.11%190
June 2023n/a-7-3.93%171
May 2023n/a-7-3.78%178
April 2023n/a+2+1.09%185
March 2023n/a+8+4.57%183
February 2023n/a-20-10.26%175
January 2023n/a+25+14.71%195
December 2022n/a+9+5.59%170
November 2022n/a+12+8.05%161
October 2022n/a-7-4.49%149
September 2022n/a-22-12.36%156
August 2022n/a+4+2.3%178
July 2022n/a-1-0.57%174
June 2022n/a-1-0.57%175
May 2022n/a+11+6.67%176
April 2022n/a-4-2.37%165
March 2022n/a-12-6.63%169
February 2022n/a-54-22.98%181
January 2022n/a+48+25.67%235
December 2021n/a+20+11.98%187
November 2021n/a-12-6.7%167
October 2021n/a-9-4.79%179
September 2021n/a+2+1.08%188
August 2021n/a+0+0%186
July 2021n/a-12-6.06%186
June 2021n/a-47-19.18%198
May 2021n/a-130-34.67%245
April 2021n/a-48-11.35%375
March 2021n/a+202+91.4%423
February 2021n/a-30-11.95%221
January 2021n/a+36+16.74%251
December 2020n/a+5+2.38%215
November 2020n/a-7-3.23%210
October 2020n/a+6+2.84%217
September 2020n/a+16+8.21%211
August 2020n/a-30-13.33%195
July 2020n/a-59-20.77%225
June 2020n/a-227-44.42%284
May 2020n/a+14+2.82%511
April 2020n/a+53+11.94%497
March 2020n/a+156+54.17%444
February 2020n/a+1+0.35%288
January 2020n/a+19+7.09%287
December 2019n/a+5+1.9%268
November 2019n/a-22-7.72%263
October 2019n/a-256-47.32%285
September 2019n/a+84+18.38%541
August 2019n/a-165-26.53%457
July 2019n/a-36-5.47%622
June 2019n/a+29+4.61%658
May 2019n/a+111+21.43%629
April 2019n/a-439-45.87%518
March 2019n/a-66-6.45%957
February 2019n/a+375+57.87%1,023
January 2019n/a+33+5.37%648
December 2018n/a+126+25.77%615
November 2018n/a+24+5.16%489
October 2018n/a-28-5.68%465
September 2018n/a-40-7.5%493
August 2018n/a-50-8.58%533
July 2018n/a+70+13.65%583
June 2018n/a-31-5.7%513
May 2018n/a-49-8.26%544
April 2018n/a-550-48.12%593
March 2018n/a+441+62.82%1,143
February 2018n/a-59-7.75%702
January 2018n/a+51+7.18%761
December 2017n/a+245+52.69%710
November 2017n/a-22-4.52%465
October 2017n/a-11-2.21%487
September 2017n/a-8-1.58%498
August 2017n/a-122-19.43%506
July 2017n/a+20+3.29%628
June 2017n/a+185+43.74%608
May 2017n/a+9+2.17%423
April 2017n/a-246-37.27%414
March 2017n/a-347-34.46%660
February 2017n/a+31+3.18%1,007
January 2017n/a+154+18.73%976
December 2016n/a+361+78.31%822
November 2016n/a-41-8.17%461
October 2016n/a+42+9.13%502
September 2016n/a-8-1.71%460
August 2016n/a-329-41.28%468
July 2016n/a-8-0.99%797
June 2016n/a+111+15.99%805
May 2016n/a-58-7.71%694
April 2016n/a-426-36.16%752
March 2016n/a+554+88.78%1,178
February 2016n/a-382-37.97%624
January 2016n/a+148+17.25%1,006
December 2015n/a+442+106.25%858
November 2015n/a-72-14.75%416
October 2015n/a-25-4.87%488
September 2015n/a-99-16.18%513
August 2015n/a-228-27.14%612
July 2015n/a-425-33.6%840
June 2015n/a+659+108.75%1,265
May 2015n/a-13-2.1%606
April 2015n/a-200-24.42%619
March 2015n/a-903-52.44%819
February 2015n/a+673+64.16%1,722
January 2015n/a+346+49.22%1,049
December 2014n/a+195+38.39%703
November 2014n/a-111-17.93%508
October 2014n/a-35-5.35%619
September 2014n/a-152-18.86%654
August 2014n/a-398-33.06%806
July 2014n/a-389-24.42%1,204
June 2014n/a+961+152.06%1,593
May 2014n/a-615-49.32%632
April 2014n/a-382-23.45%1,247
March 2014n/a+417+34.41%1,629
February 2014n/a-1,476-54.91%1,212
January 2014n/a-1,769-39.69%2,688
December 2013n/an/an/a4,457

How many people are playing FINAL FANTASY VIII?

Right now, 84 players are in FINAL FANTASY VIII on Steam. That makes it the #2,881 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 108 players. Today's peak is 12% below its 30-day average daily peak of 123.

FINAL FANTASY VIII player count trend

Over the last 30 days FINAL FANTASY VIII averaged a daily peak of 123 players, down 1% compared with the 30 days before (124). Its highest point this month (148) is 22% below the same period last year (190). In its first month after release (Dec 5, 2013) it peaked at 3,994 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 4,457, set on Dec 1, 2013.

Best time to play FINAL FANTASY VIII

Based on the last 14 days, FINAL FANTASY VIII is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 46% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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FINAL FANTASY VIII players by hour and weekday

When FINAL FANTASY VIII 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 140 players on average
QuietestFriday at 06:00 UTCabout 56 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.5xmore 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.

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About FINAL FANTASY VIII

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...

Developer
Square Enix
Released
Dec 5, 2013
Genre
RPG
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
5 languages

Screenshots

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FINAL FANTASY VIII price history

$11.99
price now (US)
$11.99
lowest recorded · no discount seen since May 2023

Good time to buy? No sale seen yet. FINAL FANTASY VIII costs $11.99 and we have not recorded a discount for it so far.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

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FINAL FANTASY VIII reviews over time

88% Very Positive88% of 9,072 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

FINAL FANTASY VIII achievements

FINAL FANTASY VIII has 45 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 22.2% of them; the rarest, 10000 kills, is held by 1.6% of players.

  • QuezacotlUnlock Guardian Force Quezacotl79.8%
  • ShivaUnlock Guardian Force Shiva79.8%
  • IfritUnlock Guardian Force Ifrit67.4%
  • Card playerPlay Triple Triad49.1%
  • First salaryGet your first salary from SeeD48.4%
  • SirenUnlock Guardian Force Siren47.4%
  • 100 killsKill 100 enemies42.5%
  • DiablosUnlock Guardian Force Diablos39.2%
  • MagicianDraw (Stock) magic from enemies 100 times38.7%
  • BrothersUnlock Guardian Force Brothers34.5%
  • LoserLose a rare card in a Triple Triad game34.1%
  • HandymanUpgrade your weapon33.9%
  • CarbuncleUnlock Guardian Force Carbuncle31.0%
  • LeviathanUnlock Guardian Force Leviathan27.7%
  • PandemonaUnlock Guardian Force Pandemona25.7%
  • CerberusUnlock Guardian Force Cerberus24.3%
  • AlexanderUnlock Guardian Force Alexander23.5%
  • RagnarokFind Ragnarok20.0%
  • TonberryUnlock Guardian Force Tonberry19.1%
  • CactuarUnlock Guardian Force Cactuar17.4%
  • Maximum HPReach maximum HP17.3%
  • BahamutHidden achievement16.1%
  • ChocoboCapture a Chocobo15.9%
  • EdenHidden achievement14.9%
  • DoomtrainUnlock Guardian Force Doomtrain14.8%
  • Professional PlayerHidden achievement14.3%
  • Top RankReach SeeD rank A11.4%
  • Top levelHidden achievement11.1%
  • End of GameFinish the game11.0%
  • Cards Club MasterDefeat every member of the CC Group10.4%
  • Magic MinerDraw magic 100 times from draw points9.7%
  • Maximum GilReach maximum Gil9.1%
  • Choco lootAcquired an item from Chocobo World6.4%
  • UFOComplete the PuPu side quest6.4%
  • Magazine AddictHidden achievement6.0%
  • Blue Magic MasterLearn all of Quistis' limit breaks5.4%
  • 1000 killsKill 1000 enemies5.3%
  • Timber ManiacsCollect all Timber Maniacs magazines5.1%
  • Omega DestroyedHidden achievement4.9%
  • Obel Lake SecretComplete the Obel Lake side quest4.9%
  • CollectorCollect all cards4.8%
  • Dog TrainerLearn all of Rinoa's limit breaks4.6%
  • Top Level BokoReach level 100 with Boko2.8%
  • Contrived FinishFinish the game with Squall's initial level2.0%
  • 10000 killsHidden achievement1.6%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

FINAL FANTASY VIII FAQ

Is FINAL FANTASY VIII dead?

FINAL FANTASY VIII has a small but active player base. 84 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play FINAL FANTASY VIII?

84 people are playing FINAL FANTASY VIII on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 108 concurrent players.

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

FINAL FANTASY VIII reached its all-time Steam peak of 4,457 concurrent players on Dec 1, 2013.

Is FINAL FANTASY VIII growing or declining?

FINAL FANTASY VIII is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 123, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is FINAL FANTASY VIII most active?

FINAL FANTASY VIII 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 VIII cost?

FINAL FANTASY VIII costs $11.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

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

We have not seen FINAL FANTASY VIII discounted on Steam since May 2023, so the lowest US price we have recorded is its regular $11.99.

Is FINAL FANTASY VIII on sale right now?

No, FINAL FANTASY VIII is at its full price of $11.99 on Steam right now.

Is FINAL FANTASY VIII good?

Steam players rate FINAL FANTASY VIII Very Positive: 88% of 9,072 reviews are positive.

When did FINAL FANTASY VIII come out?

FINAL FANTASY VIII was released on Steam on Dec 5, 2013.

Who made FINAL FANTASY VIII?

FINAL FANTASY VIII was developed by Square Enix.

Is FINAL FANTASY VIII still worth playing?

FINAL FANTASY VIII has a smaller but active community on Steam today (84 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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