Today Square Enix announced the release date for PC of its latest mainline Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy XVI.
The game will launch very soon, on December 17, on both Steam and the Epic Games Store.
To further sweeten the deal, a demo is already available, and you can find both on Steam and on Epic’s storefront. The demo is the same one released before the PS5 version, with the opening chapter of the game playable and saves that will transfer to the final game.
After completing the prologue, players will also be able to enjoy the “Eikonic Challenge” which provides a taste of Final Fantasy XVI’s combat.
Interestingly, the DLC released on PS5 will be released at the same time as the main game. You can get Final Fantasy XVI on its own for $49.99 or the Complete Edition with both Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide for $69.99
The Season Pass that comes with the Complete Edition includes the following bonuses:
- Buster Sword
- Curtana
- “Away (1987)” Orchestrion Roll
- “Torn from the Heavens” Orchestrion Roll
- “Through the Maelstrom” Orchestrion Roll
If you buy the game early, by October 17, you can also get the following items.
- Accessory: “Cait Sith’s Charm”
- Valuable item: “Sixteen Bells Orchestrion Roll”
- Weapon “Brave Blade”
If you’re unfamiliar with Final Fantasy XVI, it’s the latest mainline game of the Final Fantasy franchise, created under the wing of producer Naoki Yoshida, the popular director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV.
While it retains many of the usual trappings of the series, it comes with a rather refined action battle system and a darker, more mature story.
Below you can read the system requirements, to make sure that your PC can handle the game.
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i5-8400
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 / Intel Arc A580 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 170 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 30FPS at 720p expected. SSD required. VRAM 8GB or above.
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X / Intel Core i7-10700
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 170 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 60FPS at 1080p expected. SSD required. VRAM 8GB or above.
If you’re interested in more Final Fantasy news, you can also check out our article about the possibility that the third game of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy may switch to Unreal Engine 5.