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FINAL FANTASY VIII

FINAL FANTASY VIII has 102 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 102 and its all-time peak is 102. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Square Enix2013

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...

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Currently at 100% of the all-time peak of 102 players.

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102

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102

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

102

24h peak

102

All-time

102

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