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FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED

FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED has 167 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 194 and its all-time peak is 255. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Square Enix2019

The mega-hit RPG, FINAL FANTASY VIII returns! This Steam® version features new graphical enhancements and a whole host of options to customise your gameplay experience.

Up 44% in the last 24h. Something brought players back.
Currently at 65% of the all-time peak of 255 players.
Last updated 8 months ago: SQUARE ENIX Publisher Sale 2026.

Playing now

167

24h peak

194

24h change

▲ 44.0%

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GALLERY & TRAILERS

1 / 9

ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

167

24h peak

194

All-time

255

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