Final Fantasy XVI
Dark fantasy world with massive Eikon boss battles and flashy ability combos, but very shallow RPG loot.
70My pick scoreWorth a look
Price
One-time purchase. Price fetched 11 Oct 2026.
CrackWatcher and DRM
Cracked after 168 days. Scene group: RUNE. No Denuvo found. Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026.
Monetization
From player reviews.
Rank
28 of 55
Tier: Worth a look (65-84)
- Camera3rd person
- Released2024
- ModelBuy once
- Genreaction rpg
- CollectionsCrackWatcher AAA
The numbers
Fetched
- Steam, all time
- 79%Mostly Positive · 13,297 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Steam, last 30 days
- 74%Mostly Positive · 452 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Metacritic critics
- 84approx., from search
- OpenCritic
- 88Mighty · approx.
- CrackWatcher
- CrackedCracked after 168 days.Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026. CrackWatcher page
Steam percentages are the share of positive English reviews on the store page. The Steam word, such as Mostly Positive, is Steam's own. Numbers marked approx. come from web search, not from the Steam page.
OpenCritic 88; PC Metacritic approx. 84.
Critic sources: opencritic.com.
What players say
Incredible boss spectacles and dark story, held back by shallow loot and heavy PC specs.
Players like
- Jaw-dropping cinematic Eikon boss battles and music
- Flashy, responsive Eikonic ability combo combat
- Dark, mature political fantasy story and voice acting
- No microtransactions
Players dislike
- RPG gear and crafting are very shallow
- Heavy PC stutter, VRAM usage, and frame drops in towns
- Slow MMO-style side quests pad the middle acts
- Base difficulty is too easy on the first run
