FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Create an adventurer, follow the main story and take a combat role in online party battles, with your equipped weapon or tool determining your character's class.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.5 / 10
About this game
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online places a customizable adventurer in a world of quests and party battles. Your weapon or tool determines your class, while combat roles ask different things of you: tanks hold enemy attention, healers restore companions, and melee damage dealers combine attacks with positioning. The main story structures progression, with most expansion content gated by earlier story quests. For supported progression dungeons, Duty Support supplies NPC companions instead of requiring a queue with other players. Chocobos, moogles and airships connect the journey to familiar FINAL FANTASY imagery. Even when adventuring with NPCs, the Nintendo Switch 2 game requires an internet connection.
Collected in series
Final Fantasy is a role-playing series created by Square in 1987, built around fantastical journeys, memorable characters and growing stronger together. Most numbered entries introduce their own world and cast. From crystals and magic to cities where machinery meets fantasy, each adventure offers a different view.
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AI review
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A fit for story-minded players who also enjoy learning a defined party role.
Distinct responsibilities for tanks, healers and damage dealers can make learning your contribution as important as advancing the story. NPC support offers a more independent route through supported dungeons, while story gates favor players willing to follow the narrative progression.
Strengths
- Different combat responsibilities can give role-focused players concrete skills to develop.
- NPC companions let supported dungeon runs serve players who prefer progressing without a player-matching queue.
Weaknesses
- Story requirements may frustrate players whose main interest is reaching later expansion content immediately.
Who it is for: Players interested in a continuing fantasy story, role-based cooperation and an online adventure with NPC support for selected dungeons.
Play notes: Paid play needs a separate Switch 2 subscription after applicable free periods; Nintendo Switch Online is not required. The initial link between the console user profile and Square Enix account cannot be undone.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Main-story gates give progression a narrative order, which suits following the journey more than selecting later expansion activities immediately. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Holding attention, restoring allies and choosing attack positions offer different responsibilities, so appeal depends partly on which contribution you enjoy making. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Chocobos, moogles and airships may give series fans familiar visual anchors within an ongoing adventure. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension NPC-supported dungeon play avoids a player queue, but the required internet connection still makes it an online activity. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Square Enix
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release date
- Aug 4, 2026
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- ec.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 1
- Online minimum players
- 1
- Online maximum players
- 99
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- ExplorationMain Story 20–50 HoursSolo-friendlyLevel ProgressionStory-drivenLong-term Progression3D GraphicsFantasyTurn-based CombatThird PersonOpen World
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- CLASSIND: M
- Play modes
- Not providedCo-opMultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2013
- PlayStation 5WorldwideMay 25, 2021
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideAug 4, 2026
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Sources
- ec.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- ec.nintendo.com