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FINAL FANTASY IX

Android, iOS • 2016

Should you play it?

Selling over five million copies since its release in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX proudly returns on Steam! Now you can relive the adventures of Zidane and his crew on PC !

What works

  • Engaging story and characters
  • Beautiful music and visuals
  • Deep exploration and side content
  • Strategic and satisfying combat
  • Strong nostalgic and emotional appeal

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow combat pacing
  • Port has graphical inconsistencies
  • Ui and controls can be clunky
  • Some achievements require tedious grinding
  • Lack of widescreen support without mods

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

  • The Outer Worlds 2

  • Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™

  • Jade Empire™: Special Edition

  • GRANDIA HD Remaster

Less intimate

Games that feels like FINAL FANTASY IX but with less focus on close relationships

  • Sudeki

  • DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Definitive Edition

  • SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered

  • EARTHLOCK

  • Summoner

  • BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster

More social

Games that feels like FINAL FANTASY IX but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition

  • Frosthaven

  • Outward Definitive Edition

  • The Last Hero of Nostalgaia

  • Dungeon Siege

  • Escape from Ever After

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like FINAL FANTASY IX but with less leadership over others

  • Okami HD

  • WitchSpring R

  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

  • Divinity II: Developer's Cut

  • KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-

  • FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like FINAL FANTASY IX but with less of a community feel

  • Fable Anniversary

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten

  • The Nameless: Slay Dragon

  • Hades II

  • Shadows of Adam

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE

  • FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster

  • SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS™

  • FINAL FANTASY VII

  • KINGDOMS

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Swipe to compare nearby games with FINAL FANTASY IX. These titles are not in What to play next.

FINAL FANTASY IX: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation.

Last update: 21/08/2026