FINAL FANTASY IX

FINAL FANTASY IX

Square Enix · 2016 · JRPG, Story Rich, Great Soundtrack, Fantasy, RPG

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About FINAL FANTASY IX

✦ AI summary

Join Zidane and his motley crew on an epic adventure across a stunning world threatened by a malevolent force, uncovering the secrets of the Crystal through an unforgettable story filled with memorable characters. Master a deep ability system where equipped items unlock customizable skills, harness the power of Trance mode in strategic turn-based battles, and enjoy minigames and synthesis crafting between your world-saving quests.

Description
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 !

Story
Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe have kidnapped Princess Garnet, the heir of Alexandria. To their surprise, however, the princess herself yearned to escape the castle.
Through a series of unusual circumstances, she and her personal guard, Steiner, fall in with Zidane and set out on an incredible journey. Meeting unforgettable characters like Vivi and Quina along the way, they learn about themselves, the secrets of the Crystal, and a malevolent force that threatens to destroy their world.

Gameplay Features
・Abilities
Learn new abilities by equipping items. When fully mastered,these abilities can be used even without equipping items,allowing for nearly endless customization options.

・Trance
Fill your Trance gauge as you sustain hits in battle. When fully charged, your characters will enter Trance mode, granting them powerful new skills!

・Synthesis
Never let items go to waste. Combine two items or pieces of equipment together and make better, stronger items!

・Minigames
Whether it's Chocobo Hot and Cold, Jump Rope, or Tetra Master, there are plenty of minigames to enjoy when you're not off saving the world. You can even earn special item rewards!

Additional Features
・Achievements
・Seven game boosters including high speed and no encounter modes.
・Autosave
・High-definition movies and character models.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 17, 2026
Great game, ♥♥♥♥ port, but I have my reasons for still recommending, which I'll get to later. This version is based on the mobile phone port that made various changes to the game to help it work on phones, most of which stick out like a sore thumb. The best example of the kind of change this introduces is that you're stuck with 8 directions of movement. The original game had full analogue movement despite being on PS1 just in case you had one of the more expensive joystick controllers at the time. All around just an embarrassing port on Square Enix's behalf. I do, however, still recommend this release. Not because of Square Enix's port work of course, but because this release is what the excellent community made Memoria mod project is based in. This excellent project fixes all the issues with this port, and adds a multitude of toggleable features not present in the original, such as wide screen, higher FPS options, and a whole array of options to fully customize your experience. If that sounds great to you, go ahead and pick this up when it goes on sale, but if you want the original vanilla experience and don't like sailing the seven seas, just buy a copy of the original on Ebay o…
Recommended Jul 17, 2026
quina is the best final fantasy character
Recommended Jul 17, 2026
perfect
Recommended Jul 15, 2026
another classic
Recommended Jul 14, 2026
Hands down the best Final Fantasy. VII gets all the attention, but this is the best one. After IX Final Fantasy lost what it was. Install the Moguri mod. You won't regret it.
Recommended Jul 13, 2026
Best game ever

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