Square · Square Enix^*

Final Fantasy VIII

1999 role-playing video game · video game with LGBT character

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

Square
Square Enix^*

Publishers

Square
Square Enix^*

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
46^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8 (32/64-bit)^*
Processor alternatives
1Core CPU 2GHz or faster^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 9.0c compatible card^*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c^*
Storage
4 GB available space^*
Audio hardware
Integrated sound chip or more^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT or faster^*
Processor alternatives
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU 3GHz or faster^*
Memory
4 GB^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
4 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
Steam Cloud^*
Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

RPG^*

Screenshots

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* Provisional data