Final Fantasy VIII

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• Android

Genres

• role-playing video game

• video game with LGBT character

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Localized titles

• Final Fantasy VIII

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• RPG^*

Game features

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

Interface languages

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

Community tags · historical

• JRPG^*

  Votes · historical

  556^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  449^*

• Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  290^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  263^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  252^*

• Turn-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  205^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  200^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  195^*

• Card Game^*

  Votes · historical

  106^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  101^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  90^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  85^*

• Retro^*

  Votes · historical

  55^*

• Nostalgia^*

  Votes · historical

  53^*

• Romance^*

  Votes · historical

  52^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  47^*

• 1990's^*

  Votes · historical

  44^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  31^*

• Epic^*

  Votes · historical

  23^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  19^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Square

• Square Enix^*

Publishers

• Square

• Square Enix^*

• 1999-02-11

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2013-12-05

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2000-01-25 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2000-01-25^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Dec 5, 2013^*

Detailed specifications