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Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers

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First release
Jul 02, 2019
Publisher
Square Enix
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) · Drama, Open world, Action, Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers is the third expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV Online. The expansion takes the Warrior of Light to the First, one of thirteen reflections of the Source that is being consumed by a Flood of Light. The main region visited is known as Norvrandt, which is roughly analogous to the Source's Eorzea, and is the only region in the world that has not yet succumbed to the Flood of Light.

Also known as Final Fantasy XIV: Schattenbringer, 最终幻想XIV：暗影使者, Final Fantasy XIV Online: Shadowbringers, FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE: SHADOWBRINGERS
… See more, FFXIV ShB, FFXIV 5.0, Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringers

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Storyline
Ala Mhigo is at last free from imperial rule, but that liberty may prove fleeting as the Empire moves to both reclaim this bloodied nation and subjugate all of Eorzea. In their hour of need, however, they cannot turn to the Warrior of Light. Nor to the Scions, who yet slumber, their souls adrift. The realm is left to struggle without its saviors, for they have been beckoned beyond time and space─beckoned to the First. Here a new adventure begins in a world where light ushers all unto oblivion. But hope is not yet lost, for where there is light there is shadow. Warrior of Light - embrace the darkness and forge a new fate!Read more

Ala Mhigo is at last free from imperial rule, but that liberty may prove fleeting as the Empire moves to both reclaim this bloodied nation and subjugate all of Eorzea. In their hour of need, however, they cannot turn to the Warrior of Light. Nor to the Scions, who yet slumber, their souls adrift. The realm is left to struggle without its saviors, for they have been beckoned beyond time and space─beckoned to the First. Here a new adventure begins in a world where light ushers all unto oblivion. But hope is not yet lost, for where there is light there is shadow. Warrior of Light - embrace the darkness and forge a new fate!

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 02, 2019
Mac
Jul 02, 2019
PlayStation 4
Jul 02, 2019
All 6 release dates
PlayStation 5
May 25, 2021
Xbox Series X|S
Mar 21, 2024
Nintendo Switch 2
Aug 04, 2026
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
40h
Main + Extras
60h
Completionist
275h
Game modes
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person

At a Glance

Critic Score
91
Main Story (IGDB)
40h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
60h
Completionist (IGDB)
275h
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Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 883 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
  • Massively multiplayer (MMO)Steam · 16 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct

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