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Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

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First release
Jun 23, 2015
Publisher
Square Enix
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) · Drama, Action, Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Mac, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S

Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward is the first expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV Online. The expansion takes the Warriors of Light journey to Ishgard a city-state mired in a thousand-year conflict with the dragons of the Dravanian Horde. Can our heroes uncover the ancient truths buried in Ishgard’s bloody history and help bring an end to the Dragonsong War? Can the Warriors of Light cast off the shadows that darken the realm?

Also known as FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE: HEAVENSWARD, Final Fantasy 14: Heavensward, FFXIV 3.0, FFXIV HW

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Storyline
Owing to schemes in the shadows of Ul'dah, the Scions of the Seventh Dawn have been scattered, and the Warrior of Light has been forced to flee North. Though granted shelter by Lord Haurchefant, our heroes must press on to Ishgard. But what trials await in this reclusive nation, locked in a never-ending struggle with dragons? Come what may, they must not falter, lest the light of hope be forever extinguished.Read more

Owing to schemes in the shadows of Ul'dah, the Scions of the Seventh Dawn have been scattered, and the Warrior of Light has been forced to flee North. Though granted shelter by Lord Haurchefant, our heroes must press on to Ishgard. But what trials await in this reclusive nation, locked in a never-ending struggle with dragons? Come what may, they must not falter, lest the light of hope be forever extinguished.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 23, 2015
PlayStation 3
Jun 23, 2015
Mac
Jun 23, 2015
All 7 release dates
PlayStation 4
Jun 23, 2015
PlayStation 5
May 25, 2021
Xbox Series X|S
Mar 21, 2024
Nintendo Switch 2
Aug 04, 2026
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
35h
Main + Extras
50h
Completionist
312h
Game modes
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
steampunk, gods, pax east 2016, pax prime 2015, raiding

At a Glance

Critic Score
87
Main Story (IGDB)
35h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
50h
Completionist (IGDB)
312h
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  • Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
  • Deutschinterface, audio, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 22 Oct 2026
Also in 2 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 22 Oct 2026