Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
- First release
- Jul 02, 2019
- Developer
- Square Enix Business Division 5
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG) · Drama, Open world, Action, Fantasy
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Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- 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
Overview
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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How it plays
From Steam
- Massively Multiplayer
- RPG
- MMORPG
- Fantasy
- Great Soundtrack
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Crossplay
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Deutschinterface, audio, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 22 Oct 2026
Features
Input and devices
- Partial controller support
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Media
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Awards
Nominated
- British Academy Games Award for Evolving Game — BAFTA Games Awards 2020
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