FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Last updated: 2026-01-03
- Story-driven MMO with engaging world
- Vast content and beautiful visuals
- Welcoming and non-toxic community
- Repetitive and outdated gameplay mechanics
- Excessive, poorly paced story progression
- Overwhelming and grindy for new players
Emotions
Frustration27%Disappointment15%Excitement7%Nostalgia6%Satisfaction5%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 83,022
- Positive
- 71,87686.6%
- Negative
- 11,14613.4%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 6,048,525
- Estimated revenue
- $120,910,015
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 1041.87%
- Estimated copies lost
- 7,577
- Estimated revenue lost
- $151,464
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 1041.9% Avg playtime 0.8h | 250.4% Avg playtime 0.8h |
| > 2h playtime | 1,41925.5% Avg playtime 2,657.2h | 4,01072.1% Avg playtime 2,085.7h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 1.3 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 13 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 62.4 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,314.5 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
5,558 total
Organic purchasers5,09591.7%
Voted up: 72%
Key activations4638.33%
Voted up: 75%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
5,558 total
First impression0-2h1793.22%
Voted up: 26%
Mid game2-10h4608.28%
Voted up: 59%
Late game10-20h3696.64%
Voted up: 64%
Endgame20h+4,55081.9%
Voted up: 77%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
67.7%
Global baseline 72.6%
65 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 83,022 total.