All configurations will require Windows 10/11 64-bit, DirectX 12, and 170 GB of available installation space. A solid-state drive is also mandatory. At the very minimum, you’ll need an AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5-8400, 16 GB RAM, and either a Radeon RX 5700, an Intel Arc A580 or an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070. This will deliver 720p/30 FPS gameplay.

Recommended requirements include a Ryzen 7 5700X or Core i7-10700, 16 GB of RAM, and a Radeon RX 6700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080 for 1080p/60 FPS. Requirements for 4K have yet to be confirmed, so stay tuned for further details.

Final Fantasy 16 is available on September 17th for PC, with the Standard Edition costing $49.99. Meanwhile, the Complete Edition with both expansions costs $69.99 and includes Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide.

Final Fantasy 16 will be sold on Steam and Epic Games Store for a price of $49.99, lower than the $70 price tag it launched on the PS5 for- though given the fact that the game is over a year old, that was perhaps to be expected.

Meanwhile, Square Enix is also offering a Complete Edition that will cost $69.99. As producer Naoki Yoshida confirmed a while back, in addition to the base game, the Complete Edition will will also include both post-launch expansions- Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide. 

A demo of Final Fantasy 16 is also available now, which is something else that was previously suggested by its developers. The demo will allow players to play through the game’s opening section, and yes, you will be allowed to carry over your save data into the full game. 

Final Fantasy 16 is coming to PC on September 17. It’s currently available on PS5, with leaks suggesting that it’s headed to Xbox Series X/S as well. Read our review of the original release through here.

Interestingly, an Epilogue quest will become available after finishing Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide. It’s meant to thank players, with game director Hiroshi Takai feeling players will respond with, “Oh, it was like that”, per Genki on Twitter. Nothing else is known for now, so stay tuned for more details. The Rising Tide is estimated to last 10 hours, and along with a new story, it also features a new survival mode called Kairos Gate.

Players will battle through 20 stages of increasing difficulty, earning points to improve their skills and earning new items and weapons from each. There will also be several boss fights, and for those who score S Rank on Final Fantasy difficulty, a secret stage and boss also await.

Final Fantasy 16 is available for PS5, but a PC version is in the works, with both DLC included. Square Enix will also release a demo before its launch.

FF16 DLC Director Kujiraoka says there will be an epilogue side quest that appears if you complete the two FF16 DLCs!

He says it will be a comprehensive epilogue as a way of saying "thank you" to those who have played both DLCs.

Director Takai says it’s a quest that will make… pic.twitter.com/W8MdfAy1FU

— Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) March 23, 2024

More specifically, Yoshida has confirmed that both of Final Fantasy 16’s expansions – Echoes of the Fallen and the upcoming The Rising Tide – will also be available to PC audiences when the game launches on the platform. According to Yoshida, Square Enix will offer “several versions” of the game, one of which will include both expansions. Presumably, this edition will be costlier than purchasing just the base game.

Meanwhile, Yoshida also reiterated that prior to Final Fantasy 16’s PC launch, Square Enix will also be sharing more information on its system specifications, in addition to releasing a free demo.

Recently, plenty of new details were unveiled on the action RPG’s second and final paid expansion, The Rising Tide. Due out for PS5 on April 18, it will take players to a new location in Mysidia, where Clive and company will be taking on Leviathan in battle. The expansion will also feature a new endgame survival mode, and its release will be accompanied by a new free update for the base game.

Meanwhile, Final Fantasy 14’s crossover quest with Final Fantasy 16 will go live on April 2.

So, when the developer announced they were working on paid DLC, I expected more story, maybe tying up some loose ends and delivering experiences that the base game didn’t quite offer. Having great boss fights seemed a given.

"I like how the game sets up this new location – you don’t just naturally discover it on the map. Events kick off, new characters – regardless of how contrived they feel – are introduced, and it’s off to stop a new major threat."

Echoes of the Fallen, which surprise-launched recently, delivers on some of those fronts but also falls behind with others. Of course, right off the bat, it’s worth stating: If you like Final Fantasy 16, this is worth picking up. If you didn’t or had a few misgivings, this won’t change your mind, but there may be some bright spots, especially for those who enjoy combat.

The DLC is set late in the base game. If you don’t want to be spoiled on certain things that occur early on, this is your last warning.

The plot revolves around mysterious Dusk Crystals that have suddenly emerged in Valisthea. After some digging, Clive and friends discover the Sagespire, thought to be a ruin, is actually an active tower with defense mechanisms and all kinds of nasty stuff. A Mothercrystal is seemingly at the center of it all, but where did it come from? These are just a few of the mysteries to be solved.

I like how the game sets up this new location – you don’t just naturally discover it on the map. Events kick off, new characters – regardless of how contrived they feel – are introduced, and it’s off to stop a new major threat. While there is some good banter and performances (Ben Starr as Clive especially has some witty comebacks and responses), the overall plot is pretty simple. Even with all the interesting lore, which provides some interesting parallels to Clive’s journey, the result is also predictable.

"With the sheer effort put into designing this environment, there could have been some interesting ways to traverse it. Maybe some puzzles or secrets to discover?"

Still, the presentation remains top-notch, whether it’s in the cutscenes or the Sagespire itself. The environment looks varied and visually resplendent, mixing ancient ruins, fleshy interiors and futuristic technology while sticking to the game’s overall aesthetic. It’s fun to traverse, especially as you look down on the rest of the world from above, and discovering all the lore bits also feels nice.

Unfortunately, by “traverse”, I mean walk from point to point, much like the main story dungeons from the base game. What’s the big deal, especially when the base game gets away with it? There’s been copious feedback on how the dungeons felt too linear. I’m not saying the development team must incorporate that, but this is DLC. There are opportunities to do things otherwise absent in the base game. With the sheer effort put into designing this environment, there could have been some interesting ways to traverse it. Maybe some puzzles or secrets to discover?

Sure, you have the data entries, and they are interesting, but they highlight another problem with the Sagespire – no backtracking. Did you skip a data entry and go through a door, thinking you could collect it later? That door is now closed. You snooze, you lose.

Thankfully, Echoes of the Fallen doesn’t skimp with its main attraction – the boss fights. Each boss is incredibly well-designed, starting with Sigma, who moves super-quick, striking with melee blows and kicks while also unleashing bullet hell-like projectiles and eruptions. The mini-boss, Omicron, is also great with its hit-and-run tactics while flying around. Others like Angrya Mainyu may be reskinned from other enemy types but offer several new, engaging mechanics. If you thought the base game had its share of bullet-hell sequences, then Echoes of the Fallen ups the ante.

There are a fair amount of reused enemies from the base game, though I appreciate new mechanics like Hearthflame, which mix things up, if only slightly. Other than the new bosses, Echoes of the Fallen also adds new accessories called Bits. These offer up new and – in some cases overpowered – new perks.

Assailment Bit, for instance, increases the rate at which the damage multiplier rises while increasing the maximum to 200 percent on Staggered enemies. Reach the max, and Double Impact activates, dealing even more damage. It’s perfect for someone who likes to unleash their powerful Eikonic abilities when the enemy is staggered for massive damage.

"It may be enough for its price, but for the fan in me who liked the base game and looked forward to the DLC expanding on some things and fine-tuning others, it just felt acceptable."

Bombardment Bit is for those who love aerial combos, increasing the Will damage dealt from most airborne attacks by 20 percent and the maximum number of stomps from 2 to 3. There’s even a Revivement Bit, which activates Limit Break immediately if you take fatal damage when the gauge is full, thus preventing you from dying (though it doesn’t work in places like the Deadlands). That’s more or less it, though – you have some new gear which provides some stat increases and two new swords, with one upgradeable into perhaps the new best-in-slot weapon for the entire game.

Final Fantasy 16: Echoes of the Fallen isn’t very long – it takes a handful of hours to complete (the developer estimates about three). It’s standalone and doesn’t affect anything else in the base game. From the outset, it sounds like a series of well-designed boss battles that are challenging but fun, even if their scale is nowhere as epic as the Eikon battles (which is perfectly fine). The graphics and music are great, and the gang is back together for one more crazy adventure. What’s not to like?

It may be enough for its price, but for the fan in me who liked the base game and looked forward to the DLC expanding on some things and fine-tuning others, it just felt acceptable. The Rising Tide will offer more story-telling, new abilities and even a new Eikon, so it’s probably more of what I’m looking forward to.

With Echoes of the Fallen, it felt like it could have delivered more within its confines. Make no mistake: There’s fun to be had, but if this is the bar, I hope that future DLC surpasses it.

This game was reviewed on PS5.

According to producer Naoki Yoshida, it’s unlikely. That’s because the core development team has already disbanded, and only the DLC team remains. Speaking to Famitsu, he said, “The development team has been disbanded apart from the main DLC team, so at the least, we are not expecting to make a sequel or spin-off.”

While the team learned a lot from creating Valisthea, it’s opting to develop “the next title or consider a new challenge” instead of adding to Final Fantasy 16 for a long time. However, Yoshida isn’t ruling out the possibility entirely. “If you ask me if there will be anything related to Final Fantasy 16 in the future, I don’t know. Since I don’t know what will happen, I’d rather not say anything definite.”

It’s worth remembering that there weren’t plans for the base game to get any DLC. That changed over time, and the fact that the DLC team is still together could mean more content after The Rising Tide. As always, time will tell, so stay tuned for more details.

Final Fantasy 16 is available on PS5, with the exclusivity period ending on December 31st, 2023. A PC version is in the works, though there’s no release window.

Final Fantasy 16’s first DLC addition is Echoes of the Fallen, which is actually available to purchase and play right now. It will be followed by The Rising Tide, which will launch in Spring 2024. Both expansions will once again focus on Clive and co, and will continue to expand on the world and lore of Valisthea, as recently confirmed by Square Enix. Check out the reveal trailer below for more details.

Square Enix has confirmed that Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide can both be purchased together as part of an Expansion Pass, which is currently being sold at a discounted price.

Final Fantasy 16 is available on PS5, and a PC version is also in development. Check out our review of the game through here.