Final Fantasy VIII Remastered

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It is a time of war. The Republic of Galbadia, under the influence of the sorceress Edea, mobilises its great armies against the other nations of the world.

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Developer:
DotEmu
Publisher:
Square Enix
Release date:
03 September 2019
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (51)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (2663)

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Description

It is a time of war.
The Republic of Galbadia, under the influence of the sorceress Edea, mobilises its great armies against the other nations of the world.
Squall and other members of SeeD, an elite mercenary force, join hands with Rinoa, a resistance fighter, to fight against Galbadia's tyrannical rule and to prevent Edea from fulfilling her ultimate goal.

This product is a remaster of FINAL FANTASY VIII, featuring multiple enhancements including additional options to customise your gameplay experience and difficulty, such as:

  • Battle assist options (HP, ATB gauge, and Limit Break boosts)
  • Game speed boost (x3)
  • No random encounters
  • Obtain all items and abilities
  • Max G.F. levels, currency (gil), and spells
  • Obtain all Limit Breaks and cards

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10
Processor:
AMD A-Seiries 2.2GHz / Intel® Core™ i3 2.2GHz
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon™ R7 240 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
5 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Additional Notes:
OpenGL 3.3 or higher

recommended*

OS *:
Windows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10
Processor:
AMD A8-Series 3.1GHz / Intel® Core™ i5 2.8GHz
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon™ RX 470 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
5 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Additional Notes:
OpenGL 3.3 or higher

User reviews

deyaniera
Recommended | 29 Apr 2026
20.6h played

Completely underrated and overlooked Final Fantasy game. It's really great, and while the magic system is a bit of a pain, the card game is super fun and the storyline is worth the effort with the magic system. Highly

Helpful: 3
Geras
Recommended | 30 Apr 2026
115h played

This was my first FF, same as some of you. I have to say this is still one one my favourites. Coolest FF by far. Best card game, GFs and hell even Junction. However, the port is super lazy, at least it doesn't crash.

Helpful: 0
Guts
Not recommended | 30 Apr 2026
32.2h played

Honestly the only reason to play this version is that there's a hotkey to put it at 3x speed and it keeps the music at normal speed. Besides that you're much better off playing the original on an emulator with CRT

Helpful: 4
Fennel
Recommended | 01 May 2026
57.1h played

Great game and a great remaster, very emotionally impactful character-focused story, I love the romance between the main characters, it is so sweet. The combat mechanics are deep and it rewards playing risky, there's

Helpful: 3
Zhu_Li
Recommended | 16 May 2026
48.6h played

My brother used to play this on PS1 when we were kids. I remember I had a huge crush on Zell lol. This brings so much nostalgia. Out of all FF series, I love FF8's soundtrack!

Helpful: 0
Otacon
Recommended | 28 May 2026
11.7h played

Lowkey worth over 2013 version if you're modding. No point in HD textures if the models are still low poly. Unmodded, however, I wouldn't play this version as the models are so out of place without an HD background mod.

Helpful: 0