share 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 After a one-year wait, Final Fantasy XVI is finally ready to take players on a fresh journey on PC next month. They won’t have to bide their time until then to get a taste of the action, however, as a free playable demo of the game is now out on Steam and the Epic Games Store . Ahead of its official launch on 17 September , the latest numbered entry in Square Enix’s long-running franchise has prepared the opening sequence and a “Eikonic Challenge” mode, which serves as to showcase game mechanics and combat through a dungeon quest and boss fight, for the demo.

Save data will carry over the the full game, available in two versions — the standard release, and a Complete Edition that includes The Rising Tide and Echoes of the Fallen expansions. Pre-orders for both editions are now live, and in usual fashion, include bonus goodies like The Cait Sith’s Charm accessory, the Sixteen Bells Orchestrion Roll, and the Brave Blade weapon. The base title retails for S$67.

90, while the latter is priced at S$97.90. As for system requirements, Steam lists the following: MINIMUM OS : Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i5-8400 Memory : 16GB RAM Graphics : AMD Radeon RX 5700 / Intel Arc A580 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 DirectX : Version 12 Storage : 170GB available space Additional Notes : 30FPS at 720p expected.

SSD required. VRAM 8GB or above. RECOMMENDED OS : Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit Processor : AMD Ryzen 7 5700X / Intel Core i7-10.