FINAL FANTASY V
Worth it · RPG · 2021
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $10.79.
- Length
- 30.3h
- Value
- $0.36/hr
- Reviews
- 90% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, AMD Radeon R7 Graphics / Intel HD Graphics 3000, 1 GB of storage. Windows only.
The original FINAL FANTASY V comes to life with completely new graphics and audio as a 2D pixel remaster! A remodeled take on the fifth game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
The lowest price on record is $7.99, set in March 2021. Its cuts run 30 percent off as a rule. There have been 21 in the 6 years tracked, about 9 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 2 percent on value. It is pricier than 81 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. Among the games that feel like it, FINAL FANTASY VI ($10.79, scores 87) beats it on value, while it beats FINAL FANTASY IV ($10.79, scores 63).
Of the 539 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written November 2021 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 74 percent of the 113 reviews written there were positive, against 90 percent overall, and those are 5 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
89% start to 11% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
159 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 06:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Probably the first Final Fantasy game that made me think about my turns, jobs and equipment. Not only because it wasn't a cakewalk, but also because it's just so much fun experimenting with all the jobs and discovering what each one of them do and how to combine them together and when. I was dreading getting into the game at first because I didn't like FF3's job leveling progress, but this time around, each job has...
Best version of the best classic 2D FF imo. Great remaster ost and the option for classic music. Boost mechanic allows for faster playthroughs and cool challenge runs. Adding more replay value to a already replayable game. My thoughts on the changes to the gameplay are positive for the most part like buffing classes like monk, dancer, and dragoon. Giving bows and whips more added utility. Being able to skip turns...
I guess i never realized that six had way more in common with 7 than it did with 5. I'm gonna bet this is Toby Fox's favorite FF and not just for the piano bit. You use your dead sprite to slide your face on the ground to avoid detection, that's peak ralsei.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
FINAL FANTASY V scores 79/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1173810/final-fantasy-vReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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