Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
- Developer
- Square Enix Creative Business Unit I
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Released
- 03 September 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £15.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered features upgraded character models, enhanced Guardian Forces and improved visual effects while preserving the original game’s story and pre-rendered backgrounds. It includes modern features such as achievements, controller support, and optional battle enhancements like 3x speed, no encounters and max stats.
Best gaming PC for Final Fantasy VIII Remastered in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Final Fantasy VIII Remastered today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Square Enix on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 | Windows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 |
| CPU | AMD A-Seiries 2.2GHz / Intel® Core™ i3 2.2GHz | AMD A8-Series 3.1GHz / Intel® Core™ i5 2.8GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon™ R7 240 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 | AMD Radeon™ RX 470 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 |
| Storage | 5 GB | 5 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Final Fantasy VIII Remastered?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD A8-Series 3.1GHz / Intel® Core™ i5 2.8GHz and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon™ RX 470 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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