Final Fantasy XIV cost to play

Final Fantasy XIV is an online role-playing game with a free trial, a paid game and expansions, and a subscription needed to keep playing beyond the trial. Its online store sells optional items, but PEGI doesn't flag paid random items, so this page covers cost only.

How it plays

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is an online role-playing game (MMORPG) built around a long main story, battles and a wide range of places to explore. You can party up with friends or play solo: Square Enix says every main story dungeon can be cleared on your own by calling on computer-controlled allies to fight beside you.

Your character takes on jobs, each with its own way of fighting, and each expansion adds more. Heavensward brings the Astrologian, a healer using celestial magic, the Machinist, who attacks from range with firearms, and the Dark Knight with a greatsword. Stormblood adds the rapier-wielding Red Mage and the Samurai, and Shadowbringers the Gunbreaker and the Dancer.

The Free Trial on Steam covers A Realm Reborn and the Heavensward, Stormblood and Shadowbringers expansions. Other editions need a paid subscription, and the game supports cross-platform play.

What it costs

Square Enix's own price list gives the Standard subscription as £8.99 for 30 days, £25.17 for 90 days and £46.14 for 180 days, which works out at £8.99, £8.39 and £7.69 per 30 days. The cheaper Entry plan is £7.69 for 30 days but allows fewer characters. A year on the Standard plan costs £92.28 as two 180-day periods, against about £109 at the 30-day rate.

The game itself is sold separately: the Complete Edition, which includes every expansion up to Dawntrail, costs £39.99 on Steam UK and £44.99 on the PlayStation Store UK. Dawntrail alone is £29.99 on Steam.

Evercold expansion

The next expansion, Evercold, comes out on Tuesday 23 February 2027, Square Enix confirmed on 31 October, after a delay from its January window that producer Naoki Yoshida announced at the Fan Festival in Tokyo.

Pre-orders opened on 4 November 2026. Pre-ordering gives early access from about 9:00 GMT on Friday 19 February 2027, plus a Wind-up Köttr minion and Halone's Earring, an accessory that increases EXP earned. The Standard Edition includes the earlier expansions Endwalker and Dawntrail; the Digital Collector's Edition adds the Valhallar Odin mount, the Entreat Crystal emote and the Crystal Skyltborg.

Evercold edition (Steam UK pre-purchase)	Price
Standard Edition	£34.99
Collector's Edition	£49.99

Prices are from the Steam UK store on 6 November 2026. Square Enix also sells a physical Collector's Bundle and Collector's Box on its own store.

Players

The 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 35,063 concurrent players on 3 October 2026. Square Enix's own launcher and PlayStation players aren't counted, so this is a small share of the real audience.

How we checked

Subscription prices come from Square Enix's official product page, read on 3 October 2026. Game prices are the Steam UK and PlayStation Store UK listings on the same day, and the player figure is from Steam Charts. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page. The Evercold section comes from Square Enix's Lodestone posts and the Steam UK pre-purchase prices, read on 6 November 2026.

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