Final Fantasy XIV’s Stormblood Expansion Is Now Free To Download, Here Is How To Claim It

Square Enix has now made Final Fantasy XIV’s second expansion, Stormblood, free-to-download for limited time. If you’re wondering if you should even be interested, Final Fantasy XIV is arguably the ‘best’ in the series, as was voted last year in a poll organised by developers, Square Enix. You can now claim a digital copy of the expansion pack which launched in 2017 for free, but there’s a catch. Here’s everything you need to know.

Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood is now free- Details

Stormblood is now available to download for free. However, Square Enix has announced that this is a “limited time” campaign which started on March 27, and will end on May 8, 7:30 pm IST. Additionally, this is an offer that is applicable to only the “existing owners or purchasers of FINAL FANTASY XIV Starter Edition”. The Starter Edition includes Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and the first expansion, Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward.

For a limited time, existing owners or purchasers of #FFXIV Starter Edition can add the Stormblood expansion to their account for free! ???? https://t.co/gSQ9z04uRo

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— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) March 27, 2023

Here’s how to download for free for PlayStation

The Final Fantasy XIV Online: Starter Edition is available at Rs 1248 on the PlayStation Store for PS5, PS4. If you attempt to avail the expansion during the campaign period, “You’ll be prompted to link your Stormblood license to your Service Account the next time you log into the game.”. You therefore do not require any redeem codes to download the expansion.

Here’s how to download for free on PC

For PC however, the game is available for Rs 719 via the Square Enix Store and Steam. The blog post highlights the Windows PC version, Steam and Mac version are treated as different. Therefore, make sure that the expansion is compatible with the Starter Pack you own before you download.

Here’s how you can download Stormblood for free on PC:

• Log in to the Mog Station with your Square Enix account, and select the Service Account where your Final Fantasy XIV Started Pack is registered.
• Select “Additional Expansions” to redeem Stormblood with the respective code for the platform.
• Next you only need to launch Final Fantasy XIV Online with your Square Enix account to automatically download Stormblood.