Square Enix Ends Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis Service in October
Square Enix's decision to shut down a live-service FF7 title over quality concerns signals a rare admission that the brand's standards could not be met in the mobile and PC gacha model.
Reporting from 1 source: GameBusiness.jp.
Square Enix announced the end of service for FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS on October 7, 2026. The producer letter cited difficulty in providing quality that satisfies as a title bearing the FF7 name, particularly balancing production workload and demand for character weapons and gear graphics. The game launched on smartphone in September 2023 and on Steam in December 2023.
In a producer letter, Square Enix explained that it became difficult to balance the production workload with the demand for new weapons and gear for each character, and that the pursuit of graphical quality for those items made it impossible to maintain a service that meets the standards of the Final Fantasy 7 name. The company will end service for FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS on October 7, 2026. The title launched on smartphone in September 2023 and on Steam later that year, offering new stories and costumes set in the FF7 universe.
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