Square Enix Reveals Final Fantasy VII Revelation for Spring 2027
This announcement confirms the remake trilogy's end date and scope, showing Square Enix is committing to a simultaneous multiplatform launch after the previous entries' staggered exclusivity periods.
Reporting from 8 sources: Anime News Network, GAME Watch (Impress), 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp, and 4 more.
Square Enix announced Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and final installment of the Final Fantasy VII remake series, during the Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream on June 5. The game is scheduled for a simultaneous multiplatform release in spring 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Series director Naoki Hamaguchi appeared on stage and said the theme of the title is "resolve," as Cloud and his companions prepare for their final battle. The reveal trailer showed a seamless open world, with the airship Highwind allowing players to fly across the map and parachute down to destinations. New playable characters include Vincent Valentine (voiced by Shogo Suzuki) and Cid Highwind (voiced by Kazuhiro Yamaji). A new "WEAR" system lets characters change outfits to alter combat styles, with names like "Warrior" and "Black Mage" drawn from the Final Fantasy series. The game introduces new areas Mideel and Wutai, and the giant planet guardian Weapon will appear as an enemy. Producer Yoshinori Kitase, director Naoki Hamaguchi, and creative director Tetsuya Nomura each released statements about the project.
Series director Naoki Hamaguchi said the theme of the title is "resolve," as Cloud and his companions prepare for their final battle. Producer Yoshinori Kitase, in a statement, said the remake series "will finally reach its ultimate finale" with Revelation and that he has "put 30 years of feelings into this work." Creative director Tetsuya Nomura said the goal has been for "all FFVII stories, including the spin-offs, to converge at the end of this remake journey."
The new "WEAR" system lets characters change outfits to alter combat styles, with names like "Warrior" and "Black Mage" drawn from the Final Fantasy series. New playable characters include Vincent Valentine, voiced by Shogo Suzuki, and Cid Highwind, voiced by Kazuhiro Yamaji. The game introduces new areas Mideel and Wutai, and the giant planet guardian Weapon will appear as an enemy.
Square Enix released Final Fantasy VII Remake on PlayStation 4 in April 2020 after a delay from March 2020. The game was a PlayStation exclusive until April 10, 2021. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth debuted worldwide in February 2024 on two discs for PlayStation 5, then launched on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in January 2025. The game launched for Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC on June 3.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 8 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Square Enix Reveals Final Fantasy VII Revelation Game for Release in Spring 2027
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「ファイナルファンタジーVII リベレーション」のオフィシャル素材が到着。飛空艇ハイウインドで旅するオープンワールドに
- 4Gamer.net FF7リメイク3作目「FINAL FANTASY VII Revelation」発表。マルチプラットフォーム同時発売へ
- ASCII.jp 「FFVII リメイク」シリーズ完結編『ファイナルファンタジーVII リベレーション』が2027年春に発売決定！
- Denfaminicogamer 『FF7』リメイク3部作の完結編『REVELATION』発表！！！2027年春に発売決定。Switch 2、PS5、Xbox Series X|S、PC（Windows、Steam、Epic Games）に向けて同時展開される予定
- Automaton 『ファイナルファンタジーVII リベレーション』ついに発表。『FF7』リメイクシリーズ完結作、満を持して。ハイウィンドにも乗り、オープンワールド翔ける
- Inside リメイク三部作ラストの『FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION』2027年春発売！対応全機種同時発売【SGF2026】
- Game Spark リメイク三部作ラストの『FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION』2027年春発売！対応全機種同時発売【SGF2026】