ROLE-PLAYING (RPG)ADVENTURE

Final Fantasy VII Revelation

2027·Square Enix Creative Studio I

About this game

The moment the title appeared on screen at Summer Game Fest 2026, the internet collectively lost its mind. Final Fantasy VII Revelation. That's it. That's the name. After years of speculation - Part 3, Remake 3, Rebirth 2, whatever people were calling it on any given week - Square Enix closed out the showcase with what is comfortably one of the most anticipated game announcements of the decade. And it landed with everything you'd want from a reveal of this magnitude. Announced on June 5, 2026, by director Naoki Hamaguchi alongside Matt Mercer - the voice of Vincent Valentine - Final Fantasy VII Revelation is the third and final entry in the remake trilogy, launching simultaneously on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in Spring 2027. That simultaneous multiplatform launch is a first for the series and a genuine statement of intent. The theme Hamaguchi chose to describe Revelation is "resolve" - Cloud and his companions steeling themselves to face their final destinies as Meteor hangs in the sky above a world on the edge of annihilation. It's exactly the register you'd expect from this chapter, and the reveal trailer leaned hard into that weight. Iconic imagery from the original 1997 game - the Weapons, the Northern Continent, Mideel, Wutai - rendered in the kind of fidelity nobody could have imagined when the original came out thirty years ago. The biggest gameplay addition is something fans have been waiting for since Remake first launched - a fully controllable Highwind airship, allowing free traversal of the entire planet. Players can literally jump off the deck and parachute to any location they choose, seamlessly landing in a chosen area without a loading screen. Wutai, the frozen wastes of the Northern Continent, the sun-drenched Mideel archipelago - all confirmed and explorable. Returning regions from Rebirth are also present, though they've been altered and redesigned following the catastrophic events involving the Weapons. Two characters who've been waiting in the wings for the entire trilogy finally join the fully playable roster - Vincent Valentine, whose lightning-fast gunplay and ability to shift freely between human and bestial form in combat looks genuinely spectacular, and Cid Highwind, whose lance-based style leans into powerful single-target strikes and sweeping area-of-effect attacks. Both have their own distinct rhythm and both are long overdue. The other major reveal was the FITS system - Function Integrated Tactical Suitwear - which dresses characters in outfits tied to classic Final Fantasy job classes like Black Mage and Warrior, granting new movesets and abilities. It's a direct nod to the job systems of Final Fantasy X-2 and Lightning Returns, and it looks like it adds a genuinely meaningful layer of customisation on top of the already deep battle system. I've played both Remake and Rebirth multiple times each. Rebirth in particular is one of the best RPGs I've touched in years - the depth, the character work, the sheer ambition of it. Going into the finale feels genuinely momentous. Spring 2027 cannot come fast enough.