Square Enix Sets Final Fantasy VII Revelation Release Date: 8. huhtikuuta 2027

Square Enix confirmed an 8. huhtikuuta 2027 release date for Final Fantasy VII Revelation on 3. syyskuuta 2026, closing out a PlayStation State of Play broadcast with new gameplay footage, live pre-orders, and the first details of the game’s premium editions. The action RPG is the third and final entry in the Final Fantasy VII Remake Series.

The date was announced in a PlayStation Blog post by Square Enix senior marketing manager Zorine Te, published alongside the broadcast. The post confirms the launch date for PlayStation 5 and states that pre-orders went live on the PlayStation Store the same day. The game continues the story that began in Final Fantasy VII Remake and carried through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

Square Enix had previously dated the game only to Spring 2027. In its 5. kesäkuuta 2026 announcement at Summer Game Fest Live, the publisher said Revelation would release simultaneously for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and Xbox PC, landing in the 30th anniversary year of the original 1997 game.

New Gameplay Details From the Broadcast

The extended segment showed the party’s airship, the Highwind, serving as the hub for exploring a world the post describes as a vast open world on an unprecedented scale. The chocobo companion Piko returns, this time serving as both a mount and a combat ally, and will grow stronger alongside the party with new capabilities for traversal and battle.

Combat expands through the Function-Integrated Tactical Suitwear system, shortened to FITS. The system lets players customize play styles with uniforms that carry unique move sets, and four specialized suits were named: Warrior, Knight, Black Mage, and Summoner. The deep-dive footage showed Cid wearing the Knight suit and Vincent wearing the Summoner suit, and the suits also change each character’s appearance.

A new dynamic character-switching feature allows players to swap instantly between party members while exploring. Traversal gains a grappling gun for scaling rooftops and moving through city environments.

Players will also choose which party member takes on certain quests, a decision that affects how specific story events and gameplay scenarios unfold. Queen’s Blood, the card minigame introduced in Rebirth, returns with a new storyline centered on Red XIII and opponents designed to alter the flow of matches.

Pre-Order Bonuses and Premium Editions

Every edition carries the same pre-order incentive: buyers who reserve the game receive the Mecha-Chocobo & Moogle Summon Materia.

The Premium Edition bundles the main game with a Story Expansion Pass and Early Access, which opens the game 24 hours before release, plus an in-game Reclaimant Choker accessory and a set of consumable items for the early journey. The Story Expansion Pass grants access to two story-centered DLC releases, with further details promised at a later point.

A Premium Plus Edition includes everything in the Premium Edition and adds a digital art book, a digital mini soundtrack, Polydroid Alexander Summon Materia, an in-game Nymphwing Bracelet armor piece, and a Risk Taker’s Choker accessory.

The Road to a Dated Launch

The September 3 segment had been trailed in advance. PlayStation’s 31. elokuuta 2026 State of Play announcement said the broadcast would conclude with an extended look at the game, with the stream airing at 6:00am PT and 9:00am ET, followed immediately by a separate State of Play Japan episode hosted by Yuki Kaji.

The reveal completes a run of showings that began with the Summer Game Fest debut, where director Naoki Hamaguchi and Vincent Valentine voice actor Matt Mercer presented the reveal trailer and an extended gameplay look. At gamescom Opening Night Live on 25. elokuuta 2026, Square Enix followed with a trailer centered on the Weapons, the planetary guardians from the original game reimagined as boss battles, some appearing in what the publisher described as ultra-challenging endgame encounters. That footage also introduced the summon Typhon and showed Cloud and Tifa in their Warrior and Black Mage suits.

In the game, Cloud Strife and his companions take to the skies aboard the Highwind in a race to stop Meteor, the ultimate destructive magic, as Sephiroth nears godhood. Square Enix has said the entire planet is freely explorable by airship, with players able to parachute into any location and choose where to go, who to help, and in what order. Vincent Valentine and Cid Highwind join as playable party members, and the series’ hybrid of real-time action and command-based combat returns with a Tactical Mode option.

Players with save data from Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade or Final Fantasy VII Rebirth unlock bonuses in Revelation: Chocobo & Moogle Summon Materia for Intergrade saves and Phoenix Summon Materia for Rebirth saves. The first two entries are available now across PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.