[ Final Fantasy ]
edited 2026-05-19A complete play and watch order for the Final Fantasy franchise, covering every mainline numbered entry from I through XVI, the Tactics line, the Final Fantasy XI and XIV MMOs (including all XIV expansions), selected spinoffs, and the films and anime. Includes a dedicated section for the films and anime, and a pointer to the separate Final Fantasy VII Compilation franchise page for FFVII-specific content.
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01GAME
1987The 1987 Famicom and NES RPG that launched the franchise, developed and published by Square and directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi. Four Warrior…
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1988The 1988 Famicom RPG developed by Square, replacing the class-based levelling of the original with a progression system that increases chara…
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1990The 1990 Famicom RPG developed by Square, introducing the job system that lets players freely change character classes — a mechanic that wou…
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1991The 1991 Super Famicom RPG developed by Square and directed by Yoshinori Kitase, introducing the Active Time Battle system that brings real-…
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1992The 1992 Super Famicom RPG developed by Square, expanding the job system from Final Fantasy III into a deep customisation engine where skill…
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1994The 1994 Super Famicom RPG developed by Square, directed by Yoshinori Kitase and with scenario by Hironobu Sakaguchi and Yoshitaka Amano's d…
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1997The 1997 PlayStation tactical RPG developed by Square and directed by Yasumi Matsuno, set in the kingdom of Ivalice during a war of successi…
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1997The landmark 1997 PlayStation RPG developed by Square and directed by Yoshinori Kitase, moving the series into 3D and introducing a cinemati…
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1999The 1999 PlayStation RPG developed by Square and directed by Yoshinori Kitase, replacing traditional levelling with a junction system that l…
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2000The 2000 PlayStation RPG developed by Square and directed by Hiroyuki Ito, conceived as a deliberate return to the series' medieval fantasy…
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2001The 2001 PlayStation 2 RPG developed by Square and directed by Yoshinori Kitase, the first entry in the series to feature full voice acting…
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2002The 2002 PlayStation 2 and PC massively multiplayer online RPG developed and published by Square, the first MMO in the Final Fantasy series.…
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2003The 2003 Game Boy Advance tactical RPG developed by Square Enix, a standalone entry in the Tactics line set in the fantasy world of Ivalice…
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2003The 2003 PlayStation 2 RPG developed by Square Enix, the first direct sequel to a mainline Final Fantasy title. Set two years after the even…
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2006The 2006 PlayStation 2 RPG developed by Square Enix and directed by Hiroshi Minagawa, with scenario by Yasumi Matsuno, set in the world of I…
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2007The 2007 Nintendo DS tactical RPG developed by Square Enix, the third entry in the Tactics line and a loose successor to Final Fantasy Tacti…
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2007The 2007 PlayStation Portable enhanced remake of the 1997 PlayStation original Final Fantasy Tactics, developed by Square Enix. The core sto…
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2009The 2009 PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 RPG developed by Square Enix and directed by Motomu Toriyama, set in the artificial sky world of Cocoon…
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2011The 2011 PlayStation Portable action RPG developed by Square Enix and directed by Hajime Tabata, released in Japan on October 27, 2011, as p…
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2011The 2011 PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 RPG developed by Square Enix, a direct sequel to Final Fantasy XIII set three years after its events. Li…
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2013The 2013 complete relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV, rebuilt from the ground up by Naoki Yoshida and his team after the critical failure of the…
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2013The 2013 PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 RPG developed by Square Enix, the conclusion of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy. Lightning is resurrected…
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2015The first expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, released on June 23, 2015, developed by Square Enix. The Warrior of Light flees to the northern n…
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2016The 2016 PlayStation 4 and Xbox One action RPG developed by Square Enix and directed by Hajime Tabata, following a decade of development ori…
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2017The second expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, released on June 20, 2017. The Warrior of Light joins a liberation movement to free the kingdoms…
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2019The third expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, released on July 2, 2019. The Warrior of Light is summoned to a parallel reflection of the Source…
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2021The fourth expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, released on December 7, 2021, serving as the conclusion to the main narrative arc stretching acr…
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2022The 2022 action RPG developed by Team Ninja and published by Square Enix, serving as a dark prequel reimagining of the original Final Fantas…
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2023The 2023 PlayStation 5 action RPG developed by Square Enix's Creative Business Unit III and directed by Hiroshi Takai, with producer Naoki Y…
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2024The fifth expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, released on June 25, 2024, beginning a new chapter after the conclusion of the Hydaelyn/Zodiark s…
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