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For first-timers, we recommend Release Order as it's the intended experience. For rewatches, Timeline/Chronological Order offers a fresh perspective by following the in-universe chronology.

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Final Fantasy VII Compilation

edited 2026-05-21

A complete play, watch, and reading order for the Final Fantasy VII Compilation — covering the 1997 original RPG, the mid-2000s Compilation games and films, and the ongoing Remake trilogy. Includes release order and in-universe chronological order for the games, plus the animated films, mobile service entries, and Kazushige Nojima's canonical novels.

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Tags · [original-trilogy][remake-trilogy][mobile]

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main games7 items · 7 unwatched

01GAME

2004A 2004 Japan-exclusive episodic mobile RPG published by Square Enix, set across the six years immediately prior to Final Fantasy VII. The st…

02GAME

2007A 2007 PlayStation Portable action RPG developed by Square Enix, serving as the primary prequel to Final Fantasy VII. Set seven years before…

03GAME

2022Square Enix's 2022 HD remaster of the 2007 PlayStation Portable prequel Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, developed by Tose and released world…

04GAME

1997The landmark 1997 PlayStation RPG developed by Square and directed by Yoshinori Kitase, moving the series into 3D and introducing a cinemati…

05GAME

2020The first entry in Square Enix's three-part Remake project, released on PlayStation 4 on April 10, 2020. Set in the dystopian city of Midgar…

06GAME

2024The second entry in the Remake trilogy, released for PlayStation 5 on February 29, 2024, and for PC on January 23, 2025. Cloud and his party…

07GAME

2006A 2006 PlayStation 2 action RPG developed by Square Enix, starring Vincent Valentine as its protagonist. Set three years after the original…

animated films3 items · 3 unwatched

mobile & service games2 items · 2 unwatched

novels3 items · 3 unwatched