Square Enix Reveals ‘Final Fantasy VII Revelation,’ the Open-World Trilogy Finale Arriving Spring 2027

Summary

• Square Enix announced Final Fantasy VII Revelation at Summer Game Fest Live, confirming it as the third and final entry in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, arriving Spring 2027
• The game introduces a fully explorable open world navigated via the iconic Highwind airship, with players able to parachute drop anywhere on the planet and choose their own path through a world threatened by Meteor and awakening Weapons
• For the first time in the trilogy, Revelation launches simultaneously across PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, and Epic Games Store on day one

Square Enix officially announced Final Fantasy VII Revelation at Summer Game Fest Live, the third and final entry in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy. Arriving Spring 2027, the game closes a project that began with Remake in 2020 and continued with Rebirth in 2024, bringing the remake series’ retelling of the original 1997 game to its conclusion on the 30th anniversary of the source material. Director Naoki Hamaguchi and voice actor Matt Mercer presented the reveal trailer and an extended gameplay showcase at the event.

The gameplay reveal is where Revelation makes its most significant structural departure from its predecessors. The entire planet is freely explorable via the Highwind, the iconic airship whose appearance in the announcement trailer was flagged by Hamaguchi as a moment the team had been building toward for years. Players can parachute drop from the Highwind anywhere on the map, transitioning seamlessly from aerial to ground-level play. The world beneath them is not quiet: Meteor is descending, Weapons are awakening across the globe, and the planet itself is in active conflict. Rather than a linear path through those crises, Revelation tasks the player with choosing where to go, who to help, and in what order, with those decisions carrying consequences for the characters involved. The hybrid battle system that defined both Remake and Rebirth returns, expanded with new playable characters and moves, retaining the toggle between real-time action and Tactical Mode that has been central to the trilogy’s combat identity.

The announcement carries weight beyond its gameplay details. Spring 2027 positions Revelation to land during the 30th anniversary of the original Final Fantasy VII, released in Japan in January 1997. That timing is not incidental. Square Enix is closing a trilogy that has taken six years to build across three games, arriving at the moment the franchise it is adapting reaches its own milestone. “We’ve finally announced Final Fantasy VII Revelation,” Hamaguchi said following the reveal. “I’m very happy we were able to showcase the long-awaited Highwind flight. We’re committed to delivering the ultimate experience in Spring 2027.”

One significant change from the previous entries is the voice cast. Sephiroth’s English voice actor Tyler Hoechlin was unavailable for Revelation, and Travis Willingham takes over the role for the trilogy’s final chapter. The platforming situation represents the inverse of a change: where both Remake and Rebirth launched as timed PlayStation exclusives before arriving on other platforms.

Watch the trailer above. Final Fantasy VII Revelation releases Spring 2027 on PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, and Epic Games Store.