Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis Is Shutting Down After a Three-Year Run
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Square Enix is shutting down mobile game Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis on October 6, 2026, after a three-year run, though it will receive its final story updates before going offline.
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis will end service on October 6, 2026. Originally launched in 2023, the mobile title offered a serialized approach to the entire extended Final Fantasy 7 universe, compiling storylines from the original game, spin-offs, and movies into a single package. According to an official notice on the game website, the team determined it would be difficult to continue delivering the same experience moving forward. Players can still spend their remaining Red Crystals until the servers go dark, though real-money refunds are restricted to residents of Taiwan.
The closure adds to a notable trend of mobile game shutdowns from major publishers, following the endings of Nier Reincarnation, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, and Dragon Quest of the Stars. However, Square Enix has previously found new life for some of its retired mobile projects by transitioning them to console and PC formats, as seen with upcoming ports and spin-offs like Final Fantasy Resonance. Producer Shoichi Ichikawa also confirmed that the previously unadapted mobile story Before Crisis will still make its way into Ever Crisis in a final three-part release spanning July and August.
For players invested in digital ecosystems and live-service longevity, news like this highlights the inherent volatility of mobile gaming spaces where progress and purchases are tied to active servers. While the big-budget console remake trilogy continues to dominate the conversation, Ever Crisis served as a unique archive for fans of the wider Compilation of Final Fantasy 7. Whether this particular chapter will ever be preserved or revived in an offline or console format remains to be seen, but the clock is now ticking for anyone wanting to experience its story content before October.
Original reporting by Willa Rowe at Polygon
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Original article: Polygon