7 Criminally Underappreciated Final Fantasy Games You Must Play Before FF7 Revelation
7 Criminally Underappreciated Final Fantasy Games You Must Play Before FF7 Revelation is the focus of a new gaming update, and the useful part is understanding what has actually changed or been announced. Like Follow Followed Thread 21 Add Us Add on Google Preferred Source Google News Link copied to clipboard By Jen Glennon & Polygon Staff Updated Aug 20, 2026, 12:54 PM EDT What to Play There are way more of them than you probably realize 7 criminally underappreciated Final Fantasy games Image: Square Enix Sign in to your Polygon.com account Trick question: How many Final Fantasy games are there?
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Like Follow Followed Thread 21 Add Us Add on Google Preferred Source Google News Link copied to clipboard By Jen Glennon & Polygon Staff Updated Aug 20, 2026, 12:54 PM EDT What to Play There are way more of them than you probably realize 7 criminally underappreciated Final Fantasy games Image: Square Enix Sign in to your Polygon.com account Trick question: How many Final Fantasy games are there? Released in 2003, Final Fantasy 10-2 follows Yuna as she searches for Tidus, the now-missing protagonist of 2001's Final Fantasy 10. From toe-tapping ear worms to tear-jerking ballads, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line includes an astonishing 385 songs in the standard release, with DLC raising the total to 505. Online multiplayer and couch-coop only adds to the fun. —JG Where to play: Nintendo Switch, PS4 3 Final Fantasy Type-0 Launched in 2011 for Sony’s PlayStation Portable, Final Fantasy Type-0 was at least partially inspired by the international success of Atlus’s Persona 3 and Persona 4, which blended traditional RPG dungeon crawling with extensive social-sim elements. 4 Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy 15 Square Enix Combining two of the most inescapable trends in video games in 2017, Monster of the Deep was a standalone fishing game based on the world of Final Fantasy 15 released exclusively for the original PlayStation VR headset.
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FF10-2 was the first — and only! — game in the series to feature an all-female main cast. FF10-2's riff on the series' job system is the Dressphere, which can dramatically change a party member's fighting style. This colorful and creative music game with light RPG gameplay is a love letter to all things Final Fantasy, bringing together characters from across the decade-spanning series. If you're just here for the vibes, simple mode converts all the triggers to single-button input. Online multiplayer and couch-coop only adds to the fun. —JG Where to play: Nintendo Switch, PS4 3 Final Fantasy Type-0 Launched in 2011 for Sony’s PlayStation Portable, Final Fantasy Type-0 was at least partially inspired by the international success of Atlus’s Persona 3 and Persona 4, which blended traditional RPG dungeon crawling with extensive social-sim elements.
Additional Context
Sure, Square Enix has made plenty of sequels and spinoffs over the years in addition to the mainline 16 games. But you might not realize there’s been more than 100 Final Fantasy games since the series got its start on the NES back in 1987.
Even if you’re a series superfan, odds are you haven’t played most Final Fantasy games. Within that substantial number, there are some forgettable spinoffs and flash-in-the-pan mobile games you can no longer play.
Instead, we’re highlighting the hidden gems, fascinating experiments, and woefully underrated entries that deserve way more love than they’ve gotten over the years.
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