Overview
- Hands-on previews on Thursday, September 10, 2026, gave critics 45–60 minute demos that showcased seamless Highwind travel where players can parachute directly into regions and re-enter previous areas.
- Square Enix set a firm release date of April 8, 2027, and confirmed the game will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam and Epic) and Nintendo Switch 2.
- Revelation keeps the remake trilogy’s hybrid real-time and tactical combat while introducing the FITS system, which lets any character switch between four class outfits — Warrior, Knight, Black Mage, and Summoner — during battle.
- Previewers praised the scale, visuals, and combat polish and noted that Cid Highwind and Vincent Valentine are full, playable party members with distinct toolkits, but several outlets warned that dense optional content risks bloating the player experience and raised performance questions for platforms like Nintendo Switch 2.
- Director Naoki Hamaguchi says he developed Revelation as if it were the last Final Fantasy VII entry, a stance that contrasts with Square Enix’s earlier disclosure of two paid story expansions and positions Revelation at the center of the company’s wider 2027 release strategy.