Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis Shutting Down in October 2026 as Square Enix Ends Service

Square Enix has confirmed Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis will permanently shut down in October 2026, ending its three-year live-service run.

Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is officially coming to an end. Square Enix has announced that the live-service RPG would be shut down on October 6, 2026, marking the end of the program that started on mobile platforms and later expanded to PC via Steam. The announcement ends a project that lasted about three years, leaving many gamers unhappy with the short life of the game.

The game’s official website released a notice of closure, and Square Enix confirmed the service will end in October. In a statement, the company apologized for the abrupt decision and thanked the players who have supported the game since its release. The publisher said it has decided it could no longer justify continuous development and operation.

Despite its best efforts to create the best possible experience. Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, which was available on the App Store and Google Play on September 7, 2023, and Steam on December 6, 2023. The game was updated and expanded throughout its lifespan with new features to maintain player interest in its live-service approach.

The shutdown is an example of a trend becoming more common in the game industry: products that are built around constant updates only last as long as they are profitable. Your standard single-player releases can be played forever. Lots of live-service games get to the point where it's no longer worth it to keep supporting them, and they get shut down entirely, meaning users lose access.

The players think every problem may outlive its shutdown.

The incident also highlights how much the distinctions between mobile games, PC releases, and even console experiences have been slowly blurred over the last decade. The mobile-only business model of yesterday has been adopted across nearly all platforms. Live-service systems are now ubiquitous among many publishers.

But no matter where they get their games, users often face the same problem: when all ongoing support is over, the entire experience could disappear. With word of the shutdown spreading, many fans are hoping Square Enix will keep some form of Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis going.

One of the most common suggestions is for the publisher to distribute the game as a single-player offline game, to be sold on many platforms. This version will let players continue to enjoy the story and content of the game without needing live servers. There are no plans released for such.

Square Enix has said in its current roadmap that the online service for Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis will end on October 6, 2026, and the game will be unplayable in its current form at that point. Without a new preservation plan from the company, it looks like this game will disappear entirely when the servers go down, adding to the growing list of live-service offerings that are out of reach when support runs out.