Final Fantasy Resonance Release Time, Price, Platforms & Reviews

Square Enix's first HD-2D Final Fantasy lands Thursday, October 22, 2026, and the reviews are already in. Here's exactly when you can play Final Fantasy Resonance, what it costs, where it's out, and whether it's worth your night.

Final Fantasy Resonance release time and platforms

• Release date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
• Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam and the Xbox app/Microsoft Store)
• Steam unlock: storefront data points to 16:00 UTC, which is 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM BST on October 22
• PS5 (US): midnight ET on October 22, per the US PlayStation Store listing
• Xbox and Switch: October 22, but no official unlock hour has been posted
• Game Pass: it isn't part of Xbox's late-October Game Pass wave, so this one's a straight purchase

Price, editions and the free demo

• Standard Edition: $49.99
• Digital Deluxe Edition: $59.99 (base game plus in-game items)
• Collector's Edition: $209.99 (Deluxe bonuses plus physical extras including an artbook, soundtrack and a Final Fantasy TCG promo card)
• Demo: free, covers Chapter 1 (Square Enix estimates 3 to 5 hours), and your save carries over to the full game
• PC specs: 64-bit Windows 11, 8GB RAM, 15GB storage; a GTX 1650 or RX 5500 XT targets 1080p/60 on high. Steam Deck Verified, and yes, it uses Denuvo

What kind of game is it?

Resonance is co-developed by Square Enix and Lancarse (The DioField Chronicle) and rebuilds the first story arc of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius as a standalone console RPG. You play Rain, an airship squadron commander from Grandshelt, trying to protect the world's remaining crystals after the Earth Crystal shatters.

Combat is turn-based with a turn-order timeline instead of classic ATB. Hitting weaknesses staggers enemies for extra turns and Resonance attacks. Series favorites like Cloud and Tidus show up as equippable "Visions," and Sephiroth is in there as an optional challenge fight. Noriyasu Agematsu handles the music, with 120 tracks.

Critics are into it: Final Fantasy Resonance sits at an 85 Top Critic Average on OpenCritic with 92% of critics recommending it across 76 reviews, and Famitsu gave it 36/40. Reported playtime is around 20 to 30 hours for the main story.

The 2nd Shift take

A $50 price and a demo with save carryover is the right way to sell a nostalgia project, and more publishers should copy it. The real question is the source material: Brave Exvius was a gacha game, and its story was built around a monetization loop. Rebuilding it as a straight RPG is a bet that the story holds up on its own, and the early reviews say it mostly does. Denuvo on PC is a ding. If Octopath Traveler or Triangle Strategy ever ate your weekend, grab the demo tonight. Your save is waiting for you on Thursday.

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Keep reading: What to Play This October: 5 Releases Worth Your Night Shift and November 2026 Game Releases: Every Big Date

Sources: RPG Site, Notebookcheck, Nintendo Life, OpenCritic, G2A News, Steam, Insider Gaming