Final Fantasy Resonance Is Out, Taking the Series to HD-2D for the First Time
GAME MODE Staff·Oct 31, 2026· 2m read
Square Enix rebuilds the first arc of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius as a turn-based RPG, with Cloud and other heroes as Visions. It’s $49.99 on Steam, with a free demo.
Final Fantasy Resonance is out. Square Enix announced on Thursday, October 22, that the game is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and Xbox on PC, and it calls Resonance the first HD-2D entry in the Final Fantasy series.
A free demo covers the entire first chapter, with some level restrictions, and its save data carries over to the full game.
Rain, Laswell and an airship squadron
Resonance is based on the first story arc of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, rebuilt as a console-quality RPG. It follows Rain, a knight of the Kingdom of Grandshelt who was given command of an airship squadron at a young age, joined by his childhood friend Laswell.
Series heroes appear as Visions, echoes of Final Fantasy characters who fight alongside the party with unique skills. Square Enix names Cloud, Tidus and the Warrior of Light among them, and Xbox Wire’s list also includes Terra from Final Fantasy VI and Zidane from Final Fantasy IX.
Weak points, extra turns and Ultima Weapon
Battles are turn-based. Exploiting an enemy’s weakness staggers it and breaks its defenses for extra turns, and powerful Resonance attacks play out in cinematic battles.
Steam’s listing also points to side content away from the main story:
- Gilgamesh, the wandering swordmaster
- A Colosseum
- The Chamber of Arms, with foes sealed in legendary weapons
- A showdown with Ultima Weapon
Standard or Digital Deluxe?
| Edition | Steam price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Resonance | $49.99 | The full game |
| Digital Deluxe Edition | $59.99 | The game plus the Magitek & Grimoire Deluxe Pack |
The Deluxe Pack includes a Magitek Armor Key, which turns your chocobo into magitek armor, and an Archwitch’s Grimoire, which unlocks a character’s Fel Meteor Limit Burst.
On Steam, purchases made by November 6, 2026, at 8:59 a.m. PT also get the Early Purchase Bonus: the Squire Kickstart Pack, with a Blessed Cuirass and a Mist Ether.
What PC do you need?
Steam lists Square Enix and LANCARSE Ltd. as developers and an ESRB rating of E10+. Its minimum specs are for 1920 × 1080 at 30 FPS on Low:
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 2300X or Intel Core i3-8100
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1650, Radeon RX 6400 or Arc A580
- Storage: 15 GB
Xbox Wire adds that the game supports Xbox Play Anywhere.
