Square Enix Teases Several Projects Marking Chrono Trigger’s 30th Anniversary in 2025

Several projects related to the Chrono Trigger game were announced by Square Enix, marking the title’s 30th anniversary in 2025.

In a recent post on social media, Square Enix expressed its gratitude to fans, sharing that the upcoming festivities will include more than just digital content, yet without providing much detail.

Chrono Trigger has remained a fan favorite through the years, with its iconic gameplay, innovative time-travel story, multiple endings, plot-related side-quests focusing on character development and unique battle system. As of the time of writing, Chrono Trigger has surged to the fourth position of the Japanese Apple App Store top.

The game, which was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as the first entry in the Chrono series in 1995, was developed by a trio of game designers named the “Dream Team” by Square Enix. It included Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of Square’s Final Fantasy series; Yuji Horii, creator of Enix’s Dragon Quest series; and Akira Toriyama, character designer of Dragon Quest and author of the Dragon Ball manga series.

On top of all of the above mentioned, Takashi Tokita, the lead designer of Final Fantasy IV and the director of Live A Live, Parasite Eve, co-directed the game and co-wrote the scenario with Masato Kato, Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy VII writer. Besides all that, Kazuhiko Aoki, who designed many of the Final Fantasy series titles, produced the game.

Chrono Trigger’s soundtrack secured a place on the List of video game soundtracks considered the best. It was created by Yasunori Mitsuda, known for his work on such franchises as Chrono, Xeno and Shadow Hearts, with assistance from Final Fantasy’s veteran composer Nobuo Uematsu.

Currently, Chrono Trigger is available on Steam, iOS, and Android, while physical versions can still be found for the Super Nintendo, PlayStation 1, and Nintendo DS. The game also secures a place on the List of video games considered the best. 

It is worth noting that Chrono Cross, the sequel to Chrono Trigger, was released in 1999 and got a remake called Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition in 2022. Sequel’s remake included Radical Dreamers, an audio novel that was originally released as a Japanese-exclusive text-based game that is wrapping up a loose end from Chrono Trigger’s plot.