Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles launches worldwide

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, an expanded remaster of 1997’s Final Fantasy Tactics, was released globally on Sept. 30, 2025.

The game launched on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC.

Developed and published by Square Enix, the remaster includes an updated script and story, along with gameplay additions, including an easier difficulty and options to increase field visibility, as well as updated graphics and full voiceover in English and Japanese.

Due to the developer’s choice to focus on the original, added content from 2007’s Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, an enhanced port of the game, was not included in the remaster, meaning playable characters from other Final Fantasy titles, such as Balthier from Final Fantasy XII, Luso Clemens from Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift and Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII, are not presented in Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles.

The story of the game takes place in the kingdom of Ivalice, inspired by the Middle Ages. After it ended the Fifty Years War, the kingdom faced economic problems and political strife, as its king had died and a regent was needed to rule in place of the prince, the king’s heir, who is an infant. The kingdom is split between two candidates: Prince Goltana, represented by the Black Lion, and Prince Larg, symbolized by the White Lion. The conflict leads to what is known in the game as the Lion War. Behind this backdrop is a revelation by the game’s historian, Alazlam J. Durai, who seeks to reveal the story of an unknown character whose role in the Lion War was major but was covered up by the kingdom’s church.

The original Final Fantasy Tactics has been cited as one of the greatest video games of all time.