Return to classic turn-based Final Fantasy
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Final Fantasy is back! I mean like proper Final Fantasy, you know, when it was good.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE
Worth buying? What 229 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 229 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Square Enix, LANCARSE Ltd.2026Turn-Based Combat · JRPG · RPG
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, gorgeous HD-2D turn-based Final Fantasy with a deep Vision job system and great music. Skip it if you need strong writing or hate cliché storytelling and Denuvo.
Great for
Classic FF and Octopath fans who want turn-based combat, nostalgia, and party-building depth
Main risk
Cliché, weak writing and a short, FFBE-derived story that may not justify full price
What players love
Gorgeous HD-2D visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The combination of high resolution classic pixel art with modern lighting, depth of field effects, and spectacular spell or ability animations brings every location in the world of Lapis to life.”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Nostalgia and love letter to FF, no gacha
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Reminds me of FF 6 on super Nintendo, but has better graphics.”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗
Excellent soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the music is an absolute masterpiece”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Strong characters, voice acting and story for many
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the voice acting adds so so much to the experience”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗
Deep Vision system and party customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The "visions" system almost functioning as a pseudo jobs system adds to the variety of the older turn-based style.”
Steam review · 12.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, cliché story and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The story is one of the worst written stories I've seen in a while. Everything is so cliche, so heavy-handed that it's difficult to take anything seriously.”
Steam review · 30.8 h played ↗
Mobile-game feel, recycled assets and fan service
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Crystal caves (where you get visions) and optional boss dungeons are recycled throughout the game and are identical.”
Steam review · 14.7 h played ↗
Overpriced for its length and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Wait for a sale. everything about this game is too small/short to justify $50”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
Denuvo and forced online check
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Denuvo will not let me play on my pc steam deck and steam machine without locking me out of my own game for 24hrs”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Crashes and save-loss bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“this game keeps crashing for me. Fatal error. Over and over. Typically I can't play for more than 15-20 minutes before it happens.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Untranslated Japanese audio for Vision cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 20 negative reviews
“Switching back and forth between English dialogue in standard cutscenes/gameplay/battle and untranslated Japanese audio during synergy cutscenes is jarring and lazy.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 11
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 3 2300X / Intel® Core™ i3-8100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ RX 6400 / Intel® Arc™ A580 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 11
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X / Intel® Core™ i3-8100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT / Intel® Arc™ A580 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows® 11
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 3 2300X / Intel® Core™ i3-8100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ RX 6400 / Intel® Arc™ A580 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650
Storage15 GB available space
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