Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A timeless JRPG classic with a great story, music and deep Materia system, but this 2013 port has a forced Square Enix login and poor controller support. Skip if you hate dated visuals.
Great for
JRPG fans wanting a legendary story and soundtrack, especially those willing to use 7th Heaven mods
Main risk
Mandatory Square Enix account login and broken controller support can make the port frustrating or unplayable
20 recent reviews
Recent reviewers praise the story, music and mods, and many note this 2013 version was delisted in favor of a re-release. Complaints about the login are largely absent. Reasons are only loosely clear.
20 recent reviews
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“FF7 is one of a kind. this game is nearing 30 years old and its still a masterpiece. the story, music, characters and world building, its still one of the best video games ever made”
Steam review · 57 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The soundtrack in this game is one of the best in gaming history.”
Steam review · 34.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Playing with a bunch of mods from 7th heaven its the remake I ever wanted”
Steam review · 35.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The Materia system is endlessly fun to experiment with”
Steam review · 51.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Don't let its age mislead you, the look and sound actually give its charm.”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“Runs great on steam deck and feels great handheld”
Steam review · 44.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“As soon as you launch this game you are required to create an account with an email address even though this is a single player original Play Station console port of an offline game released in 1997.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“one of if not the worst translation ive ever seen in my life”
Steam review · 55.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“you can't map all of the buttons in this game with what they give you because this port uses directinput instead of xinput.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“got as far as Neibleheim Reactor and the game kept freezing because it couldn't load a cutscene”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The main culprit? The sheer amount of random encounters. You take a few steps, and boom, another fight.”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 negative reviews
“I can not Alt Tab to go look something up without it completely freezing my game”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
Minimum
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+ Restored camp skits, fully voiced
− Minimal remaster effort, AI-upscaled art
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Highly replayable with classes and perks
− Repetitive, shallow and bland
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Gripping story and memorable characters
− Shallow, repetitive combat
analyzed 4 d ago
+ Flexible, fun job system
− Pixel Remaster is the better choice
analyzed 4 d ago
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