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Shares materia system and side quests with FINAL FANTASY VII.
- $49.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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The closest matches to FINAL FANTASY VII: FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION, The Last Remnant™, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares materia system with FINAL FANTASY VII.
- $49.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
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Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Why this: Shares turn based combat with FINAL FANTASY VII.
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Why this: Also Turn-Based and JRPG, like FINAL FANTASY VII.
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Chained Echoes
Why this: Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like FINAL FANTASY VII.
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Persona 3 Reload
Why this: Also Party-Based RPG and JRPG, like FINAL FANTASY VII.
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Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3
Why this: Shares side quests and turn based combat with FINAL FANTASY VII.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like FINAL FANTASY VII
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Shares materia system and side quests with FINAL FANTASY VII.
- 80% of 11,420 reviews
- 2CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION
Shares materia system with FINAL FANTASY VII.
- 90% of 3,468 reviews
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Shares turn based combat with FINAL FANTASY VII.
- 87% of 11,477 reviews
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Shares side quests and turn based combat with FINAL FANTASY VII.
- 89% of 131 reviews
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- Released: 2012
- Developer: Square Enix
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 91% of 16,417 reviews
- Genres: RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Emotional storytelling
- Materia system offers depth
- Story is fantastic
- Dark
- Emotional
- Melancholic
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FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
Why this: Shares materia system and side quests with FINAL FANTASY VII.
CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION
Why this: Shares materia system with FINAL FANTASY VII.
The Last Remnant™
Why this: Shares side quests with FINAL FANTASY VII.
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Why this: Shares turn based combat with FINAL FANTASY VII.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Why this: Also Turn-Based and JRPG, like FINAL FANTASY VII.
Chained Echoes
Why this: Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like FINAL FANTASY VII.
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Why this: Also Party-Based RPG and JRPG, like FINAL FANTASY VII.
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Why this: Also Party-Based RPG and JRPG, like FINAL FANTASY VII.
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Why this: Shares materia system with FINAL FANTASY VII.
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Why this: Shares side quests with FINAL FANTASY VII.
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Why this: Shares turn based combat with FINAL FANTASY VII.
About FINAL FANTASY VII
The closest matches to FINAL FANTASY VII: FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION, The Last Remnant™, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If FINAL FANTASY VII is your kind of game, the closest matches are FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION and The Last Remnant™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as dark, emotional and melancholic, and single out its limit breaks and materia system. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Players describe FINAL FANTASY VII as a dark, emotional, and melancholic experience that remains deeply affecting decades after its initial release. The game features turn-based combat augmented by limit breaks and a summon system, with the materia system providing extensive customization through equippable orbs that govern abilities. Set in a richly detailed industrial-fantasy world, players can explore numerous side-quests alongside the main narrative. Reviewers highlight the immersive world-building and fantastic story, with the narrative driven by memorable characters confronting loss and moral ambiguity. The RPG runs Playable on Steam Deck according to Valve's verification. It holds a 91% positive rating from over 16,000 Steam reviews.
About FINAL FANTASY VII: The RPG classic FINAL FANTASY VII returns to PC, now with brand new online features!
Is FINAL FANTASY VII worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 92% of 16,417 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 90% positive across 52 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 48 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Emotional storytelling
- Materia system offers depth
- Story is fantastic
- World building is immersive
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This is of course one of the greatest jrpgs in history. Its not the game that's the problem. Its the port. This is a god awful PC port. Controller support is iffy, keyboard controls are terrible and crashes for no reason are inexcusable…”
People who play it also play: FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION, The Last Remnant™
Frequently asked about FINAL FANTASY VII
Can I run it?
Does FINAL FANTASY VII run on Steam Deck?
FINAL FANTASY VII is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
What games are most similar to FINAL FANTASY VII?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside FINAL FANTASY VII are FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION, The Last Remnant™.
Who developed FINAL FANTASY VII?
FINAL FANTASY VII was developed by Square Enix.