Square Enix

Perhaps best known for the behemoth Final Fantasy series, Square Enix is one of the world's biggest developers and publishers. Created after a merger of Enix and Square, it employs over 5,000 people worldwide and oversees the likes of Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, Mana, and Nier.

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Square Enix
Date Founded
April 1, 2003
Subsidiaries
Eidos Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, Luminous Productions
Parent Company
Square Enix
Headquarters
Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, Tomb Raider

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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined's hero in a bed.
Dragon Quest's 40th Anniversary Stream Looks Like A Big Event, As Square Enix Has 8 Unlisted Videos On YouTube

Will we finally hear something about Dragon Quest 12 after exactly five years?

Sephiroth in Switch 2 version of FF7 Remake.
Square Enix Settles Harrassment Case With “Personal Apology” From The Accused

Square Enix has publicly confirmed it will be taking action against online abuse, with its second win coming a matter of weeks after the first.

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Sora standing in front of his friends from a scene in Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance.
Kingdom Hearts Just Turned 24, But Square Enix Has Barely Acknowledged It

The 24th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts has been met with near silence, aside from the Square Enix shop reminding us to buy merch.

Resident Evil 7 Rebirth Yuffie In Front Of Metacritic Logo
Square Enix Published The Best Games In 2025, According To Metacritic's Rankings

Square Enix had the highest average game score among publishers.

A gun being aimed at a player in Killer Inn.
Square Enix's Killer Inn Just Launched In Early Access, But It's Not Going Very Well

"If you are looking for a social deduction game, this is not it."

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Dev Times Are So Long Now That Even Japanese Children Are Less Likely To Get Into Dragon Quest

We're at that point now.

Marunouchi prefecture in Tokyo, Japan showing buildings and cars.
At Least One Japanese Developer Combats Generative AI By Requiring Art Design Candidates To Draw Something Mid-Interview

Fighting at the source.

persona 5 phantom x protagonist ripping mask off.
Persona Developer Atlus Is The Biggest Client Of Japanese 'Ghost Developer' Tose Software

Tose often goes uncredited.

A player character in Arc Raiders looking at the camera.
Former Square Enix Exec Says "Gen Z Love AI Slop" And Arc Raiders Is Only The Beginning

Gen Z have no moral quandaries regarding AI use.

Wuk Lamat looking sad in final fantasy 14.
Wuk Lamat Actor Says Yoshi-P Apologised For The Abuse She Faced For Playing The Character In Final Fantasy 14

"He was very kind, and we had a very kind little talk about it,"

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Larian Studios logo over Baldur's Gate city.
Larian Publishing Head Says It's "Stupid" To Replace QA Workers With AI Because Robots Can't Replicate "Real Feedback"

As Square Enix aims to have most of its QA work done through generative AI, Larian's head of publishing defends the workers caught in the middle.

Cloud Strife in the intro for Final Fantasy 7 Remake.
Square Enix Will Reportedly Roll Out Mass Layoffs In The West, Right After Announcing Pivot To AI In QA

The same day that Square Enix's pivot to AI is announced, it's reported that offices in the US and Europe will be hit with layoffs.

Chocobos ride under a watery bridge in Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Feels Like The DefinitIve Version Of This JRPG Classic

Square Enix is ensuring that fans get the best of both worlds with this upcoming remaster.

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A close up of Kefka's face in 3D with full makeup on, and his battle sprite from Final Fantasy 6
Square Enix's Game Sales Are Massively Down, And Yet, Its Profits Are Actually Up

I always forget "amortization" is a real word used by real people.

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TG Forspoken Key art of Frey with 2025 written faded in the background.
Has It Been Long Enough For Me To Admit That I Like Forspoken?

Don’t think about it, just cast some cool spells and try not to cringe.

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TG Dragon Quest Builders 3 Mock Up Key Art from first game.
I See You, Octopath Traveler 0, Now Give Me Dragon Quest Builders 3

Give us the real town-building game, Square Enix.

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TG Adventures of Elliot Screenshot of fields outside city.
A Real-Time Action Game With HD-2D Graphics Is Exactly What We Need

HD-2D is evolving, and that’s more exciting than ever.

Sora crying in Twilight Town in Kingdom Hearts 2.
Square Enix is somehow doing less with Kingdom Hearts right now than Disney itself

Disney has been throwing out references left, right, and centre while Square Enix remains silent.

Various characters from Square Enix HD-2D RPGs including Octopath Traveler 0 and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.
HD-2D Graphics Kinda Make All These Square Enix RPGs Look The Same

The Adventures of Elliot and Octopath Traveler 0 may play different, but they don't look different.

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Screenshot of The Adventures of Elliot.
"It's Beginning To Wear Thin": Square Enix Fans Debate Whether The HD-2D Art Style Has Worn Out Its Welcome

I say keep 'em coming, but not everybody concurs.

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