Earlier in 2025, Square Enix executives shared their want to “reboot” the corporate over the following three years. Nonetheless, not each recreation will make it out to the opposite facet of that timeframe. Two cellular video games from Square Enix’s high franchises are set to be shut down in Japan on the finish of October.
The upcoming ends of Last Fantasy: Courageous Exvius and Dragon Quest of the Stars have been confirmed in Square Enix’s social media posts (through GamesIndustry.Biz). Each titles initially launched in 2015, though Last Fantasy: Courageous Exvius was shut down outdoors of Japan final yr and Dragon Quest of the Stars was closed internationally in 2021. Now, each video games are getting delisted on October 31. In-app purchases for every title have additionally been suspended.
Earlier than the ultimate shutdown goes into impact, Dragon Quest of the Stars will attain its tenth anniversary on October 15, adopted by Last Fantasy: Courageous Exvius on October 22.
Based on Last Fantasy XI director Yoji Fujito,, Square Enix additionally needed to close down that 23-year-old recreation final yr. Nonetheless, Last Fantasy XI was spared as a result of there are nonetheless too many individuals who play the MMO. Outriders followers weren’t as fortunate. Developer Folks Can Fly reportedly needed to make Outriders 2 earlier than the corporate was overruled by is writer, Square Enix. Folks Can Fly was subsequently hit by layoffs and Outriders 2 was mentioned to be one among two canceled initiatives within the wake of these departures.
There are nonetheless some recent video games coming from Square Enix, together with The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, which is a brand-new HD-2D action-RPG that can hit Swap 2, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC in 2026.