Sq. Enix has introduced a crystal-shattering gross sales milestone for the Ultimate Fantasy franchise. Worldwide, the RPG sequence has now topped 200 million copies offered, with the achievement apparently coinciding with the Ultimate Fantasy Pixel Remaster sequence surpassing 5 million items offered.
The official Ultimate Fantasy account on X shared the Ifrit-sized accomplishment for the sequence. The put up additionally thanks gamers for “wherever you joined us on our adventures.” The RPG franchise started in 1987 with the unique Ultimate Fantasy, with the latest mainline addition being Ultimate Fantasy XVI in 2023. Final 12 months noticed the launch of Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth, and the remake made its strategy to PC at first of this 12 months. In actual fact, the sport starring Cloud Strife and crew set a Steam concurrent-players file for the sequence. The PC launch has additionally led to Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth turning into certainly one of 2025’s best-selling video games to date. It is an intriguing improvement after Sq. Enix famous that Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth and Ultimate Fantasy XVI failed to satisfy gross sales expectations in September.
The Ultimate Fantasy Pixel Remaster sequence has offered over 5 million copies worldwide, and the Ultimate Fantasy sequence has now offered over 200 million copies throughout the globe!
Wherever you joined us on our adventures, thanks. pic.twitter.com/6eoIoDBXh0— FINAL FANTASY (@FinalFantasy) March 14, 2025
The Ultimate Fantasy Pixel Remaster series–consisting of the primary six mainline video games within the franchise–originally launched on PC and cellular gadgets in 2021. Sq. Enix then introduced the Pixel Remaster sequence to Swap and PS4 in April 2023, with an Xbox Collection X|S launch taking place in 2024. Talking of Microsoft, Ultimate Fantasy XIV lastly arrived on Xbox Collection X|S final 12 months, too. The MMO’s success has truly led to Sq. Enix promising extra of its video games for Xbox.
The Ultimate Fantasy franchise hitting 200 million copies offered places it in rarefied air. For instance, earlier this month, Capcom revealed that the corporate’s best-selling franchise is Resident Evil with 176 million copies offered, adopted by Monster Hunter with 108 million. In the meantime, Name of Obligation is in a complete different stratosphere with the FPS franchise passing 500 million copies offered. There’s additionally the Pokemon sequence, which has offered 99 million items on Swap alone.
