Every Gold Saucer Minigame in FF7 Rebirth, Ranked Least To Most Fun

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might just have the most minigames of any entry in the series, but they're most concentrated at the Gold Saucer. A veritable minigame paradise, the Gold Saucer is a returning location from the original. It's a glittering palace of entertainment on 's map, a monument to delight and debauchery, and the best place to take a break from endless combat encounters.

The Gold Saucer is first visited during Chapter Eight of, at which point all its minigames are unlocked. They remain that way when the party revisits in Chapter 12, but with the added bonus of an opportunity for romance. The Gold Saucer is home to many recurring minigames from the original, along with some brand-new ones that are just as wonderful as ever. While many of them have seen generational updates in the 27 intervening years, others remain almost entirely intact. Here's every attraction at the Gold Saucer, ranked from the least to most fun.

Building on 's Corneo Colosseum and the original 's Battle Square, the Musclehead Colosseum offers a gauntlet of battles against increasingly difficult enemies for fame, fortune, and fabulous prizes. Some of its battles have unique constraints and conditions, which makes it an excellent way to practice certain tactics ahead of 's hardest boss fights. It's a great set of combat challenges, but doesn't really hold water as a minigame: the Musclehead Colosseum doesn't offer anything unique, and certainly isn't a respite from regular gameplay.

3D Brawl is the first minigame players have access to when they arrive at the Gold Saucer; it's actually a mandatory part of the introductory cutscene. Players control one of two miniatures depicting characters, and duke it out in an oversimplified form of hand-to-hand combat. It's basically with a little flair: the only control options are to swing hooks, jabs, or uppercuts, block incoming punches, or dodge side-to-side. Players will need to read their opponents' telegraphed attacks, and punch back when an opening presents itself.