What is the Final Fantasy VII timeline? FF7 games and movies in order

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Final Fantasy VII is undoubtedly the most iconic and beloved entry in the Final Fantasy franchise, as evidenced by how it spun out into its own sub-series of games and other media. Other Final Fantasy titles have seen direct follow-ups too (like Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XIII), but Final Fantasy VII’s legacy and popularity has led to Square Enix remaking/remastering/re-telling its entire chronology for modern audiences.

Getting into the series and trying to understand all of its lore can be overwhelming for new players. So, we’ve put together a mostly spoiler free rundown of every important piece of the Final Fantasy VII timeline in chronological order, alongside some basic summations and how they can be best experienced.

Funnily enough, our first piece of the timeline is one of the more recent Final Fantasy VII games to have released. The First Soldier came out in 2021 and is a free-to-play battle royale for mobile devices set 30 years before the events of the original Final Fantasy VII.

It primarily focuses on the Shinra Electric Power Company (a major antagonistic force across the entire series) and its efforts to bolster its private military by establishing SOLDIER, an elite fighting force comprised of enhanced super soldiers. Despite being a prequel, it admittedly doesn’t have much in the way of story content so, while freely available, it can be skipped if battle royales aren’t your thing.

Another mobile prequel that released in 2008, Before Crisis takes place six years before the original game and is also Shinra focused. More specifically, it centres on the Turks, a covert group that works under Shinra and served as recurring