Final Fantasy VII Remake[a] is a 2020 action role-playing game developed
and published by Square Enix. It is the first in a planned series of
games remaking the 1997 PlayStation game Final Fantasy VII. Set in the
dystopian cyberpunk metropolis of Midgar, players control mercenary
Cloud Strife. He joins AVALANCHE, an eco-terrorist group trying to stop
the powerful megacorporation Shinra from using the planet's life essence
as an energy source. The gameplay combines real-time action with
strategic and role-playing elements.

Remake was announced in 2015 following years of speculation. Several key
staff members returned, including character designer Tetsuya Nomura as
director, director Yoshinori Kitase as producer, scenario writer
Kazushige Nojima as story and scenario writer, event planner Motomu
Toriyama as a co-director, and composer Nobuo Uematsu who returned to
write the game's main theme. The staff redesigned the characters to
balance realism and stylization. While the veteran Japanese Final
Fantasy VII voice cast returned, the English voices were recast.

The game was released for the PlayStation 4 in April 2020. It received
positive reviews, with praise for its graphics, gameplay, narrative, and
music. Critics applauded how faithful the story and lore was to the
original game from 1997 while expanding on it. The updated battle system
was praised for its strategic elements and visual flourishes. However,
reception was more mixed toward the game's linearity and the repetitive
nature of its sidequests. Final Fantasy VII Remake became one of the
fastest-selling PlayStation 4 games, selling over 3.5 million copies
within three days and five million by August. An enhanced version for
the PlayStation 5, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, is scheduled for
June 2021.