Final Fantasy's Queen's Blood Standalone Game Is Looking Like A Very Real Possibility

We Could Get A Standalone Final Fantasy's Queen’s Blood After All Published Nov 3, 2026, 3:31 AM EST Sam Woods is TheGamer’s Senior Reporter. He’s been in games journalism since 2020 and has undertaken a variety of roles in that time. These have included roles such as SEO Editor, Managing Editor at DualShockers, and Global Head of Gaming, and he's also been seen on the BBC. He was promoted to the Senior Reporter position in 2025 following a series of high-quality reports and exclusives for TheGamer. Since 2020, Sam has written over 3,000 articles and specializes in telling the stories of the people behind the games. He’s interviewed the biggest game directors, some of the industry’s top talents, told the stories of how indie games came to be, and spoken to players about what really makes them tick. He’s also interviewed some of the world’s biggest musical artists to find out how the medium has inspired their work, and TV and Film actors about their roles in video game adaptations. He even hosted a PAX panel in 2021 and made a documentary in 2024 surrounding the creation of a Disney game. Alongside this, Sam focuses on breaking news. He got the scoop on Perfect Dark’s cancellation, provided context on some AI drama, and revealed that Lady Dimitrescu’s actress would love to step back into the character’s giant shoes. These articles have been picked up by the biggest gaming sites, including IGN, GameSpot, and PC Gamer. He also loves to dive into the numbers behind the games. Sam’s journey in games journalism has taken him all over the world. He’s covered Gamescom in Germany, Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, and Tokyo Game Show in Japan, each on three occasions. He’s been learning Japanese since 2024 with the intention of identifying and translating Japanese-language news and bringing it to English-language audiences first, something he’s done countless times. Sam’s first review was 2020’s Battletoads reboot, and he’s since reviewed games in The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and Pokemon franchises. The Final Fantasy 7 Remake series is already beloved. Both Remake and Rebirth have received stellar critical reviews, and the same reception looks set for the upcoming Revelation when it releases next year. The games are packed with memorable moments and an all-star cast, but if you ask players what stands out to them most, one thing crops up regularly: Queen's Blood. It's often cited as the best "game-within-a-game," and there have been constant calls for a physical version, or at least a standalone video game. Square has often shirked the question. However, as Revelation approaches, series director Naoki Hamaguchi has given us a hint that a standalone Queen's Blood game could become real, saying he would be "very open to considering it." Could Square Enix Be About To Create A Standalone Version Of Final Fantasy's Queen's Blood? Hamaguchi has been a busy chap. For months now, he's been trotting around the globe talking about the final installment of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy. We've known for a while that Revelation would feature a "powered-up version" of Queen's Blood, but the Director was just asked whether, once the final game has been released, we could get a full spin-off. "There are an enormous number of people who tell us—whether it be users or people like you who work in the media—'why don't you release it on its own?' The reason why we didn't immediately decide to do that [A standalone Queen's Blood] is quite simple: we really want to pour all of our development resources into Final Fantasy 7 Revelation," he told French YouTuber Mistermv (translated via machine learning). "In order not to disperse our development resources—this is the same for the Rebirth DLC, and it's the same for Queen's Blood—I tried to avoid thinking about the possibility of those things [becoming standalone]." However, while it seemed like Hamaguchi was, once again, deflecting the question, he had good news for fans. "Now that the end is in sight, if there are many people who really want a standalone Queen's Blood game, I would be very open to considering it," he said. "If such a project were to move forward after the trilogy concludes, it might not be handled by Studio 1, but could instead be assigned to a smaller studio under my supervision." If there are many people who really want a standalone Queen's Blood game, I would be very open to considering it. It's fantastic news for the millions of Queen's Blood enthusiasts out there, and is something that will bring delight if and when it is announced. It's unclear how Square would position it, whether it would go free-to-play like The Witcher's standalone Gwent game, which has had millions of downloads, but it will draw an audience either way.