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Square Enix Ends Services for Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, Dragon Quest of the Stars Smartphone Games in Japan

Square Enix announced on Monday that the Japanese versions of its Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and Dragon Quest of the Stars (Hoshi no Dragon Quest) smartphone games will both end services on October 31 at 12:00 noon JST.

Along with the announcements, Dragon Quest of the Stars have discontinued the sales of in-game Gems, and Final Fantasy Brave Exvius started its "Grand Finale Campaign."

Square Enix released the Final Fantasy Brave Exvius game for iOS and Android in Japan in October 2015. The game launched in North America in June 2016. The game's English version ended service in October 2024.

Gumi subsidiary A-Lim developed Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius, and it draws inspiration from A-Lim's previous Brave Frontier smartphone game. The game features art by Yoshitaka Amano. Players form five-character parties composed of characters from the Final Fantasy franchise and tackle dungeons, with the ultimate goal of defeating bosses, gaining experience, and earning money.

Square Enix released the War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (Final Fantasy Brave Exvius: Genei Sensō) smartphone tactical role-playing game spinoff of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius in Japan in November 2019, and worldwide in March 2020.

The Dragon Quest of the Stars, a smartphone game spinoff of the Dragon Quest role-playing game series launched in Japan for iOS and Android in 2015. The game's global version launched in February 2020, and ended service in 2021. The game has the largest world in the series' history, and its focus is on exploring the world and fighting monsters.

Sources: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius game's X/Twitter account, Dragon Quest of the Stars game's X/Twitter account via My Game News Flash (link 2)