Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's best minigame will be enhanced, expanded, and "powered up" for part 3 of the JRPG remake trilogy

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's best minigame will be enhanced, expanded, and "powered up" for part 3 of the JRPG remake trilogy News By Jordan Gerblick published 23 January 2026

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is still largely shrouded in mystery, but director Naoki Hamaguchi has confirmed that an enhanced and expanded version of Queen's Blood, the fan-favorite card game introduced in Rebirth, will be a big feature in the upcoming JRPG.

"Queen’s Blood is a very popular and beloved minigame, and I believe a lot of people are still wanting something like that," Hamaguchi told Polygon. "I want to expand on Queen’s Blood so that we are enhancing it, and giving you a more powered-up version of it when you see that third installment… Queen’s Blood is still going to be available in the third installment. We just want to expand on it."

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is already a massive time sink, and I'm typically hesitant to spend additional time playing largely non-story-related minigames, but damn it, Queen's Blood is just so satisfying once it clicks, and it has a whole dedicated side quest that's also very worthwhile. It's for that reason that I'm both excited and concerned about time management hearing that Part 3 is getting an even bigger version of Queen's Blood.

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Moreover, the threequel is also adding the snowboarding minigame from the original Final Fantasy 7, but it sounds like it'll be more integral to the story, which is a somewhat puzzling idea to ponder.

"Snowboarding! This is something that fans have really deep memories about!" said Hamaguchi. "I'm afraid I can’t delve too much into the details, but we understand that it’s not going to be just a simple snowboarding minigame. We want to make sure that it’s incorporated into the story to have that sort of connection with the theming of it."

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 doesn't have an official release window yet. Hamaguchi told Polygon it's currently in a "playable" state but still needs "polish," which suggests it's further along in development than you might've assumed considering Rebirth just came out less than two years ago.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 has "reached a stage where it's finally starting to match the vision I had for it," director teases, and the "new experience" is "almost complete"

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