The mobile tactical role-playing game War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, which featured turn-based combat heavily inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics, is ending service on May 28 in Japan, after terminating global English services last year. The game was published by Square Enix, developed by gumi, and launched in Japan in November 2019.
The official notice for the end-of-service stated that the in-game currency sales stopped immediately upon the announcement on March 26 at 15:00 JST, though the players who still had remaining Visiore can continue using it until service ends at 12:00 JST on May 28. It mentioned that after the shutdown, unused paid Visiore will be refunded, and details on how to claim refunds to be announced at a later date in-game and on the official site. Players were advised not to delete the app or reinstall it on a new device until the refund process is fully completed. The management team also apologized for the sudden news and thanked players for their support, also assuring them that events and updates will continue until service officially ends.
A letter from the Development and Operations Team accompanied the end-of-service announcement. Producer Watanabe Rei thanked players for their support since launch and attributed the game’s longevity to its community. He referred to the daily guild battles, weekly arena, monthly class matches, fan art, streaming, and in-game chat as the things that gave War of the Visions its character, and called every piece of player feedback the team’s greatest source of motivation. He explained that the reason for closure was the game’s deep customization through abilities and jobs, which made it increasingly difficult over time to add new features and maintain service quality, and that the team concluded they could no longer meet the standard players deserved.
Watanabe also apologized for planned features that were never delivered and for auto-battle issues in guild battles that began to decline beginning in January 2026. He confirmed that an offline version was considered but didn’t make it because the game was built around features that require a live connection, and it would not have translated well to an offline format. Instead, the team is preparing story recap videos and a Memorial Archives book. He closed the letter by announcing Grand Finale events, including an extreme difficulty Gilgamesh multi-quest, a final Guild Battle Summit, and the last episode of Another Story Chapter 3 Plus.
The Memorial Archives book, reportedly scheduled for release on May 14, is said to feature around 700 illustrations alongside previously unreleased scenarios, story archives, and world-building materials drawn from the game’s entire run.
Square Enix has also published a Grand Finale roadmap page on their official site for players looking to follow the remaining schedule before shutdown.