Square Enix announced at theState of Play July 30, 2025,a new Episode forFF7 Remake focusing on Yuffie Kisaragi. The Episode will be included inFinal Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade,thePS5version ofFF7R, coming July 31, 2025. You can check out theFF7 RemakeYuffie Episode announcement trailer further below, alongside everything we know so far.
Who is Yuffie Kisaragi?
Yuffie is originally a main character and party member inFinal Fantasy VIIon PS1. She’s a cool kunoichi - a female ninja - who mainly fights with a giant shuriken. Yuffie is actually one of the three optional, missable party members of the game, together with Vincent Valentine and Cait Sith. However, it’s quite hard to miss Yuffie even in your first playthrough, and she’s quite popular amongFF7fans. Yuffie is also inKingdom Hearts. With that said, Yuffie did not make an appearance inFinal Fantasy VII Remake, until now.
Personally speaking, if you don’t know about Yuffie, I’d recommend simply playing the originalFF7over reading wikis and watching YouTubers' “explained” videos. Nothing beats playing the game and making your own opinion.
Square Enixconfirmedseveral details via press release and the game’s official site.
The Yuffie Episode is exclusive toFinal Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. In other words, Square Enix confirmed the new Yuffie Episode will not be playable on PS4.
The Yuffie Episode is included inIntergradefrom the get-go.
If you ownFinal Fantasy VII Remakeon PS4, physical or digital, you will be able to upgrade toFinal Fantasy VII Remake Intergradefor free on PS5. If you do so though, you will need to purchase the Yuffie Episode separately as a paid DLC. Square Enix stated in Japan the DLC version of the Yuffie Episode will be 2178 Yen, around $20.
Keep in mind that if you own a physical version ofFinal Fantasy VII Remakeon PS4, you won’t be able to upgrade if you own a PS5 Digital Edition.
The Yuffie Episode will be playable from the title menu ofFinal Fantasy VII Remake Intergradeon PS5. You don’t need to finish the game first.
Square Enix officially described the Yuffie Episode as a brand-new adventure bringing a new perspective to the world ofFinal Fantasy VII Remake. The Episode is taking place during the events ofFinal Fantasy VII Remake, it’s not a sequel.
Yuffie will be the protagonist. She infiltrates the Shinra Company to try to and steal a certain “Ultimate Materia”, to help her homeland Wutai. The Episode will include new characters, one of which is Sonon Kusakabe, who fights together with Yuffie in her party.
Is Sonon Kusakabe playable in the Yuffie Episode?
In an interview withFamitsu, Tetsuya NomuraexplainedSonon is not playable. Players will only be able to directly control and play with Yuffie Kisaragi in the Episode. However, players will be able to issue Commands to Sonon when entering Tactical Mode. We translated that part of the interview below.
Tetsuya Nomura:“The battle system has a few differences compared to the main game. You cannot control Sonon, and you will only control Yuffie in battle. However, you may issue Commands to Sonon with the Tactical Mode. Yuffie and Sonon fight in coordination with each other, bringing new elements to the battle system. I think you will be able to enjoy battles differently than in the main game.”
Stay tuned as we will cover additional details from this interview soon.
How long is the Yuffie Episode?
Square Enix stated in theJapanese press releasethe Yuffie Episode will be two Chapters long. We don’t know yet how many hours of gameplay this will translate to.
As seen in the reveal trailer below, Yuffie has new gameplay possibilities that Cloud did not have in the base game. It’s also important to note the Moogle cloak Yuffie wears is similar to the one she dons inDirge of Cerberus: The PS2 third person shooter game featuring Vincent, which acts as a sequel to theAdvent Childrenmovie. The end of the trailer also features Weiss, another character fromDirge of Cerberus. It looks likeCompilation of Final Fantasy VIIworks will be more and more important in thefutureof theRemake.
In the past, Tetsuya Nomura stated that characters fromCompilation of Final Fantasy VIIwould not appear in theRemake. Now, it’s confirmed that he was only speaking for the base game after all.
FF7 RemakeYuffie Episode PS5 Announcement Trailer (English Dub, Japanese Dub)
Personally speaking, I’m incredibly disappointed Square Enix decided to make the Yuffie Episode a PS5 exclusive. Yuffie is my favorite character in the original game, but no way in hell I’m buying a PS5 for her. There’s not enough games that pique my interest on PS5 to warrant its purchase. Especially seeing the stage of the world now. What do you think? Tell us in the comments.
Tetsuya Nomura also shared a small development update on Twitter forFinal Fantasy VII Remake Part 2. Back in December, the motion capture actress forAerithalso mentioned recording new motions for her character.
