Square Enix has announced the worldwide version of Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius is shutting down after nearly years of service.

The global version of their popular free-to-play RPG is shutting down on October 30th, though its Japanese version will remain online.

Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius was originally released way back in 2015 in Japan for iOS (via the App Store) and Android (via Google Play), with a global release a year later in 2016.

Here’s the word from Square Enix on the closure:

Thank you for playing FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS.

We regret to announce we have made the difficult decision to discontinue the FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS app service as of October 30, 2024 23:59 (PDT).

From the FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS Development Team, we apologize for the difficult decision, but are sincerely grateful for the support we’ve received from our players.

Since FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS’s launch on June 30, 2016, we’ve strived to provide an incredible and enjoyable gaming experience for our players every day that could exceed the day before. However, we’ve come to the conclusion that it would be difficult to continue maintaining the app experience, and to therefore end the app service.

We hope you will continue to enjoy playing FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS until the journey ends.

FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS Development Team