Final Fantasy VII: 3 Open Source Clones Compared
Comparison table
Final Fantasy VII Decompilation
Availability
- Status
- —
- Platforms
- —
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- today
- Stars
- 163
- Contributors
- 20
- License
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- Yes
Q-Gears
Availability
- Status
- Unplayable
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux, OSX
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 10y ago
- Stars
- 140
- Contributors
- 14
- License
- GPL-2.0
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesRPG engine for games like Final Fantasy 7 and 9; requires original game assets to play.
Final Fantasy VII
Availability
- Status
- —
- Platforms
- —
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 3y ago
- Stars
- 41
- Contributors
- 2
- License
- EPL-2.0
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
| Title | Final Fantasy VII Decompilation | Q-Gears | Final Fantasy VII |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | — | Unplayable | — |
| Platforms | — | Windows, Linux, OSX | — |
| Play in browser | No | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No | No |
| Project health | |||
| Development status | Active | Halted | Halted |
| Last updated | today | 10y ago | 3y ago |
| Stars | 163 | 140 | 41 |
| Contributors | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| License | — | GPL-2.0 | EPL-2.0 |
| Compatibility | |||
| Requires original assets | Yes | YesRPG engine for games like Final Fantasy 7 and 9; requires original game assets to play. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Are the Final Fantasy VII clones on this page open source?
Yes — every clone catalogued here is an open-source project. Availability, license, and development-status details for each one are listed in the comparison table above.
What license do these Final Fantasy VII clones use?
Q-Gears (GPL-2.0); Final Fantasy VII (EPL-2.0).
Do I need to own the original Final Fantasy VII to play these clones?
Final Fantasy VII Decompilation and Q-Gears require original game assets to play.
Which Final Fantasy VII clone is the most actively maintained?
Final Fantasy VII Decompilation is currently under active development, based on recent commit activity. See the "Development status" row above for every clone's current status.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to Final Fantasy VII.