Puzzle & Dragons Announces Final Fantasy XVI Collab Featuring Clive, Jill, Joshua, Dion & Their Eikons

GungHo Online Entertainment has announced a collaboration with Square Enix for their popular mobile game Puzzle & Dragons, comprising Final Fantasy XVI characters set to appear in the game starting October 9, 2023, at 10:00 Japan Time.

Clive, Joshua, Jill, and Dion will be featured alongside their Eikons Ifrit, Phoenix, Shiva, and Bahamut, respectively.

You can view the numerous official illustrations that were shared for this Final Fantasy XVI collaboration via our gallery below:

Puzzle & Dragons is a free-to-play mobile RPG where players fight through dungeons and fight using an elemental matching mechanic. Players can collect and evolve their units as they become stronger and take on tougher quests.

Puzzle & Dragons is available now on iOS and Android devices.

Final Fantasy XVI is a more action-heavy entry than its predecessors, with a Devil May Cry V designer even taking the helm. Throughout the title, players will control the protagonist, Clive, as he confronts various Dominants, humans who have been cursed with the power to become Eikons.

Clive is the “First Shield of Rosaria,” sworn to protect his younger brother Joshua, who’s the Dominant of Phoenix. However, following a certain tragedy, Clive swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit.

The producer, Naoki Yoshida, describes this game as akin to his experience with the first Final Fantasy, as “playing the lead in an epic motion picture.” The reasoning for this title’s action-oriented approach and more classical fantasy setting was to “appeal to as wide a range of gamers as possible.”

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The game was confirmed to receive two paid DLCs and a PC port currently in development.

11 songs from Final Fantasy XVI are joining Theatrhythm Final Bar Line.

Final Fantasy XVI is available on PlayStation 5.