{"id":1110589,"date":"2026-01-29T11:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kHy3tYXqyR5ZEPB2gVraQe"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:14:24","slug":"final-fantasy-7-rebirths-minigames-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/final-fantasy-7-rebirths-minigames-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth\u2019s minigames, ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For a group on a quest to save the world, the Final Fantasy 7 crew sure knows how to take it easy. Hardly an hour goes by in Rebirth without a new minigame popping up, Cloud and co. constantly taking a break to ride dolphins or work out at the gym or play some cards. It\u2019s a veritable amusement park in digital form (literally in the case of the Gold Saucer), almost overwhelming with how much there is to do and see. Luckily for everyone, I\u2019m here to guide you around the park like that one friend who knows way<\/em> too much about Disneyland, and let you know which minigames are worth putting the planet at risk for, and which will have you begging for Sephiroth to hurry up and end it all.<\/p>\n

The Criteria<\/span><\/h2>\n

Number of entries:<\/strong> 18<\/p>\n

What\u2019s included:<\/strong> Any minigame you can return to once unlocking and replay as many times as you\u2019d like.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s not included:<\/strong> Story dependent events and activities that, once finished, can\u2019t be revisited without chapter select (sorry to all the Junon March fans).<\/p>\n

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18. Glide de Chocobo<\/h2>\n
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What are we even doing here? Fly your Chocobo through rings in the Cosmo Canyon. At least Superman 64 had a little novelty due to how apocalyptically bad its hoop soaring was, but with awkward controls and heaps of dead air, this is as boring as it is uninspired.<\/p>\n

17. Moogle Mischief<\/h2>\n
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I always thought I loved moogles. And then I played Moogle Mischief. This minigame has one mission: to make you hate those little furball brats, and boy does it succeed. Herding up young mooglets (awful word, by the way) is about as fun as trying to wrangle up a group of three year olds, so\u2026 not.<\/p>\n

16. Hustle de Chocobo<\/h2>\n
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A message to all chocobo: please be in better minigames, I want to be on your side so bad. This short lap around Bill\u2019s Ranch is fine, but it only lasts thirty seconds before you\u2019re done, with no reason to ever return. Barely even registers as a minigame.<\/p>\n

15. Run Wild<\/h2>\n
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Finally, a game brave enough to ask the real questions, like: What if Rocket League but with dogs and worse? A fun idea let down by Red XIII controlling too stiffly to create any of the chaotic energy you\u2019d hope for.<\/p>\n

Still, the novelty is almost enough to save it. Almost.<\/p>\n

14. Galactic Saviors<\/h2>\n
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Every amusement park has to have at least one disappointment, and for me, this is the Gold Saucer\u2019s. Thanks to a hyper aggressive auto-aim and bland visual design, this Star Fox-looking shooter bored me when it should\u2019ve been extremely up my alley.<\/p>\n

13. 3D Brawler<\/h2>\n
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The cute, chunky retro models rule, and the curiosity of who would show up next was enough to keep me going until the end, but this Punch Out fighter is mostly a drag, held back by unclear timing and an ATB system that slows things to a crawl.<\/p>\n

12. Pirate\u2019s Rampage<\/h2>\n
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What do you want me to say? It\u2019s a shooting gallery. No twists on the formula here, just one of the most classic minigames there is. Really the biggest surprise is that you don\u2019t play through it as Barrett\u2014you know, the guy with a literal gun for an arm?<\/p>\n

11. Dolphin Rush<\/h2>\n
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Ah yes, the golden rule of storytelling: No adventure is complete until you\u2019ve drifted a dolphin. Maybe the perfect representation of Rebirth\u2019s extraness, Dolphin Rush is a bit too light on substance to place much higher, but if we\u2019re talking charm, then say hello to one of the greats.<\/p>\n

10. Cactuar Crush<\/h2>\n
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Cactuar Crush briefly transforms Rebirth into a Dynasty Warriors musou, letting you become death, destroyer of cacti, as you mow down hundreds of those funky lil guys. Both immensely satisfying and a surprisingly useful way to experiment with each member of the party.<\/p>\n

9. Crunch-Off<\/h2>\n
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Where Rebirth screams exactly what the entire internet has been screaming for decades now: “Oh my god, Tifa\u2019s abs.” With rhythmic button presses that get progressively faster, screwing up on your road to being the crunch queen can feel devastating. Pulling off a perfect run, on the other hand? Ab-solutely incredible.<\/p>\n

8. Jumpfrog<\/h2>\n
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As a card carrying member of the pro-frog council, I have to love this one. Like a mini round of Fall Guys except everyone has turned frog, Jumpfrog manages to make losing funny instead of infuriating. Plus, it features the best song of any minigame here!<\/p>\n

7. G-Bike<\/h2>\n
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Gloriously edgy. Pushes the bike segments from Remake into a more arcade direction, with Cloud zipping down a highway on his dieselpunk bike and whacking an endless army of baddies. Screams such 2000s cool that I\u2019m warped back to being a kid drawing depressed Cloud fanart.<\/p>\n

6. Desert Rush<\/h2>\n
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Look, sometimes I just like breaking stuff, and as such, I\u2019m simply required to love Desert Rush. A mad dash race against the clock where you have to smash as many boxes as you can, the tight time limit and gradually expanding stage creates a great “one more run” loop while helping you get all your stress out.<\/p>\n

The Top 5<\/span><\/h2>\n

5. Chocobo Race<\/h2>\n
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The chocobo have redeemed themselves! This is a remarkably fleshed out kart racer that\u2019s packed to the gills with challenges and rewards. It\u2019s importantly not only about the racing; the real magic comes in the prep work, scouring the world to catch chocobos and find new equipment to give you an edge in the races.<\/p>\n

4. Fort Condor<\/h2>\n
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The lane-based strategy game introduced in Intergrade returns as addicting as ever, now with added hero units for some extra flair. Dropping Barrett into the fray after a frantic juggling of the enemy\u2019s endless onslaught feels sublime, and it\u2019s all cute as hell to boot, rendered in low-poly models paying direct reference to the 1997 original.<\/p>\n

3. Gears and Gambits<\/h2>\n
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Welcome to Fort Condor for sickos (aka me). Takes the same basic ideas and complicates them a thousand fold with dense menus of AI programming, letting you customize your units however you\u2019d like. It\u2019s intimidating at first, but extremely rewarding to wrap your brain around. And the fact that it\u2019s paired with maybe the most emotionally resonant sidequest in the entire game helps it sing all the more. Here\u2019s hoping for an expansion of Gears and Gambits in part 3!<\/p>\n

2. Piano<\/h2>\n
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Look up “FF7 Rebirth piano” on YouTube and you\u2019ll get it. There\u2019s simply no greater pleasure than sitting Cloud down and having him bust out some Dr. Dre, The White Stripes, or old anime openings. Well okay, when I try to do it, he has more of an avant-garde jazz pianist vibe, but the point stands: the piano in Rebirth is open enough that you can play whatever you want, as long as you\u2019ve got the will to make it happen.<\/p>\n

And if you don\u2019t? Well, there\u2019s a pretty solid rhythm game packed in there to enjoy instead!<\/p>\n

1. Queen\u2019s Blood<\/h2>\n
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There was never any question. A card game about controlling a 3×3 board, Queen\u2019s Blood is so good and so addicting that there were moments where I nearly forgot about the main quest entirely. Sorry Sephiroth, I don\u2019t have time for your plans to end the world, I\u2019ve got a children\u2019s card game to win. Throw in the Card Carnival on top\u2014an entire series of essentially chess problems for Queen\u2019s Blood\u2014and truly my only issue is that there\u2019s not an entire standalone game dedicated to this thing. Get on it already, Square Enix!<\/p>\n

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