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Square Enix Creative Studio III

Japan Founded 2024

In May 1st, 2024 there were name changes for the division being noticed in the Square Enix website and job updates on the profiles of some of the employees. In May 16th, 2024 SquareEnix announced they are doing a restructuring strategy to diversify platform releases of major titles and segregate mobile development to one studio out of six. Creative Business Unit III, known for MMOs Final Fantasy XI and XIV — as well as console release Final Fantasy XVI — was renamed to Creative Studio III. This change was shown at the beginning of the FINAL FANTASY XIV Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXXXI stream with the new logo adjustment.

Square Enix Creative Studio III at a Glance

Square Enix Creative Studio III has been active in the gaming industry from 2024 to 2025, with 2 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), with additional titles in Tactical. With an average community rating of 84.3/100, Square Enix Creative Studio III is among the highest-rated studios in our database -- 1 of their rated titles score 80 or above. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (84.3/100). Games from Square Enix Creative Studio III are available across 7 platforms, most notably PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S.

2
Total Games
84.3
Avg Rating
2024
First Release
2025
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Role-playing (RPG)
40%
Strategy
20%
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
20%
Tactical
20%

Platform Spread

PC (Microsoft Windows)
2
PlayStation 4
1
Xbox Series X|S
1
PlayStation 5
1
Nintendo Switch
1

Rating Distribution

1
80-100
0
60-79
0
40-59
0
0-39