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SQUARE ENIX Co.
For long-time fans of Japanese RPGs and retro gaming enthusiasts who value narrative depth and established franchise lore.
Known for
For long-time fans of Japanese RPGs and retro gaming enthusiasts who value narrative depth and established franchise lore.
Delivering premium RPG experiences and classic franchise titles to mobile devices. Bridging the gap between console-quality narratives and on-the-go play.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 37Last updated
PARANORMASIGHT
v1.2.1
2.1y ago
Primary focus
Mobile RPGs and franchise-based entertainment
Scale
scale-up
Target audience
Long-time fans of Japanese RPGs and retro gaming enthusiasts who value narrative depth and established franchise lore.
Released 56 updates across the portfolio in the last 6 months, indicating a highly active development cycle for both legacy titles and new live-service entries.
Distributed across 10 markets, strongest in Europe.
Based on 22 of 134 apps with localized market data — more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
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Positive apps
38
Neutral / mixed
17
Negative apps
50/100
Avg sentiment score
Big Helmets captures the RPG audience through a modern hybrid of roguelike progression and idle-friendly mechanics.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
This app competes for the same RPG-adjacent audience by offering high-frequency, live-service progression loops that contrast sharply with the target's static, premium-classic experience.
Directly competes in the retro-inspired action-RPG space with a high-frequency update cadence and modern platform support.
Universalis serves the exact same niche as the FFXIV Companion's market board feature, providing real-time price tracking that the official app lacks.
As the official publisher app for the most popular manga titles in the West, it commands the largest user base and direct content exclusivity in the same niche.
Warcodes targets the same RPG demographic but utilizes novel hardware-integrated mechanics like barcode scanning to drive engagement.
This title competes for the action-RPG player base by offering high-fidelity roguelike combat and co-op functionality.
Endless Wander targets the mobile RPG segment with a focus on action-oriented combat and offline accessibility.
Silversword appeals to the same retro-RPG enthusiast market, focusing on classic dungeon-crawling mechanics and old-school aesthetics.
Operates as a direct publisher-owned competitor, mirroring the target app's strategy of centralizing a specific publisher's library.
A direct competitor in the official publisher-led manga space with high release velocity and global reach.
This app occupies the same RPG category, focusing on hero collection and elite trial challenges.
This app competes for the attention of players who enjoy RPG progression systems but prefer low-effort, idle mechanics.
This is the industry benchmark for how a companion app should integrate with a live-service game's inventory and social systems.
Discord serves as the primary communication hub for FFXIV communities, effectively replacing the official app's social and chat features.
Targets the same demographic of players seeking console-quality action-adventure experiences on mobile devices.
It shares the RPG space but shifts the focus toward idle mechanics and pet collection systems.
Dark Clan targets the squad-management aspect of RPGs, appealing to players who enjoy optimizing team synergies.
Targets the same technical pain points of FFXIV players, specifically network stability and latency optimization.
Serves the same audience of classic RPG enthusiasts looking for premium, high-fidelity mobile ports of established franchises.
This app competes for the same demographic of players who enjoy deep, text-based RPG character development.
This title shares the 'classic gaming' appeal, leveraging a recognizable developer brand to attract fans of retro-styled RPGs.
A specialized platform focusing on premium, high-quality webtoons with a distinct mature audience focus.
This app serves the same tabletop-inspired RPG audience, focusing on utility and combat management tools.
The dominant player in the broader digital comics space, though it focuses on vertical-scroll webtoons rather than traditional manga.
It targets the same audience by combining board-based movement with traditional RPG character progression.
An adjacent platform that combines manga-style comics with prose novels to increase user session length.
Reddit functions as the primary knowledge base and discussion forum for FFXIV, filling gaps in the official app's information delivery.
Twitch serves as the primary platform for FFXIV content consumption and community event broadcasting.
This is a direct competitor in the Role Playing category, emphasizing rapid progression and vertical gameplay.
A new entrant in the RPG space that leverages modern Live2D character customization to attract younger demographics.
This newcomer enters the RPG market with a focus on strategic turn-based combat and complex memory systems.
This newcomer is capturing the casual RPG market by blending avatar creation with social exploration.
This title enters the space-themed RPG niche, focusing on survival and construction mechanics.
Shows high innovation velocity with 18 releases in the last six months, signaling a rapid development cycle.
