Play Final Fantasy III - Leo Online

Final Fantasy III, known as Final Fantasy VI in Japan, came out on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994, developed and published by Square. It was a big, ambitious game for its time, pushing the SNES hardware with its detailed sprite work and a complex, multi-threaded story that felt different from the more straightforward fantasy tales common on the platform.

You control a large cast of characters, switching perspectives between rebels, soldiers, and outcasts as you explore a world being consumed by a magic-fueled empire. The main goal shifts from resisting that empire to simply surviving after a cataclysmic event fractures the world. You'll spend a lot of time in turn-based battles using a unique magic system tied to equippable Espers, exploring towns and dungeons screen by screen, and managing a large roster of characters who each have a special ability, like Locke stealing items or Edgar using tools. The pacing is deliberate, with the game taking its time to build its world and characters, and the difficulty can spike unexpectedly in certain dungeons. It feels like guiding a group of broken people through a genuinely desperate situation, and their small victories matter.