Romancing SaGa 2™
Romancing SaGa 2™
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Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
Developer Square Enix, xeen Inc.
Romancing SaGa 2 is a 1993 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). Originally exclusive to Japan, a remaster was released worldwide on home consoles, mobile devices, and Windows from 2016 to 2017. The fifth entry in the SaGa series and second in the Romancing SaGa trilogy, the story follows the fate of Avalon, a nation that must fight… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
351 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
169 positive · 18 negative
95% range 85–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 169 | 18 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 63 | 2 | 64 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 8 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,083 of 1,188 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
91% recommend · 163 yes, 16 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 179 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,547 of 4,877 positive).
Players praise the remake for making the original's complex systems accessible while keeping its challenging core. [1][2][3] Many highlight the unique generational inheritance mechanic and non-linear exploration as standout features. [4][5][6][7] Some reviewers note the story is light and character attachment is difficult due to frequent time skips. [5][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [9]
The short of it if you get attached to your main characters and Side characters this game is not for you. the main character changes based on your choices and the game forces you to choose a new main character every time skip with a hole new roster of side characters. this was the straw that broke the camel's back for me I barely got through the game with a very small level of enjoyment because I got attached to my …
- [4]
I usually bounce off JRPGs. The guided, story-on-rails, grind-until-your-numbers-win kind just aren't for me. Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is the opposite of all of that, and it became one of my favorite RPGs in years. The pitch: it's philosophically a CRPG (open, non-linear, systems-first, unafraid to let you make permanent mistakes) built in the shape of a classic turn-based JRPG. You go where you want …
- [1]
Brilliant remake all around, which streamlines a classic JRPG of the early 16-bits era by making its convoluted systems accessible to modern players without sacrificing its challenging core identity, and a new take on the original's ambitious core mechanic revolving around playing throughout multiple generations of characters while building your empire. One my favorite JRPG experiences in recent years.
- [2]
It may just be both the best and worst introduction to the series. It has never been easier to understand the multitude of systems SaGa offers, it's beatiful to look at, easy to play and get lost in the world and most of the new additions are good. It truly is what a remake is supposed to be...and yet at the same time, it doesn't portray what the rest of the franchise is. Is it really a SaGa game if I don't suffer?
- [3]
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is actually a very impressive remake, when considering it exists off the back of a 30+ year old game. I had never played the original, but I'd watched longplays of it because I was interested in how faithful this game was, and it is truly a testament to Xeen that they made it align so closely. Upfront, it's important to note that this game isn't really for everyone. Story-wise, …
Summarised from 34 of the 309 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
91% of the 179 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven. The complaint that keeps coming up: some mechanics remain poorly explained in-game. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Prior to release, Romancing SaGa 2 was highly antipicated in Japan. It was consistently the most wanted title on Famitsu's list of expected releases from September 27, 1993 through November 14, 1993. The original release topped the Famitsu sales chart in December 1993. Romancing SaGa 2 went on to sell nearly 1.5 million copies as of March 2003. It is the best-selling entry in the original Romancing SaGa trilogy, followed by the original game and Romancing SaGa 3. Reception of the remaster was varied; according to review aggregate website Metacritic, the PS4 and Switch versions saw generally positive reviews, while the Xbox version saw a mixed response. Nintendo World Report's Bryan Rose…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 351 · most liked firstOur new backward compatibility feature goes over how every SaGa game runs on Nintendo Switch 2. This includes Romancing SaGa 2 Revenge of the Seven, Emerald Beyond, Scarlet Grace, Frontier 2, Minstrel Song, and more covering load times, performance, and visuals: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1795...
neutral · AI labelView post →Final RPG of 2025: Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven. I...never beat the original. 👉👈 I liked it, but could never trigger the events and guides for the game were scarce. I did like it tho. Here's hoping the remake has enough QOL. Heard many good things. As they say in Avalon: on y va!
positive · AI labelView post →Square Enix announced Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven sold over 1 million units worldwide! It's the first SaGa game since SaGa Frontier to sell over a million units, over 29 years ago!
neutral · AI labelView post →'Romancing SaGa 3 Destinies United' is a 3D remake of the original 1995 Super Famicom title. Devleoper Xeen (Trials of Mana 2020, Romancing SaGa 2 Revenge of the Seven) returns to build this sprawling, free-form RPG. More: novacrystallis.com/2026/09/roma...
neutral · AI labelView post →Romancing Saga 2 is completed. Overall score 8.5 out of 10. A game that's all about variety in how you play, locations you visit, & variety in classes, moves, & monster. Only suffering due to lack of great characters dev, & a final stretch end slog/final battle difficulty curb. Highly replayable.
positive · AI labelView post →En route to my bf's before France for the winter celebrations 🚂🇫🇷👬 Romancing Saga 2 might be my travelling game, it's wonderful and full of surprises and I am still in the Gérard era 🏰
positive · AI labelView post →Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven details more character classes, supporting characters, and post-game content www.gematsu.com/2024/10/roma...
neutral · AI labelView post →I think yeah I'm just gonna continue Romancing SaGa 2 off-stream because I really want to play this dang game, I'll probably post screens to show some of the progress. Think of it like an old-school screenshot LP thread, only by an idiot and not by a completely different idiot.
positive · AI labelView post →I know Steam reviews are a bit of a self-selecting sample, but it is HOG WILD that the Romancing Saga 2 remake is I think possibly Square Enix's highest-rated game on the entire store. A game that was denied an English release all the way up to the modern era store.steampowered.com/app/2455640/...
positive · AI labelView post →With Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake done I'm back to one unfinished game untill monster hunter wilds. which is Romancing SaGa 2. The smart thing to do would literally be just play that. I'm not smart. So I'ma start kingdom Hearts this weekend. 🙃👍🏻
neutral · AI labelView post →I usually bounce off JRPGs. The guided, story-on-rails, grind-until-your-numbers-win kind just aren't for me. Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is the opposite of all of that, and it became one of my favorite RPGs in years. The pitch: it's philosophically a CRPG (open, non-linear, systems-first, unafraid to let you make permanent mistakes) built in the shape of a classic turn-based JRPG. You go where you want in roughly any order. You build characters by how you actually play them, not by…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wishing everyone a great Tuesday. Also I can totally tell I'm in that post game unsure what to play next mode after finishing Romancing Saga 2. I have lots of options but atm nothing is 100% captivating me. Will see what grabs me next. Sometimes you just gotta go with a feel.
neutral · AI labelView post →🏆PLAT GET! #129🏆 Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven What a game to cap off the year. 2025 really was the year of JRPGs. Looking forward to more of this. 🙏
positive · AI labelView post →Romancing Saga 3 game of the decade after the previous game of the decade (Romancing Saga 2)
positive · AI labelView post →Still getting caught up on all of the new announcements from the direct but I just wanted to shout out the Switch 2 port of Romancing Saga 2 that was just shadow dropped. It is an incredibly awesome game. Hands down one of my favorite RPGs from the last few years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYeN...
positive · AI labelView post →Oh yeah I got Romancing Saga 2 yesterday and played 5 hours of it straight this game is insane
positive · AI labelView post →I've been playing Romancing SaGa 2, and added a mage to my party to help round out my damage. I rarely have her cast any actual magic though, so she's just REALLY good at kicking people. I'm very happy about my mage who kicks people. This is nice game design.
positive · AI labelView post →This Week's Japanese Game Releases: Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, Sonic X Shadow Generations, more www.gematsu.com/2024/10/this...
neutral · AI labelView post →I bought this because the inheritance gimmick was exciting, but the execution of it really doesn't stick the landing in my opinion. Just for example, a lot of quests present themselves as urgent, but then I can accidentally trigger a time skip of like 180 years and not only will the quest still be available, the same person will still be alive to give it to me. The gameplay is good, don't get me wrong, but that's just not enough to keep me engaged. Your main character is hollow (even more so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven Confirmed For Release On PS5, PS4, Switch, And PC | Retro Gaming News 24/7. Square Enix has announced a Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven remake. This updated version will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam) starting October 24th at a price of $49.99. **Key Points:** - **Story & Setting:** Set in the Imperial year 1000, the game unfolds amidst a growing fiendish threat across various nations. The people await…
neutral · AI labelView post →The short of it if you get attached to your main characters and Side characters this game is not for you. the main character changes based on your choices and the game forces you to choose a new main character every time skip with a hole new roster of side characters. this was the straw that broke the camel's back for me I barely got through the game with a very small level of enjoyment because I got attached to my main character and Side characters two generations ago. now as for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just saw credits on Romancing Saga 2! Spent two hours last night trying to defeat the final boss and then beat it in one go while eating breakfast this morning. I randomly picked up this game on sale and it has become one of my favorite RPGs I've played in the last few years.
positive · AI labelView post →This... is probably one of the most unusual JRPGs I've ever played. You play as the ruler of Avalon, an emperor or empress whose goal is to reunite a fractured empire and defeat the Seven Heroes, legendary saviors who have somehow returned as monstrous threats. The premise sounds fairly standard, but the way the game actually plays is anything but. This is a very open ended game. After the first hour and a half, you're free to explore the world with a party of 5, tackle different regions in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From Trials of Mana to Romancing SaGa 2, Japanese contract developer Xeen has silently become a powerhouse in remake development automaton-media.com/en/game-deve...
neutral · AI labelView post →Really looking forward to play Romancing SaGa 2! The demo absolutely sold the game for me 👌🏼
positive · AI labelView post →And Game of the Year goes to-- WHAT'S THIS!? IT'S ROMANCING SAGA 2 REVENGE OF THE SEVEN WITH THE STEEL CHAIR! FURIOUS IT DIDN'T EVEN GET A CHANCE LAST YEAR IT IS BACK FOR VENGEANCE SEVENFOLD!
positive · AI labelView post →Romancing SaGa 2 hit 11K concurrent players, more than the total of all SaGa games combined on Steam, and 4 times more than the previously highest player count a SaGa game got before at 2.5k I'm gonna cry of happiness
positive · AI labelView post →Once again it would be nice if Steam would allow for some sort of Mixed rating or something... Game itself is fine. It's still Romancing SaGa 2, it's still one of the best open-ended jRPGs out there. However playing this version made me realize that SqEnix just doesn't know how to make anything new that would be even close to the quality OG RS2. Instead they just put new coat of paint on their old games, add a few bells and whistles and some quality of life features and pray it's not gonna…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't finish this game because it's just not for me. But I do recommend it because it is a solid JRPG and I recognize its merits. The combat system is engaging and the generational story is an interesting idea. There are no bugs I encountered while playing and no instability. Something about it just didn't hook me in. I think its because I like RPGs with a tight party of characters that I can get to know over the course of the story. This game doesn't have that. Instead there are time…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been bouncing off of the SaGa series for decades -- I had a fondness for Final Fantasy Legend 2 back in the day, but the others in the series that I'd played made no sense to me. Saga Frontier 1 felt too random and chaotic in terms of character growth, Frontier 2 never coalesced into a combat system that made sense, Minstrel Song seemed utterly aimless, and Unlimited Saga was, you know, incomprehensible. I appreciated the general sentiment of "you can go anywhere and Write Your Own Story"…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I updated my SaGa and Dragon Quest series Nintendo Switch 2 backward compatibility articles on @rpgsite.net to cover the free Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake update and Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1779... www.rpgsite.net/feature/1795...
neutral · AI labelView post →Romancing Saga 2: Welp, new game plus unlocked, and I even got all the shades down in 5 turns or less. Holy hell, dancer was an absolute powerhouse for the entire game. Easily my heaviest hitter until I unlocked 4 seasons on the axe with my emperor.
positive · AI labelView post →I am sorry Romancing Saga 2 I wasnt familiar with your game
positive · AI labelView post →7/10 TLDR: No story, gameplay is fun with a bit of complexity in team building but it loses novelty on second playthrough as you can properly abuse a united attack system and eliminate bosses pretty quick. Doesn’t really get difficult until the post game boss, but even then it’s still abuse united attacks. I would recommend it full price if you’re looking for a fun game to go through NG+ on and spend about 100 hours on it - get it on discount if you don’t really care about the NG+ and want…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This week’s travel game is Romancing SaGa 2. Immediately purchased the upgrade pack as this was one of my fav RPGs last year. I’m starting completely fresh. 1080p handheld, smooth animations and fantastic combat. The opening hour just flew by without thinking! #NintendoSwitch2
positive · AI labelView post →Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 31/07/2025 - Summary and links to trailers/showcases. * Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (2026) **Nintendo Switch 2** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxR3M-FwlWU * Once Upon A KATAMARI (Oct 24, 2025) **Nintendo Switch** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wo0qRu5EPM * Just Dance 2026 Edition (Oct 14, 2025) **Nintendo Switch** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kTZDfeR-Lg * DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO (Nov. 14, 2025) **Nintendo Switch** & **Nintendo…
neutral · AI labelView post →More awesome work by @sonicmega.bsky.social in Romancing SaGa 2. It’s neat to compare both versions of his work in this game
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't doom scroll. I doom "jump from game to game". So Romancing SaGa 2 is going well. 🥰
positive · AI labelView post →Finished with Romancing SaGa 2! 🙏🏾 Game and gameplay: Pretty fun! 10/10 Ending: 1/10
neutral · AI labelView post →Romancing SaGa 2 Revenge of the Seven arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 today. Switch 2 owners who own the game on Switch 1 may purchase a $9.99 'Upgrade Pack':
neutral · AI labelView post →Mechanically demanding JRPG, requires a good amount of experimentation to get through. Difficult but not too difficult, the curve felt natural and by the end I felt a lot stronger than the enemies the game threw at me despite how easy it was for them to get a good hit in and disrupt my strategy. Story was acceptable, lore behind the Seven Heroes was interesting enough to keep my attention but nothing groundbreaking or noteworthy. The real stars are the different classes you unlock, each one…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →booted up Romancing Saga 2 again and god, skill learning in this game is so unfathomably fucking cool
positive · AI labelView post →After viewing all 29 Game Awards categories, I found that Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven isn't in any of them Those Game Awards ain't right is all I'm saying
positive · AI labelView post →New screenshots for Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven detail more classes, storyline characters, post-game content, and New Game+: rpgsite.net/news/16464-n...
neutral · AI labelView post →+ very good remake + addition story + fabulous art direction + fabulous music + good battle system + good character design + high re-play value - platform jump - mini game university exam
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pre-purchase Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven coming on Steam 24 Oct.
neutral · AI labelView post →GOG Square-Enix JRPG sale: Final Fantasy, SaGa, and Mana games. Earlier this year, several Final Fantasy games went DRM-free for the first time, by coming to GOG. Then four SaGa games came to GOG. And now we have two Mana games as well! All of the aforementioned games are on sale, for another 10 days and change. Here's a full list: * Final Fantasy III (3D version) * Final Fantasy IV (3D version) * Final Fantasy VII (updated original PC version) * Final Fantasy VIII Remastered * Final…
neutral · AI labelView post →A lot like Octopath Traveller, from the few hours I played that game at least. Turn-based combat. Enemies have weaknesses to weapon types, and elemental magic. Every character in your party of 5 can have 2 weapons of your choosing (although you are heavily encouraged to equip weapons that fit their stats well). Hitting a weakness does extra damage, and builds a super meter. When the meter is full, you can do a combo attack with two characters at once, both multiplying the damage, and allowing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't stream at the moment, but I'm doing the post-game dungeon in Romancing SaGa 2! It looks like you can fight all Seven Heroes in human form.
neutral · AI labelView post →Romancing SaGa 2 Revenge of the Seven details post-game content, New Game Plus: novacrystallis.com/2024/10/roma...
neutral · AI labelView post →Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven started out as a 20 to 30-hour game, but will end up offering 40 to 50 hours of gameplay, producer says.
neutral · AI labelView post →Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song is one of my favorite games, but I don't think I could recommend it to most people. Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven on the other hand, I can recommend to basically anyone who likes JRPGs with my full chest. Minstrel Song had a very interesting art style that I would personally describe as serene, but was definitely off putting for a lot of people (including myself at first). RotS in comparison does not reinvent the wheel, but it is significantly easier on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TIME FOR ✨ROMANCING SAGA 2: REVENGE OF THE SEVEN✨ First impression: Damn this game looks so much like Trials of Mana Hard mode seems cool so far. I just fought the Watchman who was pretty tough! #amygames
positive · AI labelView post →I recommend a guide. Overall huge replayability here. There are a few things you can miss without the guide. But even then it's not a huge game breaking loss if you do.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →With a Metacritic score of 82 and this type of review: "Better than 99% of current RPGs, the remake of Romancing SaGa 2 does well in every area it dares to invest in." - by Voxel Romancing SaGa 2 becomes another great JRPG in a year full of them. The game has a demo fyi.
neutral · AI labelView post →Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of Seven now available for Switch 2 alongside version 1.1.0 update.
neutral · AI labelView post →Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven demo now available.
neutral · AI labelView post →I have no idea who design the quest system, but you can uterly feck over some of it. There are quest if you start and do not finish (I don't want to spoiler) immidietly, you not just fail, but lose out on possible characters. You can skip story as well, like I was just exploring and the game without warning progresses the story, do not warn you about possible skipped story or quests. There are even gender lock here, like there are quest you can't progress if you are female for example... This…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For my newest Nintendo Switch 2 backward compatibility feature on @rpgsite.net, I covered every SaGa game going over performance, load times, and visuals for Romancing SaGa 2 Revenge of the Seven, Emerald Beyond, Scarlet Grace, Minstrel Song, Frontier 2, and more: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1795...
neutral · AI labelView post →Between Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess and Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, the hottest new category is "PS2 game that escaped containment."
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