Does Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo progress carry over?

If, like me, you explored every nook and cranny of the Nibelheim and Junon regions, it’s only understandable you want to know if your progress in the demo will carry over to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth‘s full release.

After all, you wouldn’t want to face the Terror of the Deep again, would you?

Does progress from the FF7 Rebirth demo carry over?

When you start playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, any progress you made in the Nibelheim and Mt. Nibel version of the FF7R demo partly carries over. However, nothing you did in the Junon region is saved.

Sephiroth and Cloud’s story is explored in the first version of the demo, which is part of chapter one of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The only portion of the demo that is saved, however, is the hike to the Mako Reactor in Mt. Nibel. The sections you visit Cloud’s mom, play Tifa’s piano, do yoga, and witness Sephiroth’s descent into madness at the Shinra Manor’s basement don’t carry over.

Basically, it boils down to which version you played. Progress from the Nibelheim chapter, released on Feb. 6, carries over, so if you completed the Mako Reactor section with Sephiroth in the demo, you can skip it when you play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Any progress you made in the demo released on Feb. 21 will be lost, however, including every Chocobo Stop you lifted and every tiny Chocobo you petted.

Square Enix didn’t make this choice on a whim, either. The Junon region you explored in the demo isn’t an exact copy of the one you explore in the full release.

It was worth playing the demo, though, because you get given a few rewards in the full game. These include:

• The Kupo Charm: Boosts the extraction of resource items.
• Survival Set: A kit with Potions, Ethers, and other aid consumables.

Make sure the demo save is on the same PS5 you’re playing FF7 Rebirth on to claim your rewards.