Final Fantasy VII is the franchise that just keeps on giving, and Square Enix isn’t content to just stick with an upcoming remake split across multiple PlayStation consoles. Last night saw two new mobile games announced by Square Enix, in the form of a battle royale that’ll be out later this year, and a more comprehensive handheld remake called Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis.

They may not have been the best games, but Dirge of Cerberus and the episodic Before Crisis were just what fans wanted in an age where they were hungry for a return to Final Fantasy VII’s unique themes and locales. Content that might make its way into Final Fantasy VII Remake.

What of the games outside of the numbered series in the Final Fantasy library? The spin-offs, the prequels and the crazy experiments in other genres? Final Fantasy as a franchise is full of one-shots that explored other corners of its multiple universes, games which expanded on and sharpened ideas which were felt in the core series in the years to come. Here’s a look at five such games which were crystallised perfection.

Final Fantasy Type-0 will finally arrive on PC soon, but without one of its most alluring features.