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SaGa Emerald Beyond

Turn-based party RPG with branching stories across connected worlds

Square Enix · Released Apr 25, 2024

RPG

Reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 378
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
58
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
11 months ago
Oct 14, 2025

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is SaGa Emerald Beyond ?

Choose from six protagonists and travel from the Junction to 17 worlds, where your decisions change each character's route and ending. Fight turn-based battles using party formations, abilities learned during combat, and chained attacks as your chosen character pursues a goal such as recovering lost magic or reclaiming a throne.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning turn-based battles around party positioning
  • +you like replaying stories to see different routes

Not for you if...

  • you want a straightforward, linear story
  • you expect substantial exploration between battles
  • you prefer combat systems that are easy to learn

What players say

76% of 378 reviews are positive

Players praise the depth of the combat and the freedom to build different parties. Common complaints concern the sparse presentation and thin or confusing storytelling; some players also find the combat systems hard to learn.

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SaGa Emerald Beyond

SaGa Emerald Beyond system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows® 10 / Windows® 11 64-bit
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
30FPS @ 1280x720

Recommended

OS
Windows® 10 / Windows® 11 64-bit
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 3 1300X / Intel® Core™ i5-6400
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 470 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
60FPS @ 1920x1080

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
47
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Japanese.

Tags

Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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