Final Fantasy Resonance Demo: Chapter 1 Details

What does the Final Fantasy Resonance demo include?

The free trial runs from the opening through the end of Chapter 1. It is a full opening chapter rather than a short combat-only sample, and its save can carry into the full game on the supported platform path. The exact completion time is not listed; the chapter boundary is the reliable measure of its scope.

Which platforms have the demo?

The trial is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC through Steam and Microsoft Store. The two Nintendo editions use separate saves, so do not assume that a demo started on Switch will continue on Switch 2, or vice versa.

What does the battle screen show?

The battle interface puts the action order across the top, with party status panels along the bottom and enemies on the opposite side of the field. The command menu separates Attack, Skills, Vision Skills, Defend, Items, and Escape. Selecting Attack describes a physical strike with the equipped weapon, while Vision Skills provide a separate route to abilities granted by the equipped Vision.

Attacks against weaknesses reduce an enemy’s Stagger Gauge. When the gauge empties, the enemy is staggered and the party can press its opening. Staggering all active enemies in the same cycle leads into a Resonance choice. The battle-system guide explains how that sequence fits the turn queue.

Which characters and Visions can I use?

The displayed battle lineup includes Rain, Lasswell, Fina, and Lid. That screen confirms they can appear together in a battle configuration, but it does not establish every platform’s unlock order or the complete roster available throughout the trial. For the broader named-character list, see the characters guide.

The demo introduces Vision skills as a separate command category. A complete demo-only Vision checklist and the unlock conditions for every entry are not established here; the Visions guide covers the system without treating a partial list as complete.

How does save transfer work?

The demo save can carry into the full game, but Square Enix says the transfer prompt will not appear if full-game save data already exists. On Steam Deck, enable Cloud Save Data for both the demo and full game. See the dedicated demo save-transfer troubleshooting guide for the retry rule, progression limits, and Chapter 1 achievement behavior. This does not confirm transfers across console families, between the Switch and Switch 2 editions, or from console to PC. If you mean data from the older mobile game, see the FFBE account-transfer guide; that is a separate, unconfirmed route.