Release OrderRecommended
0 / 8 playedEvery game in release order, which is the recommended play order.
Original run
- 1 Star Ocean Japan-only on Super Famicom; First Departure R (2019) is the current version.
- 2 Star Ocean: The Second Story Play the Second Story R remake (2023) instead.
- 3 Star Ocean: Blue Sphere Game Boy Color sequel, Japan-only.
- 4 Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Released in the West in 2004.
Modern entries
- 5 Star Ocean: The Last Hope Prequel set centuries before the first game.
- 6 Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness
- 7 Star Ocean: The Divine Force
- 8 Star Ocean: The Second Story R Full remake of the second game; Switch 2 port released July 16, 2026.
Chronological Order
0 / 7 playedThe same games in timeline order by Space Date, for players who want the story straight through.
- 1 Star Ocean: The Last Hope Set in SD 10, earliest on the timeline.
- 2 Star Ocean Set in SD 346; First Departure R (2019) is the current version.
- 3 Star Ocean: The Second Story Set in SD 366; play Second Story R (2023) instead.
- 4 Star Ocean: Blue Sphere Set in SD 367, directly after the second game.
- 5 Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness Set in SD 537.
- 6 Star Ocean: The Divine Force Set in SD 583.
- 7 Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Set in SD 772, latest on the timeline.
About Star Ocean
Star Ocean is tri-Ace and Square Enix's science fantasy RPG series in which every entry stands alone, even though all of them share a single timeline measured in Space Dates. Release order is the recommended play order, and the second list below reorders the same games by their in-universe dates for players who want the story straight through.
Good to know
Blue Sphere (2001) is a Game Boy Color sequel to the second game that never left Japan. The Second Story R remake from 2023 is the current version of the second game, and its Switch 2 port arrived on July 16, 2026.
