Triple Triad
A love letter to the iconic card game from Final Fantasy VIII — rebuilt, expanded, and free to play.
You're not a SeeD. But behind a card table, nobody can tell.
After failing the SeeD exam, you transfer to Balamb Garden and find yourself drawn into the underground world of competitive Triple Triad. Challenging players, collecting rare cards, and working your way toward the world championship — one match at a time.
The world around you is changing. War is coming. Familiar faces from FF8 are making their moves. Your path runs alongside those events — influenced by them, shaped by them — but this is your story.
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200+ Collectible Cards
Collect cards from across the FF8 universe — monsters, bosses, and characters.
Region Exploration
Travel across Balamb, Dollet, and a growing world of regions and opponents.
Strategic Card Battles
3×3 grid battles with multiple rule sets — master the game, read the board.
In-Game Economy
Earn Gil through battles, spend it at Zell's Junk Shop to grow your collection.
Story Mode
Your story runs in parallel with the events of FF8 — familiar, yet your own.
World Championship
Progress from Balamb Garden rookie to world champion Triple Triad player.
See it in action.
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What's coming next.
Share feedback4 earlier releases
- v1.0.0-beta Foundation April 2026
- v1.0.0 Polish & Launch June 2026
- v1.1.0 AI, Stats & macOS July 2026
- v1.2.0 Homecoming August 2026
Galbadia Garden
A new Galbadia Garden region, Irvine joins the cast, crafting arrives with its first recipe, and the Combo rule unlocks.
Missions & Deling City
Save slots and a new missions system land, with region completion moving from card collection to mandatory missions — plus Fisherman's Horizon teaches Sudden Death and opens the route to Trabia, and Deling City kicks off the tournament ticket storyline.
Trabia Garden
Trabia Garden joins the world with your first tournament-qualifier trial matches and a snowfields sidequest, while a reveal in Deling City hints at trouble ahead. Also includes a redesigned world map and a new hand and card selection screen.
Underground Duels
Find the way in from Deling City to the underground duels beneath D-District Prison. They introduce the Random rule, which deals your hand from the distinct cards you own rather than from how many copies you hold. Also fixes how the AI scales within each difficulty tier.
Tomb of the Unknown King
The full Tomb of the Unknown King quest (entry, riddle, and the Brothers Battle) ships as one release, with rare rewards for those who see it through.
Esthar & the World Championship
The journey reaches Esthar for the tournament semi-finals, with a few familiar faces along the way and a hidden site worth seeking out. Then come the World Championship finals, and one last opponent.
Side quests and features we're planning for a future release. They aren't tied to a version yet.
Centra Ruins
Ancient ruins, formidable foes, and maybe a legend waiting deeper inside.
Chocobos
Track down the Chocobo Forests and see what they have to offer your collection.
Card Club
Beat the club members one by one, win their rare cards, and earn a match with the King.
Queen of Cards
She's always one step ahead. Follow her from region to region to one final showdown.
Multiplayer
Take your deck head to head against other players. Early days, but it's on the list.
Off the map
Some things are better found than announced. We'll say no more.
Join the community
Get early access to builds, share feedback, report bugs, and hang out with other players on Discord.
Support Amber Falcon Games
Triple Triad is free to play and built with love. If you want to help fund what's next — more regions, more cards, and an original game down the line — here's how.