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 the Card 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.
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Arcade-style pivot, core battle system, card rules, unlockable features, and the first regions.
Polish & Launch
Gil economy, Card Shop, Dollet region, World Map HUD, and final pre-launch polish.
Stabilisation
Dev workflow improvements, smarter AI opponents, and engine cleanup before the next content push.
World Expansion
Five new regions: Deling City, Galbadia Garden, Fisherman's Horizon, Tomb of the Unknown King, and Trabia Garden.
Join the community
Get early access to builds, share feedback, report bugs, and hang out with other players on Discord.
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Triple Triad is free to play and built with love. If you enjoy it, sponsoring helps keep development moving — more regions, more cards, more story.