BODY: Final Fantasy XIV is getting in the robot. Square Enix has announced that the hit MMORPG's next expansion, "The Silver Wanderer" (็ฝ้ใฎใฏใณใใฉใผ), will feature a full-blown collaboration with the legendary Evangelion franchise as its new 24-player alliance raid series.
The crossover was revealed during a recent announcement, confirming that the Evangelion-themed content will span multiple installments across the raid series โ meaning this isn't a one-off event but a sustained, multi-patch collaboration woven into the expansion's endgame content. The raid will be available across all supported platforms including PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Mac, and Steam.
Details on specific raid mechanics, story elements, and Evangelion characters or units that will appear remain under wraps for now. However, the multi-part structure suggests players can expect a deep narrative integration rather than a surface-level cosmetic tie-in. Previous FFXIV alliance raid collaborations โ such as the NieR: Automata series in Shadowbringers and the Final Fantasy Tactics-inspired Return to Ivalice in Stormblood โ have set a high bar for crossover storytelling within the game.
This marks one of the most high-profile anime collaborations in FFXIV's history. Evangelion's iconic imagery โ from the Evas themselves to Angels and NERV โ offers rich material for the kind of large-scale boss encounters that alliance raids are known for.
The insider take
The Evangelion crossover signals that Square Enix and creative director Naoki Yoshida are swinging big for The Silver Wanderer's post-launch content cycle. In Tokyo gaming circles, there's genuine excitement โ Evangelion carries enormous cultural weight in Japan, and pairing it with FFXIV's proven raid design pipeline feels like a natural fit. The multi-part commitment also suggests a licensing deal of significant scope, which speaks to the confidence both sides have in the collaboration's commercial potential. For the FFXIV community, the NieR raids proved that external IPs can thrive in Eorzea; Evangelion may be the franchise best positioned to top that benchmark.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).