Published Apr 17, 2026, 3:27 PM EDT Forget the stairs or the elevator, because the Shinra Building might collapse if you're not careful Final Fantasy 7’s iconic Shinra Building climb is now a chaotic board game Image: Square Enix Sign in to your Polygon.com account The early hours of Final Fantasy 7 offer some of the best scenes of levity in the entire game, whether that’s infiltrating Don Corneo’s mansion by disguising Cloud Strife as a woman, or when Barret Wallace cusses out a whiny Shinra exec aboard a commuter train. One of the most memorable, however, is defined by the player’s choice: When climbing the Shinra Building to rescue Aerith , do you rush in, guns and swords a-blazin’? Or do you climb 60 flights of stairs and chuckle at the banter between the characters as you go? Final Fantasy 7: Ascend the Shinra Building is a cooperative balance game co-developed by Square Enix and Arclight.…