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Bravely Default: Brilliant Lights

A tenth-anniversary Bravely crossover reached Japan, closed thirteen months later and survived only as a stripped-down offline viewer.

HOW CLOSE TO REALITY100/100
CATEGORYGames
LIFECYCLE2022—2023
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Quick facts

Existence state
Officially Gone
Peak stage
general availability
Research confidence
high
Last verified
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What it was

A formally released Japan-only mobile role-playing game published by Square Enix.

Four new heroes joined characters from across the Bravely series in turn-based battles around the Crystal of Light.

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Existence timeline

Anniversary title announced

Square Enix reveals a mobile celebration of the series.

Japanese launch

Brilliant Lights reaches normal public availability.

Crossover cast grows

Earlier Bravely heroes enter the game.

Closure announced

The publisher schedules the end and an offline edition.

Online service ends

Battles and live systems stop.

Offline version remains

A limited local viewer preserves selected content.

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Why it ended

Square Enix ended online service on 28 February 2023 and issued refunds for unused paid currency.

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Last confirmed trace

An offline version, official site, soundtrack, recorded story and refund notice preserve portions of the game.
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What it left behind

Its post-shutdown viewer offers a partial preservation model while also showing how much functionality is lost with the servers.

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How we classified it

The archive unit reached normal public release or operation and is no longer obtainable in its original public form.

Verified normal public availability maps to 100 under Arrival Score V1.

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Sources & verification

Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.

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