Final Fantasy Explorers is an action role-playing video game featuring single-player and multiplayer modes. The player starts the game on an island featuring various locations, but can access other areas beyond the island on foot.[5] The main goal of the player is to collect crystals scattered across the world.[6] Unlike other narrative-driven entries in the Final Fantasy series, Explorers follows a quest-driven structure similar to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Capcom's Monster Hunter series.[7] Quest difficulty can be manually adjusted.[8] Unlike previous entries in the series, chocobos, a recurring galliforme bird in the series, are not available for riding.[8] Player characters engage in fights with classic Final Fantasy enemies and summons including Ifrit and Bahamut.