LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII overview

Overview

LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII comes from Square Enix and is published by Square Enix. It arrived on Steam on Dec 10, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Text Size, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 44 players at 21 September 2026 - 22:38:08 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2,475. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 79% positive across 4,717 reviews.

Language and system requirements

LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII is available in 8 languages including:

9 regional rating boards including cero, kgrb, esrb, dejus, and pegi

Sales, recommendations, and streams

LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII has sold up to 393,000 units and has 4,111 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $5,600,000. On Twitch, 2 streamers are live with around 9 total watchers.

LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII overview details

LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Lightning Returns is the concluding chapter of the Final Fantasy XIII saga and series heroine Lightning's final battle. The grand finale of the trilogy brings a world reborn as well as free character customization and stunning action based battles. The world is sinking into a sea of chaos, and in thirteen days, nothing will remain. Though the planet is doomed, there is still hope for those who call it home. After centuries in crystal stasis, a hero has awoken—a legendary warrior on a god-given mission to save the souls of mankind. Her name: Lightning. Blessed with incredible strength and an arsenal of new weapons, she has everything she needs for the coming battle. Everything except time. And now she must make an impossible choice... Downloadable content included in-game "Divine Wear" schemata "Moogle Lover" schemata "Ultimate Saviour" schemata "FFX-2 Yuna" schemata "FFVII Cloud" schemata "FFX Yuna" schemata "Tomb Raider" schemata "Shining Prince" schemata "Dark Samurai" schemata "Sohei Savior" schemata "Utsusemi" schemata "Art of War" schemata "Flower of Battle" schemata "Shogun" schemata The "FFVII Aerith" schemata is not included in this pack. Furthermore, there are no plans to make this schemata available in future. Key Features: LIGHTNING UNDER YOUR CONTROL Lightning will be the playable character - with a highly evolved range of techniques for battles and exploring the environment. Customise Lightning with a large range of different outfits and weapons; that affect not only the way she looks, but also her actions and abilities. ACTION-ORIENTED COMBAT A…

SteamPulse editorial summary

LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Text Size, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime, and is associated with RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 44 players at 21 September 2026 - 22:38:08 UTC, a tracked peak of 2,475, and 79% positive reviews.

Overview tags

RPGJRPGFemale ProtagonistFantasyOpen WorldGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerStory RichAdventureAnimeActionAction RPGThird PersonCharacter CustomizationHack and Slash

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Support and legal notes

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