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FINAL FANTASY® XIII cover art

FINAL FANTASY® XIII

Square Enix · 2014-10-09

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RPG

Franchise: Final Fantasy · Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 17, 2009 (PlayStation 3), Oct 09, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 09, 2010 (Xbox 360)

Final Fantasy XIII is a fantasy RPG in which a band of brave humans struggle against fate in the utopian sky city of Cocoon and the primeval world of Pulse. Follow stylish heroine Lightning's fast paced battles and high adventure in a mysterious new world.

397
playing now
75%
positive of 20k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
37
twitch viewers (latest)
81/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (419 ratings)
56h
to beat · rushed 34h · completionist 78h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$15.99
steam price (US)

397 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Final Fantasy XIII is a 2009 role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and later for Windows. Released in Japan in December 2009 and internationally in March 2010, it is the thirteenth title in the mainline Final Fantasy series. The game includes fast-paced combat, a new system for the series for determining which abilities are developed for the characters called "Crystarium", and a customizable "Paradigm" system to control which abilities are used by the characters. Final Fantasy XIII includes elements from the previous games in the series, such as summoned monsters, chocobos, and airships.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 397 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,037 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~130/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 498k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,907 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.79 at GameStop PC (2016-02-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 28 of 53 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15015020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 43 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4962012026-08-06 22:00 — 353 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 250 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 337 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 343 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 305 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 448 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 448 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 349 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 496 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 463 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 308 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 364 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 406 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 337 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 366 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 326 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 260 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 431 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 494 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 249 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 268 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 353 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 319 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 369 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 348 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 287 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 201 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 319 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 397 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.99$4.802015-01-012026-08-112015-01-01 — best price $7.992015-01-27 — best price $15.992015-03-01 — best price $15.992015-04-09 — best price $9.832015-05-11 — best price $15.992015-06-17 — best price $15.712015-08-04 — best price $8.692016-01-04 — best price $15.992016-04-28 — best price $7.992016-08-19 — best price $15.992017-02-13 — best price $7.992017-08-14 — best price $15.992018-03-01 — best price $7.992018-07-08 — best price $15.992018-12-20 — best price $7.992019-05-06 — best price $15.992019-09-24 — best price $7.992020-01-10 — best price $7.992020-02-14 — best price $12.992020-05-06 — best price $15.992020-10-01 — best price $15.992021-04-01 — best price $15.992021-07-27 — best price $15.992022-03-22 — best price $7.992022-06-30 — best price $7.992022-10-07 — best price $15.992023-03-23 — best price $7.992023-07-20 — best price $8.002023-12-15 — best price $6.402024-03-14 — best price $6.392024-05-16 — best price $15.992024-10-01 — best price $15.992025-01-02 — best price $15.992025-03-24 — best price $15.992025-06-27 — best price $6.402025-10-03 — best price $15.992025-12-19 — best price $6.402026-03-17 — best price $6.392026-05-07 — best price $15.992026-08-11 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k5322026-05-29 — 568 pageviews2026-06-01 — 621 pageviews2026-06-04 — 532 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,010 pageviews2026-06-10 — 870 pageviews2026-06-13 — 932 pageviews2026-06-16 — 807 pageviews2026-06-19 — 843 pageviews2026-06-22 — 942 pageviews2026-06-25 — 709 pageviews2026-06-28 — 758 pageviews2026-07-01 — 677 pageviews2026-07-04 — 790 pageviews2026-07-07 — 757 pageviews2026-07-10 — 665 pageviews2026-07-13 — 683 pageviews2026-07-16 — 653 pageviews2026-07-19 — 681 pageviews2026-07-22 — 639 pageviews2026-07-25 — 923 pageviews2026-07-28 — 945 pageviews2026-07-31 — 610 pageviews2026-08-03 — 612 pageviews2026-08-06 — 632 pageviews2026-08-09 — 633 pageviews2026-08-12 — 578 pageviews2026-08-15 — 680 pageviews2026-08-18 — 615 pageviews2026-08-21 — 679 pageviews2026-08-24 — 625 pageviews2026-08-26 — 604 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.9k42026-08-22 08:12 — 1,641 viewers2026-08-22 11:12 — 1,939 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 104 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 519 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 561 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 77 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 417 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 107 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 76 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 277 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 282 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 78 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 111 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 119 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 37 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
90%
earned "Instrument of Fate"
8.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSurround SoundPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on Phone3 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Player tags

RPGJRPGActionLinearSci-fiFantasyAdventureCinematicStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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