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XIII - Classic cover art

XIII - Classic

Ubisoft Paris Studio · Microids · 2020-06-11

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Action

Franchise: XIII · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Aug 05, 2004 (PlayStation 2), Nov 28, 2003 (Xbox), Jun 08, 2004 (Mac), Nov 28, 2003 (Nintendo GameCube), Nov 18, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

You are the victim of a conspiracy! The FBI, CIA and a group of murderers are chasing you. XIII… This strange tattoo and the key of a safe are your only clues to survive and claim your innocence! It's time to gear up and eliminate your ennemies!

1
playing now
89%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (143 ratings)
11h
to beat · rushed 8.8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

XIII is a first-person shooter video game, loosely based on the first five volumes of the 1984 Belgian graphic novel series of the same name. Developed and published by Ubisoft, it was released in November 2003 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and GameCube; an Xbox version of the game, released at the same time, was developed by Southend Interactive, while a Mac OS X version was developed by Zonic, published by Feral Interactive, and released in June 2004.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 83 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (426 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 50k–113k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,522 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.95-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.59 at IndieGala Store (2024-11-06) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 60 of 97 observed days · $1.36 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
40940920202026Week of 2020-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-08-07 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$0.892020-06-112026-08-302020-06-11 — best price $5.992020-09-04 — best price $5.392020-10-05 — best price $5.392020-10-31 — best price $5.992020-12-01 — best price $5.992021-01-21 — best price $5.282021-03-09 — best price $2.032021-04-21 — best price $5.992021-05-15 — best price $5.992021-07-26 — best price $5.392021-08-28 — best price $5.032021-10-13 — best price $5.282021-12-01 — best price $4.402022-01-17 — best price $5.392022-04-05 — best price $4.402022-08-09 — best price $4.402022-11-29 — best price $5.992023-02-02 — best price $5.992023-05-24 — best price $5.992023-08-21 — best price $1.502023-12-02 — best price $5.992024-03-08 — best price $1.502024-07-26 — best price $1.952024-11-13 — best price $12.992025-02-03 — best price $12.992025-04-01 — best price $11.562025-06-27 — best price $12.992025-08-22 — best price $12.992025-11-03 — best price $12.992025-12-22 — best price $0.972026-02-24 — best price $12.992026-04-28 — best price $1.232026-06-17 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $1.95
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Player tags

FPSGoreActionClassicShooterStealthViolentStylizedComic BookStory Rich

Census log

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

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