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LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII

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App ID 345350
App Type Game
Store Name LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII
Developer
Publisher Square Enix
Franchise FINAL FANTASY
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 30191749
Last Record Update 22 July 2025 – 18:03:40 UTC ()
Release Date 10 December 2015 – 15:34:00 UTC ()
😏 76.88%
4k reviews
39
In-Game
🎲 RPG 🌸 JRPG 👩 Female Protagonist 🎭 Fantasy 🌍 Open World

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.

Additional Information

Developer Square Enix
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GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/345350/
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Publisher Square Enix
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Store Release Date 10 December 2015 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/FinalFantasy/
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Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 10 December 2015 – 15:34:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 10 December 2015 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1449734400)
Store Asset Modification Time 1 May 2025 – 03:31:34 UTC () (1746070294)
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japaneseライトニング リターンズ ファイナルファンタジーXIII
review_score 6
review_percentage 79
Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 21 February 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6942799
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First seen on SteamDB 20 January 2015 – 18:43:12 UTC (), in changelist #855013

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 🌸 JRPG 👩 Female Protagonist 🎭 Fantasy 🌍 Open World 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Story Rich 🗺️ Adventure 🌸 Anime 💥 Action 💥 Action RPG 👤 Third Person 🦹 Character Customization 🛡️ Hack and Slash 🌫 Atmospheric 🧸 Cute 🗺 Exploration

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

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timestamp1 May 2025 – 03:31:43 UTC

Trailer 42834 ↴

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timestamp 19 November 2015 – 17:01:43 UTC

Steam charts

  • 39 players right now
  • 53 24-hour peak
  • 2,503 all-time peak 13 December 2015
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  • 19 viewers right now
  • 33 24-hour peak
  • 48,991 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 76.88% SteamDB Rating
  • 3,598 79.2% positive reviews
  • 945 20.8% negative reviews

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How many players are playing LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 39 players live playing LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII on Steam.

LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII had an all-time peak of 2503 concurrent players on 13 December 2015.

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