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FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2

Time-travel JRPG with branching exploration and recruitable monster companions

Square Enix · Released Dec 11, 2014

RPG

Reviews
Mixed
58% of 5,493
Recent reviews
Mixed
56% of 30 in 30 days
Players
51
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
HD 4000
1.5 GB RAM · 30 GB disk
Full requirements

What is FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2?

A single-player fantasy and science-fiction JRPG about traveling through time to change the future. You explore locations that vary by era, follow multiple paths, solve puzzles, and fight with recruitable monsters in your party.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy story-heavy JRPGs built around time travel
  • +you like collecting and developing monsters for battle

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer linear progression over branching paths and timelines
  • −you dislike mandatory puzzles between exploration and combat

What players say

58% of 5,493 reviews are positive · 56% of 30 in the last 30 days

Players praise the soundtrack, characters, combat changes, and broader exploration compared with the previous game. The dominant complaint is the Windows port: players report frequent crashes, audio problems, and poor performance, often saying unofficial patches and extra setup are needed and do not always work.

Players over time

▼ -28% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 99 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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Oct 1, 202670
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Sep 27, 202699
Sep 26, 202678
Sep 25, 202664
Sep 24, 202669
Sep 23, 202663
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Sep 22, 202678
Sep 21, 202686

How many players finish FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2?

22% of Steam players have unlocked «Epic Finisher», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2 screenshot 1

FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2 system requirements

Minimum: HD 4000, 1.5 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® XP SP2 or later
Processor
2GHz Dual Core CPU
Graphics
NVIDIA® Geforce® 8 Series/ ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 series VRAM 256MB or later
Memory
1500 MB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows® Vista/ 7/ 8
Processor
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad (2.66 GHz)/ AMD Phenom™ II X4 (2.8 GHz) processor
Graphics
NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX™ 460/ ATI Radeon™ HD 5870
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
31
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
13+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.

Does FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

2 DLC available.

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