LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII
Action RPG with customizable combat styles and a ticking clock
Square Enix · Released Dec 10, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 4,839
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 25 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 51
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Jul 12, 2021
What is LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII?
A single-player action RPG and the final chapter of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy. As Lightning, you explore a world facing destruction in thirteen days and fight in action-based battles, changing outfits and weapons to alter your abilities as you try to save its people.
For you if...
- +you enjoy switching combat styles during action battles
- +you like planning exploration around a deadline
- +you want to follow the trilogy to its conclusion
Not for you if...
- −you prefer exploration without a running clock
- −you dislike side quests that drive character progression
- −you prefer party-based combat over one playable hero
What players say
79% of 4,839 reviews are positive · 76% of 25 in the last 30 days
Players praise the combat, outfit customization, and more open areas. Their most common complaints are the constant timer and repetitive side quests; some also find the combat difficult to learn.
Screenshots and trailer
LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® XP SP2 or later
- Processor
- 2GHz Dual Core CPU
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® Geforce® 8800GT / ATI Radeon™ HD 4770 VRAM 512MB or later
- Memory
- 1500 MB RAM
- Storage
- 22 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 5770
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 22 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 42
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 13+
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Traditional Chinese.
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
Recent updates
- Jul 12, 2021 · 12/7/2021 Update
- Feb 24, 2016 · Feb 2016 Update
- Feb 24, 2016 · Feb 2016 Update
- Dec 24, 2015 · 24th December 2015 Game Update
- Dec 24, 2015 · 24th December 2015 Game Update
2 DLC available.
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