HomeLIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII
LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII
Square Enix · released Dec 10, 2015 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
by Square Enix
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 st
Released Dec 10, 2015
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Mostly Positive · 78% positive of 4,128 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 64,055 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $19.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 22 | Oct 23, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 17 | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 21 | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 21 | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 18 | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 17 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 18 | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 13 | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 18 | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 27 | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 6 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 140k – 390k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $1.3M – $4.4M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 4,128 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 35–93 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Great Soundtrack | 1 in 46 games |
| JRPG | 1 in 34 games |
| Action RPG | 1 in 18 games |
| Character Customization | 1 in 15 games |
| Open World | 1 in 14 games |
| Female Protagonist | 1 in 11 games |
| Third Person | 1 in 10 games |
| Anime | 1 in 9 games |
Games like LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII
| Game | Developer | Match | Steam reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2 | Square Enix | 91% | Mixed · 5,176 |
| Tales of Berseria™ | BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. | 92% | Very Positive · 14,395 |
| Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 87% | Mixed · 2,564 |
| FINAL FANTASY® XIII | Square Enix | 84% | Mostly Positive · 16,399 |
| CRYSTAR | FURYU CORPORATION | 90% | Mostly Positive · 1,413 |
| STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE | Square Enix, tri-Ace | 88% | Mixed · 1,689 |
| CrossCode | Radical Fish Games | 79% | Very Positive · 16,467 |
| Tales of ARISE | Bandai Namco Studios Inc. | 81% | Very Positive · 27,710 |