Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• Android

Genres

• post-apocalyptic video game

• role-playing video game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Series

• Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy

Engines

• Crystal Tools

Localized titles

• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Korean^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Japanese^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  232^*

• JRPG^*

  Votes · historical

  200^*

• Female Protagonist^*

  Votes · historical

  196^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  175^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  172^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  145^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  140^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  125^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  110^*

• Anime^*

  Votes · historical

  90^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  81^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  69^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  60^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  53^*

• Hack and Slash^*

  Votes · historical

  42^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  38^*

• Cute^*

  Votes · historical

  14^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  9^*

• Nudity^*

  Votes · historical

  5^*

• Time Management^*

  Votes · historical

  5^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows® XP SP2 or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  2GHz Dual Core CPU^*

  Memory

  1500 MB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® Geforce® 8800GT / ATI Radeon™ HD 4770 VRAM 512MB or later^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0c^*

  Storage

  22 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  Sound card compatible with DirectX® 9.0c^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Core™ 2 Quad (2.66 GHz)/ AMD Phenom™ II X4 (2.8 GHz) processor^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX™ 460/ ATI Radeon™ HD 5770^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  30^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Square Enix

Publishers

• Square Enix

• 2013-11-21

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2014-02-11 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2014-02-11^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2015-12-10 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2015-12-10^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Dec 10, 2015^*

Detailed specifications