RPG · October 9, 2014

FINAL FANTASY® XIII (2014)

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DO YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO FACE YOUR DESTINY? As a deepening crisis threatens to plunge the floating world of Cocoon into chaos, a band of unsuspecting strangers find themselves branded enemies of the state. With the panicking population baying for their blood, and the military all too happy to oblige, they have no choice but to run for their lives. Join them on a desperate quest to challenge the forces controlling their fate, and prevent untold destruction. Featuring an unforgettable storyline, a battle system blending action and strategy, cutting-edge visuals and awe-inspiring cinematic sequences, FINAL FANTASY® XIII delivers the next step in the evolution of gaming. Final Fantasy XIII has been optimised for PC, featuring full screen support and running at 60FPS. Both English and Japanese voice over will be available.

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Position in RPG

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	17.9k Steam reviews	Top 22% in RPG
Positive rating	75% positive	Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 85%
Metacritic	83/100	Genre average 78 — top 33% of RPG titles
Concurrent peak	286 players	Top 25% in RPG by live player count
Engagement hours	22 h average	Top 46% for session depth among RPG

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

JRPG · 1.2k
RPG · 761
Female Protagonist · 717
Linear · 716
Great Soundtrack · 716
Singleplayer · 675
Fantasy · 665
Story Rich · 542
Adventure · 332
Cinematic · 323
Sci-fi · 300
Action · 217
Third Person · 215
Atmospheric · 196
Turn-Based Combat · 187

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

75%Mostly Positive · 17.9k reviews

13.4k positive · 4.5k negative

Metacritic

83/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

7.2/10

Curator recommendations

15.3k

Peak concurrent players

286

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Features & Capabilities

Community

Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet

Input & Comfort

Partial Controller Support

Other

Single-player
Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

English volume_up
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain volume_up

Full audio (2)

English
Spanish - Spain

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

22h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

Typical completion time

2-week avg

12h

Current engagement

Achievements

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release date	Oct 9, 2014
Developer	Square Enix
Base price	$6.39
Required age	13+
DLC / Add-ons	2 released
Platforms	Windows
Estimated owners	1M–10M
External links	Official site · Support

Editions & Packages

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