LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII
Live player count and Steam charts
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 stunning action based battles.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 64 | -2 | -3.0% | 113 |
| Jun 2026 | 66 | +2 | +3.1% | 121 |
| May 2026 | 64 | +7 | +12.3% | 113 |
| Apr 2026 | 57 | +2 | +3.6% | 102 |
| Mar 2026 | 55 | -3 | -5.2% | 102 |
| Feb 2026 | 58 | 0 | 0.0% | 103 |
| Jan 2026 | 58 | +7 | +13.7% | 103 |
| Dec 2025 | 51 | -1 | -1.9% | 84 |
| Nov 2025 | 52 | +8 | +18.2% | 91 |
| Oct 2025 | 44 | -4 | -8.3% | 86 |
| Sep 2025 | 48 | -6 | -11.1% | 84 |
| Aug 2025 | 54 | -1 | -1.8% | 92 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Jun 25, 2026Introducing FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION, launching Spring 2027.
- Jan 27, 2025"LIGHTNING RETURNS:FINAL FANTASY XIII ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK" Now on Sale!
- Jul 12, 202112/7/2021 Update
- Feb 24, 2016Untitled
- Feb 24, 2016Untitled
- Feb 24, 2016Untitled
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 16:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, with a second wave suggesting a sizable audience in the Americas. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 92 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
