Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
Square Enix Product Development Division 1
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360
3.10 from 3186 ratings
7779 members have it in their collection · 379 playing now · 2394 backlogged · 760 wish listed
How long? Main story 50h · with extras 66h · 100% 99h (from 60 logged playthroughs)
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 …
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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.
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Details
- Developers
- Square Enix Product Development Division 1
- Publishers
- Square Enix
- Genres
- Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Franchises
- Final Fantasy
- Series
- Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII
- Events
- Sony E3 2009 Press Conference, Xbox 360 E3 2009 Media Briefing, Xbox 360 E308 Media Briefing, Sony E3 2006 Press Conference, Square Enix E3 2006 Press Event
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Dec 17, 2009 (Asia) PlayStation 3
- Dec 17, 2009 (Japan) PlayStation 3
- Mar 09, 2010 (North_America) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Mar 09, 2010 (Europe) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Mar 09, 2010 (Australia) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Dec 16, 2010 (Japan) Xbox 360
- Dec 16, 2010 (Asia) Xbox 360
- Oct 09, 2014 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
Also available on
- Final Fantasy XIII: Limited Collector's Edition (2010) · PS3
Related
Bundled in
- Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box (Dec 2012) · PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP
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Rating distribution
5 stars
349
4 stars
780
3 stars
1165
2 stars
620
1 star
272
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Jace Dec 26, 2025
If there is one game I want to see get a proper release on modern consoles, it's this one. Honestly a collection that contains the entire trilogy and assorted side-material like the novellas would be a dream, but now I'm being overzealous lol
There are releases on Steam, but they are unfathomably terrible ports (except Lightning Returns, which is fine …
If there is one game I want to see get a proper release on modern consoles, it's this one. Honestly a collection that contains the entire trilogy and assorted side-material like the novellas would be a dream, but now I'm being overzealous lol
There are releases on Steam, but they are unfathomably terrible ports (except Lightning Returns, which is fine weirdly enough) and require a lot of patchery, and even then I run into enough crashes that my preference is to pull out my PS3 to play. But if they were to be remastered by Square, surely they would be next in line, they've done almost everything else, so maybe I should bide my time instead...
I think about these games a lot. Released over 15 years ago and still the most beautiful games I've ever played. Nothing has matched how awed I am by these visuals, still!
Status ThatDudeWinston Sep 15, 2025
The game looks good and had potential, but the battle system didn't get interesting until too late in the game and the environments got stale. I now understand the walking through a hallway most of the game meme. Would not recommend unless you are really a diehard Final Fantasy fan who wants to experience them all.
Status benhourigan Feb 24, 2025
Did a lot of the missions in the Faultwarrens recently, including some of the E-tier ones, but got stuck on the tonberries at D1 and decided to move on to chapter 12. Can't say the whole scenario with us leaping into the middle of a hovercar race, or what happens to Cid, makes a whole lot of sense, but the …
Read moreDid a lot of the missions in the Faultwarrens recently, including some of the E-tier ones, but got stuck on the tonberries at D1 and decided to move on to chapter 12. Can't say the whole scenario with us leaping into the middle of a hovercar race, or what happens to Cid, makes a whole lot of sense, but the battles are still fun. I've just passed the Walker of the Wheel area and someone's just told me we should be near Edenhall now.
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Status SIGINT Feb 20, 2025
I don't have it in me to replay this whole game—or any bigger JRPG like this honestly outside absolute favorites after a very very long period of time—but it was nice playing a little of it just now for the first time since 2010 when it was my first completed Final Fantasy game. It makes a very strong impression in …
Read moreI don't have it in me to replay this whole game—or any bigger JRPG like this honestly outside absolute favorites after a very very long period of time—but it was nice playing a little of it just now for the first time since 2010 when it was my first completed Final Fantasy game. It makes a very strong impression in its opening moments with its super high production value and great music, and even if the early levels are as simple and straightforward as everyone says in a way that's somewhat dull, it has quite a bit going on in the story setting up most of its crew out of the starting events. I think it's very likely I'd be more bothered by some of the stuff people complain about with this game if I played it all the way through today, and I might have a harder time getting into it, even if I'm still not inherently bothered by its linearity. It was interesting comparing this to FFX which I also tried again recently and has a more intriguing and varied take on this kind of linear intro (even if it has never held my attention for super long afterward). Overall yeah it doesn't really feel like something I will sit and play through, but I wouldn't mind to rewatch all the cutscenes at some point or something.
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Status benhourigan Feb 16, 2025
I've tried playing this multiple times, including on PS3 when it first came out, and never got past the first hour. But this time I was committed and stuck with it. It's a mixed bag. This is an 'on rails' RPG until maybe 30h in: walk, battle, walk, cutscene, walk, battle, walk, battle. There's no exploration, little party management and …
I've tried playing this multiple times, including on PS3 when it first came out, and never got past the first hour. But this time I was committed and stuck with it. It's a mixed bag. This is an 'on rails' RPG until maybe 30h in: walk, battle, walk, cutscene, walk, battle, walk, battle. There's no exploration, little party management and barely even a branching path until chapter 11.
But the combat is good: better than 15 (which I did not enjoy at all) and arguably 16 too. The characters and themes are more Final Fantasy-esque than 15 and 16: it's got a bit of an FF8 flavour about it. Chapter 11 is pretty fun, even if doing the hunts takes a ridiculous amount of backtracking.
I’ve still got about half the hunts to go and then chapters 12 and 13 when I decide I can't go any further with those before the ending.
Status BurningKirby Oct 2, 2024
Finished! That last dungeon was pretty rough but the final boss itself wasn't too bad.
Really wholesome seeing Lightning smile so much at the end. Gotta write up my thoughts in a bit and then start mentally preparing for FFXIII-2.
Status BurningKirby Sep 27, 2024
We finally did it boys.
Had the idea for this dumb meme while playing and I couldn't get it out of my head.
Status BurningKirby Sep 20, 2024
Resist Lightning?! Boy, that seems like an oddly specific purpose for an accessory to have. But hey, different strokes I suppose.
Status BurningKirby Sep 15, 2024
Oh thank god, there's more to the combat system. I was getting really scared when I was like 2 and a half hours in and my options were still just Attack, Attack More Bigly, and Heal.
Story is cool so far though. I'm intrigued to see where it'll go. I'm not too bothered by the corridor level design aspect yet, …
Oh thank god, there's more to the combat system. I was getting really scared when I was like 2 and a half hours in and my options were still just Attack, Attack More Bigly, and Heal.
Story is cool so far though. I'm intrigued to see where it'll go. I'm not too bothered by the corridor level design aspect yet, but obviously I'm still early on. Only just hit chapter 3. Also the game is total eye candy for something that came out nearly 15 years ago, but that's not exactly a hot take, lol.
Status BurningKirby Sep 12, 2024
I've finished patching in the fixes and mods to (hopefully) make my Steam version run great and also look great doing it!
I'm looking forward to seeing how I feel about this particularly contentious entry in the series. I just need to write up my review for XII first.