LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII
Last updated: 2026-01-21
- Innovative combat system enhances gameplay experience
- Memorable side quests enrich player engagement
- Stunning visuals and soundtrack elevate immersion
- Time pressure severely limits exploration freedom
- Poor technical performance affects gameplay
- World feels empty and lacks engaging content
Emotions
Frustration29%Satisfaction14%Disappointment14%Enjoyment6%Nostalgia5%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 4,620
- Positive
- 3,65479.1%
- Negative
- 96620.9%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 343,344
- Estimated revenue
- $6,863,447
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 122.82%
- Estimated copies lost
- 892
- Estimated revenue lost
- $17,831
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 122.8% Avg playtime 0.9h | 112.6% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 7417.4% Avg playtime 39.5h | 32877.2% Avg playtime 99.5h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 1.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 7.8 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 3,692.9 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
425 total
Organic purchasers36285.2%
Voted up: 80%
Key activations6314.8%
Voted up: 81%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
425 total
First impression0-2h337.76%
Voted up: 61%
Mid game2-10h7818.4%
Voted up: 68%
Late game10-20h296.82%
Voted up: 79%
Endgame20h+28567.1%
Voted up: 85%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
60.0%
Global baseline 79.8%
10 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 4,620 total.