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Persona 5

Critic score21 critics
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First release
Sep 15, 2016
Developer
P Studio
Engine
Gamebryo
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, Comedy
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4

Persona 5, a turn-based JRPG with visual novel elements, follows a high school student with a criminal record for a crime he didn't commit. Soon he meets several characters who share similar fates to him, and discovers a metaphysical realm which allows him and his friends to channel their pent-up frustrations into becoming a group of vigilantes reveling in aesthetics and rebellion while fighting corruption.

Also known as P5, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 5, 女神異聞錄5, 女神异闻录5

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Storyline
The story focuses on the 16-year-old protagonist after he is transferred to Syujin High School in Tokyo, Japan. Staying with friends of his parents, he meets up with problem child Ryuji Sakamoto, the withdrawn Ann Takamaki, art student Yusuke Kitagawa, and a talking, shape-shifting cat-like creature known as Morgana. During the protagonist's time there, feeling suppressed by their environment, the five form a group known as the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts", working together to explore the "Palace", a castle created by the hearts of people, and steal ill intent from others' hearts to help them: during this quest, they confront adult authority figures opposing them, along with a greater enemy revealed by their activities.Read more

The story focuses on the 16-year-old protagonist after he is transferred to Syujin High School in Tokyo, Japan. Staying with friends of his parents, he meets up with problem child Ryuji Sakamoto, the withdrawn Ann Takamaki, art student Yusuke Kitagawa, and a talking, shape-shifting cat-like creature known as Morgana. During the protagonist's time there, feeling suppressed by their environment, the five form a group known as the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts", working together to explore the "Palace", a castle created by the hearts of people, and steal ill intent from others' hearts to help them: during this quest, they confront adult authority figures opposing them, along with a greater enemy revealed by their activities.

Release dates
PlayStation 3
Sep 15, 2016
PlayStation 4
Sep 15, 2016
PlayStation 3
Apr 04, 2017
All 4 release dates
PlayStation 4
Apr 04, 2017
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
100h
Main + Extras
119h
Completionist
195h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
anime, demon, detective, murder, grinding
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At a Glance

Critic Score
94
Main Story (IGDB)
100h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
119h
Completionist (IGDB)
195h
How it playsMediaCommunityBehind the gameRelated

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
  • 中文 (繁體)interface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
Also in 1 other language

Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026