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The Full Timeline of Persona Games and Spin-Offs IGN gennemgår Persona-seriens hovedspil, genudgivelser og spin-offs i både udgivelses- og kronologisk rækkefølge. Guiden fremhæver Persona 3 Reload og Persona 5 Royal som gode indgange for nye spillere, fordi de fortæller selvstændige historier. Den omtaler også de kommende titler Persona 4 Revival og Persona 6.

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation: First Impressions of an Early Slice of Gameplay from an FF7 Veteran | IGN Preview IGN har prøvet en tidlig, lineær sektion af Final Fantasy VII Revelation, som foregår ved North Crater og fokuserer på historien frem for spillets åbne verden. Demoen introducerer Materia-fragmenter til hurtigere opgradering, forbedret automatisk opsamling og nye kampmuligheder gennem Cid, Vincent og FITS-systemet. Sværhedsgraden virkede lav i demoens første kapitel, men kan ændre sig inden udgivelsen.

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Konami Planning 'Second and Third Waves' of New Silent Hill Games as It Looks Into 'A Number of Projects' Konami planlægger flere nye Silent Hill-spil efter en succesfuld første bølge, oplyser producer Motoi Okamoto i et interview med Famitsu. Selskabet vil endnu ikke afsløre konkrete detaljer, men arbejder allerede på en række projekter. Den første bølge omfattede blandt andet genindspilningen af Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill f og Silent Hill: Townfall, mens Bloober Team også arbejder på en genindspilning af det originale Silent Hill.

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'We're Moving Fast' — Blumhouse Partners With MatPat to Make Amanda the Adventurer Movie, Confirms More Indie Horror Game Adaptations Are Coming Blumhouse har indgået et samarbejde med YouTube-profilen Matthew “MatPat” Patrick om at filmatisere virale indie-horrorspil. Den første planlagte film bliver Amanda the Adventurer, som følger et mysterium omkring et uhyggeligt animeret børneprogram. Projektet er stadig i udvikling, men parterne forhandler allerede med manuskriptforfattere og instruktører om at få filmen realiseret.

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Magic: The Gathering at NYCC Live Blog – Get Ready for Darkhold Destiny Wizards of the Coast har annonceret Darkhold Destiny, et nyt Marvel-sæt til Magic: The Gathering under Universes Beyond-brandet. Afsløringen fandt sted i forbindelse med New York Comic Con, men kortene og sættets konkrete mekanikker er endnu ikke offentliggjort. IGN beskriver sættet som en mere original fortolkning af Marvel-universet, der passer bedre til Magic-verdenen end tidligere crossover-sæt.

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Gears of War: E-Day Sales Start Soft as Analyst Warns Game Pass Is 'Cannibalizing' Premium Revenue on Xbox En analyse fra Alinea Analytics anslår, at Gears of War: E-Day solgte omkring 230.000 eksemplarer på PC og Xbox i den første uge. Tallet er ikke bekræftet af Microsoft og omfatter 168.000 Steam-salg samt 62.000 salg i Xbox-økosystemet. Samtidig skulle cirka 1,7 millioner have spillet via Game Pass, hvilket ifølge analysen har flyttet interessen fra køb til abonnementer.

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'Scrib Doon!' — LucasFilm Games Producer Responds after Galactic Racer Character Biddy Blas Goes Viral Figuren Biddy Blas fra Star Wars: Galactic Racer er blevet viral på sociale medier på grund af sin overdrevne stemmeskuespil og komiske dialog. Lucasfilm Games-producent Craig Derrick har reageret på den store opmærksomhed og takket fans for interessen. Figuren kan blandt andet narre spillere med en eksplosiv gave, mens spillets multiplayer-grænse snart bliver udvidet.

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'We Are Not Against Creativity' — Skate Developer Addresses Community Mods After ReSkate Goes Viral Skate-udvikleren Full Circle anerkender fan-modifikationer efter den store interesse for ReSkate, en uofficiel platform med offline-spil, private servere og brugerskabte baner. Studiet vil dog slå ned på mods, der omgår betalt indhold eller udnytter uudgivne funktioner. Samtidig arbejder Full Circle på officielle værktøjer, der skal give spillerne større frihed til at skabe indhold.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Rollout Adds DMZ Early Access Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 giver forudbestillere tidlig adgang til både kampagnen og den genarbejdede DMZ-spiltilstand. Kampagnen åbner 16. oktober, DMZ følger 20. oktober, mens den fulde lancering finder sted 23. oktober på pc og konsoller. Infinity Ward beskriver DMZ som en mere omfattende extraction shooter med vedvarende progression i det åbne område Hajin Exclusion Zone.

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October’s Humble Choice Lineup Is Officially Live, Featuring Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Psychonauts 2, and 6 More Games Humble Choice’ens oktoberudvalg 2026 er lanceret med otte pc-spil til 14,99 dollar om måneden. Pakken inkluderer blandt andet Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Psychonauts 2 og Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. Medlemskabet giver også en gratis måned med IGN Plus, rabatter i Humble-butikken og et bidrag til velgørenhedsorganisationen Hilarity for Charity.

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'It's Not an Industry Secret' — Wardogs Dev Holding Back Certain Features Because of Xbox Series S, but Working to 'Very Low-End Hardware' Has Its Benefits Udvikleren Bulkhead siger, at Xbox Series S begrænser, hvilke funktioner der kan tilføjes til Wardogs, blandt andet dynamisk vejr, fordi konsollens ydeevne sætter en nedre grænse. Samtidig har arbejdet med den svagere hardware gjort det lettere at optimere spillet til mindre kraftige pc’er. Wardogs kommer først til konsoller i 2028, mens sæson 2 lanceres 15. oktober.

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Wardogs Season 2 Adds a New Gambling Mechanic That Lets You Bet on Yourself — Here's How It Works Wardogs Season 2 lanceres 15. oktober med blandt andet et nyt vejrsystem og regn i kampene. En ny Wager Vendor-mekanik lader spillere satse på egne præstationer, eksempelvis et bestemt antal drab eller genoplivninger, med mulighed for store gevinster eller tab. Funktionen bliver dog først tilgængelig, når spillerne har opbygget nok penge i spillet.

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'It Should Just Be More Performance' — Wardogs Dev Says PS6 and Xbox Project Helix Ports Should Be Relatively Straightforward Udvikleren Bulkhead forventer, at Wardogs relativt enkelt kan bringes til Sonys kommende PlayStation 6 og Microsofts Project Helix. Studiet planlægger en konsoludgave af spillet til 2028 og er allerede i dialog med platformsejerne. Wardogs er i øjeblikket tilgængeligt på PC i early access, mens sæson 2 lanceres i næste uge med blandt andet regn som ny gameplayfunktion.

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'There Is a Genuine PR Issue With Lonestar' — Wardogs Dev Explains Why Blue Team Loses More, Confirms Plan to Address the Balance in Season 2 Udvikleren Bulkhead erkender, at det blå hold Lonestar i Wardogs taber markant oftere end de øvrige hold. Holdets sejrsrate er dog steget fra cirka 10 procent i alfaen til omkring 20 procent efter lanceringen. I sæson 2 flyttes alle holds spawnområder på Bakurani, mens Lonestar også får blandt andet erfarings- og pengebonusser. Sæsonen lanceres 15. oktober.

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'It Completely Changes the Game' — Wardogs' New Rain System Will Have a Major Effect on Gameplay in Season 2 Wardogs’ anden sæson lanceres 15. oktober og introducerer regnvejr som en fast del af udvalgte kampe. Regnen reducerer sigtbarheden, gør kortet mørkere, dugger vinduer til og kan med torden maskere skud og andre lyde. Udvikleren Bulkhead forventer, at ændringerne vil påvirke spillestile markant, mens yderligere vejrtyper som sne og nattemørke fortsat overvejes.

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Wizards of the Coast Announces Dungeons & Dragons: Star Wars Tyro Squadron With First Look at Official Art Wizards of the Coast har annonceret Dungeons & Dragons-eventyret Star Wars: Tyro Squadron samt en større regeludvidelse baseret på Star Wars-universet. Kampagnen foregår under den originale trilogi og lader spillerne slutte sig til en hemmelig oprørscelle, udføre missioner og udforske nye dele af galaksen. Flere detaljer ventes afsløret ved Star Wars Celebration i april 2027.

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'A Celebration of Everything Dead Space' — New Battlefield 6 Event Has Players Storming Area 51 Battlefield 6 får et ikke-kanonisk Halloween-event med Dead Space-tema, hvor spillerne skal kæmpe mod Necromorphs omkring Area 51. Eventet begynder 20. oktober og giver adgang til særlige kosmetiske genstande frem til 7. november. Samtidig lanceres spillets femte sæson med nye Las Vegas-baner, en Area 51-bane og den hurtigere battle royale-tilstand Rapid Royale.

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'It's Every Motherf***er for Himself!' — The San Andreas Mission You Need to Play to Understand What's Great About GTA 6 IGN fremhæver missionen “Reuniting the Families” fra GTA: San Andreas som et vigtigt eksempel på Rockstar Games’ filmiske spildesign. Missionen fører spilleren gennem et motel fyldt med skudvekslinger, scripted events og intense biljagter, hvor det åbne bymiljø afløses af en mere lineær oplevelse. Artiklen sætter missionens dramatiske stil i relation til forventningerne til GTA 6.

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GTA 6 on Switch 2? 'That's a Conversation for Take-Two and Rockstar,' Nintendo Says Nintendo of Americas direktør, Devon Pritchard, siger, at en mulig Switch 2-version af GTA 6 må drøftes mellem Take-Two og Rockstar Games. Der er derfor endnu ingen annoncering om spillet til Nintendos nye konsol. Switch 2 er kraftigere end forgængeren og kan allerede køre krævende spil som Cyberpunk 2077 og The Witcher 3.

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Militsioner Is a Roguelike Where You Need to Escape from (or Befriend) a Giant Cop IGN har prøvespillet Militsioner, et usædvanligt indiespil hvor spilleren forsøger at undslippe en by, mens en gigantisk politimand overvåger området. Spillet giver stor frihed til at udforske, løse problemer og påvirke politimandens humør, blandt andet ved at skaffe ham en doughnut. Previewet afslører også roguelike-elementer, oversvømmelser og en række ubesvarede mysterier.

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'I'm Losing 10 Years of Hard Work' — YouTuber's Channel Permanently Banned Over Censored Hellraiser: Revival Gameplay Video Den franske YouTuber J0nathan har fået sin kanal permanent lukket efter en gameplayvideo fra Hellraiser: Revival, selv om nøgenheden i spillets åbningsscene var dækket med sorte bokse. YouTube henviser til reglerne om seksuelt indhold, mens skaberen siger, at andre videoer med den samme scene stadig er tilgængelige. Kanalen havde omkring 190.000 abonnenter og over 3.000 videoer.

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Just Hit Its Lowest Price Ever on Nintendo Switch 2 — No Amazon Prime Membership Required Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade til Nintendo Switch 2 er sat ned til 25 dollar hos Amazon, hvilket ifølge IGN er spillets laveste pris nogensinde. Tilbuddet kræver ikke længere et Amazon Prime-abonnement. Den fysiske udgave leveres som et Game-Key Card, så hele spillet skal downloades fra internettet, og den inkluderer både hovedspillet og Yuffie-episoden INTERmission.

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Everything To Know About the PUBG MOBILE Brainrot Royale Pumpkin-themed Update - IGN PUBG Mobile har lanceret version 4.6 med en græskarpræget opdatering til spiltypen Brainrot Royale. Opdateringen tilføjer blandt andet den tidsbegrænsede Ghost Ship-begivenhed, Pirate Coins, nye genstande som en magisk kost og et system til at fusionere Brainrots til stærkere versioner. Spillere får også flere sociale funktioner, større basekapacitet og forbedringer af lagerstyringen.

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Pokemon TCG's Delta Reign Expansion Is Finally Up For Preorder On Amazon and Target — And One Box Is Already Under Market Price Forudbestillingerne til Pokémon TCG-udvidelsen Mega Evolution—Delta Reign er åbnet hos Amazon og Target via tredjepartssælgere. Booster Bundles, Elite Trainer Boxes og 36-pak displaybokse kan bestilles til priser tæt på eller under markedsniveau. Udvidelsen udkommer 6. november, mens de omtalte Amazon-leverancer foreløbig er sat til 10. november.

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NieR Creator Yoko Taro Says He Would Retire From Making Video Games but Fear of Dementia Keeps Him Working NieR-skaberen Yoko Taro siger, at han egentlig gerne ville gå på pension, men fortsætter med at arbejde af frygt for at udvikle demens efter pensioneringen. Ved en japansk spilkulturfestival fortalte han også, at flere af hans projekter er blevet aflyst, selv om han har arbejdet på dem. Taro mener samtidig, at nye teknologier som AI giver yngre spilskabere flere muligheder, men også skærper konkurrencen.

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Silver Pines Is the Silent Hill Metroidvania Mash-Up I Never Knew I Needed IGN fremhæver Silver Pines som en vellykket blanding af survival horror og metroidvania. Spillet kombinerer 2,5D-udforskning med begrænset inventar, klodset kamp, gåder og værktøjer, der åbner nye områder. Anmeldelsen roser især den trykkende stemning, de gennemtænkte mekanikker og atmosfæren, men understreger, at vurderingen stadig er foreløbig efter cirka fem timers spilletid.

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The Full Timeline of Persona Games and Spin-Offs

IGN gennemgår Persona-seriens hovedspil, genudgivelser og spin-offs i både udgivelses- og kronologisk rækkefølge. Guiden fremhæver Persona 3 Reload og Persona 5 Royal som gode indgange for nye spillere, fordi de fortæller selvstændige historier. Den omtaler også de kommende titler Persona 4 Revival og Persona 6.

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Beginning its life as a Shin Megami Tensei spin-off, the Persona series has become one of the biggest names in modern RPGs. From multiple major sequels and remakes to anime adaptations and even stage plays, Persona is a multimedia sensation, and its popularity doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.

With the official announcement of both Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6, new players are probably wondering where’s the best place to start. Below, we’ll give you a full rundown of every game and spin-off, including the best entry point for newcomers and both the chronological and release order of the series.

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How Many Persona Games Are There?

In total, there are currently 21 Persona games. Several of these are expanded versions of the mainline entries in the series, whether that’s in the form of re-releases featuring new story content or remakes. While we won’t include direct ports or remasters, we’ll make sure to note every alternate version of each game when listing them below.

Every Persona Game and Spin-Off in Release Order

Revelations: Persona (1996)
Persona 2: Innocent Sin (1999)
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (2000)
Persona 3 (2006)
Persona 3 FES (2007)
Persona 4 (2008)
Persona 3 Portable (2009)
Persona 4 Arena (2012)
Persona 4 Golden (2012)
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (2013)
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (2014)
Persona 4: Dancing All Night (2015)
Persona 5 (2016)
Persona 3: Dancing in the Moonlight (2018)
Persona 5: Dancing in the Starlight (2018)
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth (2018)
Persona 5 Royal (2019)
Persona 5 Strikers (2020)
Persona 5 Tactica (2023)
Persona 3 Reload (2024)
Persona 5: The Phantom X (2025)
Persona 4 Revival (2027)
Persona 6 (TBA)

Which Persona Game Should You Play First?

If you're looking for the perfect place to start, you can’t really go wrong jumping into Persona 3 Reload or Persona 5 Royal. They’re the latest versions of the third and fifth mainline entries in the series, and are available on PC and every major console.

For those concerned about skipping the story by jumping into later entries in the series, you won’t miss anything by going straight to Persona 3, 4, or 5. Each game tells an entirely new story with original characters that’s largely disconnected from its predecessors, so they’re great launching points for those coming in fresh. To narrow your choices down, I'd recommend taking a look at some gameplay videos, social links, and even the soundtracks across each game to see what "stands out" to you.

Every Persona Game and Spin-Off in Chronological Order

These blurbs contain mild spoilers for each game, including characters, settings, and story beats.

1. Revelations: Persona (1996)

The first game in the series, Revelations: Persona was Atlus’ reaction to the positive reception of Shin Megami Tensei: If…, which was another Shin Megami Tensei spin-off centered around high-schoolers battling demons. Capitalizing on how much players enjoyed the central concept, Revelations: Persona offered a full dungeon-crawling RPG centered around a group of high schoolers battling a supernatural uprising throughout the town of Mikage-cho.

Along the way, they use the powers of their awakened Personas to take down shadows and explore dungeons filled with random encounters, leveling up their party and growing stronger over the course of the game. Revelations: Persona was the foundation of the franchise as we know it today, introducing elements like wielding Personas in combat, the Velvet Room and a teenage cast of heroes.

2. Persona 2: Innocent Sin (1999)

The second entry in the Persona series, Persona 2: Innocent Sin launched in 1999. The game follows a new set of high-school students led by protagonist Tatsuya Suou, who set out on a mission to take down a mysterious villain known as Joker and the cult of the Masked Circle.

Centring around an evil plot where malicious rumors spreading around the town of Sumaru come to life, Persona 2 once again focuses on exploring dungeons, wielding Personas, fighting shadows and leveling up your party. Unlike other entries in the series, it received a direct sequel just a year later, with Persona 2: Eternal Punishment acting as a continuation of the game's story.

Read our review of Persona 2: Innocent Sin.

3. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (2000)

Following up the events of Innocent Sin, Eternal Punishment promoted side character, Maya Amano, to the protagonist role. Sent to write an article about a new rumor regarding a phenomenon known as the Joker Curse, the game quickly sees Maya and her allies rally against a returning foe.

Acting as a direct continuation of Innocent Sin's story, it centers on the same style of turn-based, dungeon-crawling gameplay, as players build their party and wield their Personas to battle shadows.

Read our review of Persona 2: Eternal Punishment.

4. Persona 3 (2006) / Persona 3 FES (2007) / Persona 3 Portable (2009) / Persona 3 Reload (2024)

The third mainline entry in the franchise, Persona 3 was a major evolution of the Persona formula. Opting to focus on its high-school premise, Persona 3 introduced a daily calendar, with one half of the game tasking players with attending school, developing friendships and studying, while the other sent them to fight shadows in the supernatural realm of Tartarus.

The story focuses on high school student Makoto Yuki, who finds he's able to experience a mysterious space of time known as the Dark Hour, where regular people are trapped in coffins and a demonic tower sprouts from his school. Teaming with his classmates, he explores the tower, uncovering a sinister plot that threatens the entire world. Persona 3 is considered a landmark entry for the series, introducing social links, day-to-day activities and many other mechanics that have since become synonymous with the franchise.

Read our review of Persona 3 Reload.

Alternate Versions of Persona 3:

There are multiple ways to play Persona 3, with the game being re-released three times since it launched. Persona 3 FES was an expansion of the game, including its follow-up chapter, The Answer, and an alternate campaign with a female main character. Persona 3 Portable was a handheld version of the game, which includes the female main character route but not The Answer. And Persona 3 Reload is a full remake of the base game for modern consoles, although it doesn’t include The Answer or the female main character route.

5. Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight (2018)

A rhythm-based dancing spin-off of Persona 3 that takes place during the main campaign, Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight sees Elizabeth challenge the S.E.E.S team to a dance-off in the Velvet Room. The events of the game are set during a dream but are completely canon to the story, and follow the team performing various dance routines to iconic Persona 3 tracks.

6. Persona 4 (2008) / Persona 4 Golden (2012)

The fourth mainline entry in the Persona series, Persona 4 takes place in the rural town of Inaba. Players assume the role of Yu Narukami: a high schooler from the city who moves to the country to live with his uncle and cousin for a year. After arriving, a string of violent murders begin to take place in the town, as Yu and his friends quickly discover they’re somehow linked to a mysterious otherworldly realm they can access by stepping through TV monitors.

Delving into this mysterious new world, Yu and his friends face supernatural forces as they learn more about the murders, using their powers to try and stop them. Building off the mechanics of Persona 3, Persona 4 once again utilizes the calendar system, as players build social links and attend school while also exploring vast dungeons and defeating enemies with their Personas.

Read our review of Persona 4 Golden.

Alternate Versions of Persona 4:

Much like Persona 3 FES, Persona 4 received an expanded re-release in 2012. Known as Persona 4 Golden, it offered new story content and an additional dungeon, and is largely considered the best way to play the game. Persona 4 will be getting yet another remake known as Persona 4 Revival in early 2027.

7. Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (2014)

Technically taking place during the Persona 3 and Persona 4 storylines simultaneously, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is a crossover between both games. During the typhoon segment of Persona 3 and the Culture Festival segment of Persona 4, the S.E.E.S team and the Investigation Squad are trapped inside a warped version of Yasogami High School.

The time-bending event sees both teams come together to investigate the strange occurrence and escape back to their respective spots on the timeline. Along the way, players explore a labyrinth filled with new enemies and uncover an original story, with the spin-off acting as a callback to the series’ more traditional dungeon-crawler roots.

Read our review of Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth.

8. Persona 4 Arena (2012)

A continuation of both Persona 3 and 4’s narratives and the franchise’s first major spin-off, Persona 4 Arena sees Yu Narukami return to Inaba and stumble into a new adventure, as he returns to the TV world for a mysterious fighting tournament. Forced to battle against his allies and a group known as the Shadow Operatives, which is comprised of Persona 3's Mitsuru, Akihiko and Aigis, Arena offers a full fighting game boasting a roster of iconic Persona characters.

Read our review of Persona 4 Arena.

9. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (2013)

A year following the release of Persona 4 Arena, the spin-off received a sequel titled Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Taking place directly after the events of the first game, the Persona 4 squad teams up with the Shadow Operatives to return to the TV World and battle against the mysterious forces running the fighting tournament. Ultimax was ultimately an upgrade for the first game, bringing in an expanded roster including returning characters like Yukari, Junpei, Ken and Koromaru.

Read our review of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.

10. Persona 4: Dancing All Night (2015)

The fourth and arguably most unexpected spin-off of Persona 4, Persona 4: Dancing All Night is a rhythm-based dancing game where the Investigation Squad performs routines to iconic Persona tracks. It offers a completely canon continuation of the storyline, following Yu and the team as they’re sucked into an alternate dimension known as the Midnight Stage.

Read our review of Persona 4: Dancing All Night.

11. Persona 5 (2016) / Persona 5 Royal (2019)

The fifth mainline entry in the series, Persona 5 hit shelves in Japan in 2016 before launching worldwide in 2017. Taking players to Tokyo, it casts them as a new protagonist known as Joker, who finds himself on probation after being framed for a crime he didn’t commit. Attending the local high school, Joker and his friends discover a supernatural alternate dimension, which allows them to infiltrate mystical palaces and change the hearts of evil-doers around the city.

Before long, the group becomes notorious on the streets of Tokyo, going under the alias of the Phantom Thieves. The game builds heavily off the formula established by Persona 3 and 4, including massive story-focused levels that unfold over a month, the return of the negotiation system and a new dungeon system known as Mementos. Persona 5 launched the franchise into the stratosphere, quickly becoming Atlus' best-selling game of all time and cultivating a huge fan base.

Read our review of Persona 5 Royal.

Alternate Versions of Persona 5:

Much like Persona 3 FES and Persona 4 Golden, Persona 5 eventually got an expanded re-release titled Persona 5 Royal. Royal adds a bunch of additional features, including a new companion, dungeon, and semester, making it the ultimate version of the game.

12. Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth (2018)

A sequel to Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, New Cinema Labyrinth once again depicts a crossover between various Persona characters. After the Phantom Thieves find themselves trapped in a movie theater, they ally with Persona 3's S.E.E.S team and Persona 4's Investigation Squad to find an escape, traveling into the movies on the screen in an attempt to fix their endings.

Much like the original game, Persona Q2 simultaneously takes place during the Persona 3, 4 and 5 storylines, with the adventure pulling each group out of their respective timeline. There, they explore dungeons from a first-person perspective and fight turn-based battles against various enemies.

13. Persona 5 Tactica (2023)

Taking place during the events of Persona 5, Persona 5 Tactica is a strategy-focused spin-off that’s similar in style to the XCOM franchise. The story follows the Phantom Thieves mysteriously traveling to an alternate realm known as the Kingdoms. Unable to escape, Joker and Morgana are forced to abandon the rest of the Phantom Thieves after they're brainwashed by the realm's monstrous ruler, Tyrant Marie, forcing the pair to begin an adventure to save their allies and return home.

Along the way, they team up with the local resistance, helping them fight against Tyrant Marie's forces. The game revolves around a tactical grid-based combat system, as players direct three units across the battlefield and take out enemies.

Read our review of Persona 5 Tactica.

14. Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (2018)

Atlus’ third rhythm-based dancing spin-off, Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight sees Caroline and Justine bring the Phantom Thieves to the Velvet Room and challenge them to a dance off. There, the group perform dance routines to several of Persona 5's catchiest tracks.

15. Persona 5 Strikers (2020)

A spin-off set four months after the events of Persona 5, Strikers sees the Phantom Thieves reunite for a summer vacation. However, the team find themselves sucked into the Metaverse after using an app known as EMMA. Escaping with the help of a new ally, the team don their Phantom Thieves gear once more and set out to discover the truth behind EMMA, the Metaverse, and what it means for the people of Tokyo.

Persona 5 Strikers is a crossover with the long-running Dynasty Warriors franchise, introducing real-time combat to the series. Battles center around the Phantom Thieves taking on large hordes of enemies, which they can deal with through combos or by calling on Personas.

Read our review of Persona 5 Strikers.

16. Persona 5: The Phantom X (2025)

The most recent Persona release is yet another spin-off of Persona 5. This one's a bit funky. Developed by Black Wings Game Studio, Persona 5: The Phantom X is a free-to-play game with microtransactions (otherwise known as a gacha gama) that takes place in 'alternate timeline' to Persona 5 itself. You take on the role of Wonder, a high school student who, of course, awakens his Persona and gains access to the Metaverse.

Read our review of Persona 5: The Phantom X.

What's Next for Persona?

After the massive success of Metaphor: ReFantazio (it picked up quite a few awards), Sega announced their desire to keep investing in Atlus, and the Persona IP in particular, in a developers' Q&A session.

Persona 4 Revival was announced at a the 2025 Xbox Showcase, a new remake of the game that originally released on PS2 in 2008 before being remastered as Persona 4 Golden in 2012. The remake is scheduled for release on February 18, 2027, and will be available Day One on Xbox Game Pass.

That's not all. We finally have confirmation that Persona 6 is real. A short teaser gives us a glimpse at least at some cool aesthetics in classic Atlus style, and there's no word on a release date. But it's real! Here's a breakdown of everything we know so far, which includes, in classic Atlus fashion, some good ol' leaks.

In the meantime, the Phantom Thieves from P5R continue to pop up in pretty much every franchising opportunity they can, most recently as skins in Overwatch 2. Outside of games, Netflix has confirmed development on a live-action Persona TV show. Interesting, I know.

Callum Williams is a freelance media writer with years of experience as a game critic, news reporter, guides writer and features writer.

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