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Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Arc System Works · SEGA · 2022-03-16

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Franchise: Persona · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Aug 28, 2014 (Xbox 360), Nov 21, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Mar 17, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 28, 2013 (Arcade), Mar 17, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Mar 16, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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115
playing now
88%
positive of 4.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (41 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

115 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a 2013 fighting video game co-developed by Arc System Works and P-Studio and published by Atlus. It was first released for arcades with later ports for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2014 and Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows in 2022. A direct sequel to Persona 4 Arena, the game is a spin-off from the Persona series, itself part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise. Gameplay follows standard fighting game conventions, with matches between two characters with individual movesets, and special expendable abilities.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 115 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 284 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~36/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,525 reviews).
  • · Top 17% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 94k–211k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,689 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$8.07-73%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.52 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 48 of 90 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20222026Week of 2022-03-01: 1,160 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 365 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

138462026-08-07 00:00 — 67 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 53 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 66 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 85 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 58 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 64 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 88 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 46 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 70 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 62 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 47 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 55 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 84 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 87 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 86 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 95 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 93 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 109 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 73 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 94 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 108 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 90 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 104 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 123 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 95 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 83 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 110 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 92 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 115 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$7.822021-12-102026-08-242021-12-10 — best price $29.992022-03-21 — best price $23.932022-06-30 — best price $19.992022-08-17 — best price $29.992022-11-15 — best price $23.992023-01-05 — best price $23.992023-03-23 — best price $23.992023-05-05 — best price $14.992023-07-21 — best price $14.992023-08-25 — best price $14.992023-09-22 — best price $13.172023-11-29 — best price $10.242024-01-08 — best price $26.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-06-12 — best price $26.582024-07-31 — best price $29.992024-08-31 — best price $24.592024-10-19 — best price $8.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-01-25 — best price $9.002025-03-07 — best price $7.912025-04-28 — best price $26.992025-05-22 — best price $8.032025-07-10 — best price $26.992025-08-25 — best price $29.992025-10-15 — best price $7.822025-12-03 — best price $26.392026-01-12 — best price $29.992026-03-04 — best price $25.482026-04-11 — best price $26.992026-05-09 — best price $26.992026-06-07 — best price $25.482026-07-18 — best price $26.882026-08-21 — best price $8.072026-08-24 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

453882026-05-30 — 129 pageviews2026-06-02 — 119 pageviews2026-06-05 — 148 pageviews2026-06-08 — 453 pageviews2026-06-11 — 244 pageviews2026-06-14 — 230 pageviews2026-06-17 — 208 pageviews2026-06-20 — 183 pageviews2026-06-23 — 197 pageviews2026-06-26 — 334 pageviews2026-06-29 — 190 pageviews2026-07-02 — 167 pageviews2026-07-05 — 208 pageviews2026-07-08 — 151 pageviews2026-07-11 — 179 pageviews2026-07-14 — 178 pageviews2026-07-17 — 157 pageviews2026-07-20 — 140 pageviews2026-07-23 — 131 pageviews2026-07-26 — 176 pageviews2026-07-29 — 114 pageviews2026-08-01 — 113 pageviews2026-08-04 — 111 pageviews2026-08-07 — 135 pageviews2026-08-10 — 115 pageviews2026-08-13 — 134 pageviews2026-08-16 — 134 pageviews2026-08-19 — 125 pageviews2026-08-22 — 121 pageviews2026-08-25 — 138 pageviews2026-08-27 — 107 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
67.9%
earned "The P-1 CLIMAX Begins!"
4.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)18,7212%61
Steam (Steam)6,6151%51
PS4 (PlayStation)4,6676%51
Xbox 360 (Xbox)2,0063%60
Switch (Nintendo)3790%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DJRPGAnimeFunnyActionArcadeColorfulFighting2D FighterStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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