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Persona 4 Golden cover art

Persona 4 Golden

ATLUS · SEGA · 2020-06-13

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

RPG

Franchise: Megami Tensei, Persona · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 19, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 19, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Jun 13, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 19, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 19, 2023 (Xbox One)

A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.

Persona 4 Golden is an RPG game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 87,333 reviews).

965
playing now
97%
positive of 88k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (54 ratings)
25
Nexus mods (205k downloads)
4.90★
PlayStation Store rating (12,285 ratings)
88/100
opencritic · mighty · 95% recommend · from 89 critics
90h
to beat · rushed 60h · completionist 120h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

965 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Persona 4, released outside Japan as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the Persona series, itself a part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise, and was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan in July 2008, North America in December 2008, and in Europe and Australia in March 2009. It was one of the final major exclusives for the system. An enhanced version of the game, Persona 4 Golden, was released for PlayStation Vita in 2012 and received ports to Windows in 2020, and Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in 2023. A full remake of the game, Persona 4 Revival, will be released in February 2027 for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.

Trailer

Persona 4 Golden trailer thumbnail

Persona 4 Golden - Official Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 965 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,712 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~464/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (15,524 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 13,848 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.8M–4.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 87,904 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.36 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 43 of 92 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15k15k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 15,065 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 459 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5,683 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2,285 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,636 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,527 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5,000 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,751 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,726 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,277 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 988 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 875 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,199 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 925 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,313 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 854 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 757 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 674 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 820 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 679 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 508 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 578 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 666 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 797 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 613 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 663 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 910 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 683 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 761 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 578 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 488 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 661 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 593 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 660 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.2k8302026-09-14 20:00 — 1,019 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 962 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 968 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 1,029 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 1,265 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 987 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 1,061 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 1,003 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 1,096 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 1,805 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 1,317 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 1,058 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 1,686 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 1,041 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 1,452 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 2,164 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 1,083 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 1,126 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 1,500 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 1,111 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 1,465 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 1,226 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 1,039 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 965 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
20k757Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 19,590 · peak 29,984Aug 2020 — avg 4,402 · peak 7,193Oct 2020 — avg 2,745 · peak 4,777Dec 2020 — avg 2,412 · peak 4,029Feb 2021 — avg 2,460 · peak 3,505Apr 2021 — avg 1,668 · peak 2,396Jun 2021 — avg 1,792 · peak 3,163Aug 2021 — avg 1,814 · peak 2,581Oct 2021 — avg 1,356 · peak 2,340Dec 2021 — avg 1,421 · peak 1,936Feb 2022 — avg 1,130 · peak 1,636Apr 2022 — avg 1,222 · peak 1,675Jun 2022 — avg 1,482 · peak 2,506Aug 2022 — avg 1,601 · peak 2,451Oct 2022 — avg 1,510 · peak 2,519Dec 2022 — avg 1,481 · peak 2,171Feb 2023 — avg 1,514 · peak 2,403Apr 2023 — avg 1,046 · peak 1,613Jun 2023 — avg 999 · peak 1,495Aug 2023 — avg 880 · peak 1,339Oct 2023 — avg 801 · peak 1,332Dec 2023 — avg 967 · peak 1,511Feb 2024 — avg 1,788 · peak 2,861Apr 2024 — avg 1,357 · peak 2,210Jun 2024 — avg 1,026 · peak 1,705Aug 2024 — avg 1,380 · peak 2,610Oct 2024 — avg 1,325 · peak 2,541Dec 2024 — avg 1,440 · peak 2,309Feb 2025 — avg 1,524 · peak 2,470Apr 2025 — avg 1,153 · peak 1,969Jun 2025 — avg 1,302 · peak 2,089Aug 2025 — avg 1,199 · peak 1,836Oct 2025 — avg 835 · peak 1,454Dec 2025 — avg 950 · peak 1,408Feb 2026 — avg 1,023 · peak 1,625Apr 2026 — avg 892 · peak 1,530Jun 2026 — avg 1,810 · peak 2,872Aug 2026 — avg 1,382 · peak 2,065
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
37372026-09-222026-10-132026-09-22: 29 new positive2026-09-22: 3 new negative2026-09-23: 17 new positive2026-09-24: 9 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 16 new positive2026-09-26: 16 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 37 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 18 new positive2026-09-30: 21 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 19 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new negative2026-10-03: 17 new positive2026-10-04: 24 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 21 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 18 new positive2026-10-07: 11 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 21 new positive2026-10-10: 12 new positive2026-10-11: 22 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 26 new positive2026-10-13: 11 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$8.822020-06-132026-10-092020-06-13 — best price $16.952020-08-02 — best price $19.992020-09-01 — best price $19.992020-10-01 — best price $19.992020-11-08 — best price $19.992020-12-08 — best price $16.882021-01-13 — best price $15.992021-02-24 — best price $19.992021-03-28 — best price $19.992021-05-02 — best price $13.252021-06-12 — best price $19.992021-09-06 — best price $19.992021-12-11 — best price $19.992022-07-20 — best price $15.992022-12-08 — best price $19.992023-03-20 — best price $15.992023-05-15 — best price $19.992023-07-23 — best price $12.992023-09-22 — best price $12.172023-12-21 — best price $11.102024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-07-04 — best price $11.992024-08-31 — best price $16.392024-11-02 — best price $17.542024-12-23 — best price $17.992025-02-11 — best price $17.882025-04-02 — best price $17.992025-05-28 — best price $19.992025-08-08 — best price $19.992025-10-01 — best price $17.992026-01-11 — best price $16.982026-04-10 — best price $9.642026-06-01 — best price $17.992026-08-10 — best price $9.992026-10-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6.4k5362026-05-30 — 699 pageviews2026-06-03 — 660 pageviews2026-06-07 — 6,448 pageviews2026-06-11 — 2,178 pageviews2026-06-15 — 1,427 pageviews2026-06-19 — 2,344 pageviews2026-06-23 — 1,214 pageviews2026-06-27 — 1,082 pageviews2026-07-01 — 1,080 pageviews2026-07-05 — 1,340 pageviews2026-07-09 — 1,272 pageviews2026-07-13 — 974 pageviews2026-07-17 — 745 pageviews2026-07-21 — 841 pageviews2026-07-25 — 734 pageviews2026-07-29 — 666 pageviews2026-08-02 — 636 pageviews2026-08-06 — 558 pageviews2026-08-10 — 723 pageviews2026-08-14 — 687 pageviews2026-08-18 — 693 pageviews2026-08-22 — 697 pageviews2026-08-26 — 972 pageviews2026-08-30 — 1,022 pageviews2026-09-03 — 762 pageviews2026-09-07 — 895 pageviews2026-09-11 — 836 pageviews2026-09-15 — 702 pageviews2026-09-19 — 727 pageviews2026-09-23 — 771 pageviews2026-09-27 — 838 pageviews2026-10-01 — 667 pageviews2026-10-05 — 536 pageviews2026-10-08 — 552 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
77.4%
earned "The Other Self"
28.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)32,0947%50
PS Vita (PlayStation)23,71014%50
PS Vita (PlayStation)12,32713%50
Xbox One (Xbox)6,2495%49
PS4 (PlayStation)5,02413%50
PS4 (PlayStation)3,30617%50
Switch (Nintendo)1,9860%0
PS4 (PlayStation)45143%50
PS4 (PlayStation)37035%50

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeMysteryColorfulDetectiveEmotionalDating SimStory RichSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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