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Persona 5 Royal cover art

Persona 5 Royal

ATLUS · SEGA · 2022-10-20

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RPG

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

Releases: Mar 31, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Oct 21, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 21, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 21, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Oct 21, 2022 (Xbox One), Oct 21, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

Lead the Phantom Thieves of Hearts in this award winning, stylish turn-based RPG filled with dungeon crawling, party customization, strategic combat, and Persona fusion. Explore Tokyo, build relationships, battle Shadows, and infiltrate the minds of the corrupt to make them change their ways!

Persona 5 Royal is an RPG released in 2022, priced at $17.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 139,814 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

6,394
playing now
96%
positive of 142k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
364
twitch viewers (latest)
7.1
viewers/channel (concentration)
94/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
94/100
IGDB user rating (671 ratings)
30
Nexus mods (68k downloads)
4.88★
PlayStation Store rating (20,712 ratings)
94/100
opencritic · mighty · 98% recommend · from 169 critics
118h
to beat · rushed 88h · completionist 222h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$17.99
steam price (US)

6,394 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Persona 5 is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by P-Studio. The game is the sixth installment in the Persona series, itself a spin-off from the Megami Tensei franchise. Published by Atlus in Japan and North America, and Deep Silver in PAL territories, it was released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan on September 15, 2016 and worldwide on April 4, 2017. An enhanced version featuring new content, Persona 5 Royal, was released by Atlus for PlayStation 4 in Japan on October 31, 2019, while parent company Sega published the game worldwide on March 31, 2020. Royal was released on the PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Windows on October 21, 2022.

Trailer

Persona 5 Royal trailer thumbnail

Persona 5 Royal - Official Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6,394 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13,780 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,723/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 13,932 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.8M–6.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 141,907 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$16.17-73%
GreenManGaming$16.20-73%
WinGameStore$17.59-71%
Microsoft Store$17.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.76 at GameBillet (2026-04-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 95 of 130 observed days · $7.23 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8.2k8.2k20222026Week of 2022-10-01: 6,224 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8,166 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3,466 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3,671 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,938 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,606 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,292 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,377 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 863 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,077 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,190 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,173 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 997 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,282 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,606 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,071 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2,495 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2,147 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,637 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,220 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,408 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,894 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,355 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2,022 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,738 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,703 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,053 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2,088 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,737 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,440 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,066 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,473 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,228 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,983 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,417 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,090 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,210 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,031 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,587 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,980 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,394 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,319 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,344 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2,121 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,743 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,998 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,822 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,368 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 715 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 42 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

14k4.0k2026-09-15 11:00 — 7,293 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 4,811 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 4,909 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 8,595 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 6,519 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 4,652 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 5,634 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 6,005 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 4,750 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 10,699 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 9,997 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 4,629 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 7,925 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 12,120 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 6,919 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 8,319 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 11,802 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 5,465 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 6,338 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 10,673 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 7,598 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 5,822 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 6,394 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
23k3.3kOct 2022Aug 2026Oct 2022 — avg 23,091 · peak 35,298Dec 2022 — avg 11,418 · peak 24,714Feb 2023 — avg 6,831 · peak 15,103Apr 2023 — avg 4,785 · peak 10,821Jun 2023 — avg 3,348 · peak 6,827Aug 2023 — avg 4,218 · peak 8,377Oct 2023 — avg 3,790 · peak 8,524Dec 2023 — avg 6,006 · peak 15,664Feb 2024 — avg 10,214 · peak 22,232Apr 2024 — avg 7,274 · peak 20,234Jun 2024 — avg 5,525 · peak 11,849Aug 2024 — avg 7,981 · peak 19,707Oct 2024 — avg 8,249 · peak 19,028Dec 2024 — avg 7,880 · peak 15,990Feb 2025 — avg 7,476 · peak 15,147Apr 2025 — avg 5,075 · peak 9,921Jun 2025 — avg 5,438 · peak 10,726Aug 2025 — avg 6,626 · peak 11,438Oct 2025 — avg 5,744 · peak 12,366Dec 2025 — avg 6,592 · peak 13,073Feb 2026 — avg 6,572 · peak 12,808Apr 2026 — avg 5,673 · peak 15,765Jun 2026 — avg 7,707 · peak 13,856Aug 2026 — avg 7,678 · peak 13,551
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
2092092026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 209 new positive2026-09-21: 11 new negative2026-09-22: 46 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 45 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 86 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 68 new positive2026-09-27: 109 new positive2026-09-27: 7 new negative2026-09-28: 86 new positive2026-09-28: 7 new negative2026-09-29: 63 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 64 new positive2026-09-30: 4 new negative2026-10-01: 77 new positive2026-10-01: 6 new negative2026-10-02: 79 new positive2026-10-02: 6 new negative2026-10-03: 187 new positive2026-10-03: 11 new negative2026-10-04: 112 new positive2026-10-04: 4 new negative2026-10-05: 92 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 68 new positive2026-10-07: 63 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new negative2026-10-08: 86 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 70 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 82 new positive2026-10-10: 5 new negative2026-10-11: 81 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new negative2026-10-12: 65 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new negative2026-10-13: 66 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 53 new positive2026-10-14: 6 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$11.092022-09-172026-10-142022-09-17 — best price $59.992022-11-23 — best price $36.992022-12-24 — best price $41.992023-03-16 — best price $33.922023-04-29 — best price $34.842023-06-29 — best price $32.372023-08-07 — best price $32.392023-09-07 — best price $52.782023-11-21 — best price $30.762024-01-03 — best price $29.992024-02-20 — best price $52.782024-05-06 — best price $53.992024-07-08 — best price $59.992024-08-12 — best price $23.992024-10-02 — best price $53.992024-11-09 — best price $20.992024-12-16 — best price $22.992025-01-30 — best price $21.112025-03-07 — best price $21.112025-03-31 — best price $53.992025-05-06 — best price $53.352025-06-03 — best price $53.992025-07-10 — best price $34.992025-08-26 — best price $59.992025-10-22 — best price $18.852025-12-12 — best price $56.392026-02-12 — best price $16.492026-03-24 — best price $52.792026-04-24 — best price $11.282026-06-03 — best price $11.092026-07-17 — best price $50.982026-08-14 — best price $15.892026-08-26 — best price $16.172026-09-19 — best price $16.152026-10-01 — best price $17.992026-10-14 — best price $17.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

11k1.1k2026-06-01 — 1,511 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,932 pageviews2026-06-09 — 4,951 pageviews2026-06-13 — 2,400 pageviews2026-06-17 — 2,047 pageviews2026-06-21 — 1,998 pageviews2026-06-25 — 1,835 pageviews2026-06-29 — 2,032 pageviews2026-07-03 — 1,882 pageviews2026-07-07 — 1,728 pageviews2026-07-11 — 1,546 pageviews2026-07-15 — 1,508 pageviews2026-07-19 — 1,486 pageviews2026-07-23 — 1,239 pageviews2026-07-27 — 1,474 pageviews2026-07-31 — 1,266 pageviews2026-08-04 — 1,297 pageviews2026-08-08 — 1,217 pageviews2026-08-12 — 1,484 pageviews2026-08-16 — 1,561 pageviews2026-08-20 — 1,425 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1,613 pageviews2026-08-28 — 1,425 pageviews2026-09-01 — 1,444 pageviews2026-09-05 — 1,363 pageviews2026-09-09 — 2,590 pageviews2026-09-13 — 1,528 pageviews2026-09-17 — 1,385 pageviews2026-09-21 — 1,554 pageviews2026-09-25 — 1,894 pageviews2026-09-29 — 1,840 pageviews2026-10-03 — 1,304 pageviews2026-10-07 — 1,238 pageviews2026-10-11 — 1,209 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.6k602026-10-01 00:34 — 747 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 284 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 382 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 593 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 534 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 989 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 874 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 879 viewers2026-10-04 00:34 — 584 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 1,550 viewers2026-10-04 18:34 — 982 viewers2026-10-05 03:34 — 891 viewers2026-10-05 12:34 — 827 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 759 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 647 viewers2026-10-06 15:34 — 796 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 1,239 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 703 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 583 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 496 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 244 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 787 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 448 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 508 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 467 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 383 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 882 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 925 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 405 viewers2026-10-11 21:34 — 196 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 169 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 351 viewers2026-10-13 00:34 — 290 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 252 viewers2026-10-13 18:34 — 298 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 116 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 315 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 360 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 364 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
79.9%
earned "Spirit of Rebellion"
38.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)32,51921%53
PS4 (PlayStation)26,34342%53
PS4 (PlayStation)19,78344%53
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)19,53814%52
PS5 (PlayStation)11,58733%53
Switch (Nintendo)3,2850%0

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

RPGJRPGAnimeColorfulEmotionalDating SimStory RichSingleplayerVisual NovelSexual Content

Census log

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

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