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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

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!

6,567
playing now
96%
positive of 138k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
37
twitch viewers (latest)
94/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
94/100
IGDB user rating (671 ratings)
118h
to beat · rushed 88h · completionist 222h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

6,567 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 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
  • · 6,567 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14,152 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,769/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.8M–6.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 137,594 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$16.17-73%
GreenManGaming$16.20-73%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$16.20-73%
Fanatical$16.49-73%
Gamesplanet$17.49-71%
WinGameStore$17.79-70%
Humble Store$17.99-70%
Steam$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 74 of 111 observed days · $5.41 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: 1,096 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 63 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

10k02026-08-06 21:00 — 5,133 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 6,007 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 8,427 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 5,309 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 7,078 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 9,178 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 5,708 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 7,647 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 10,160 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 6,200 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 6,219 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 9,240 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 5,260 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 6,673 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 10,033 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 5,397 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 6,606 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 9,919 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 7,867 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 7,147 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 8,398 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 6,773 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 7,272 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 8,826 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 6,731 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 8,046 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 8,904 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 6,567 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$11.092022-09-172026-08-302022-09-17 — best price $59.992022-11-21 — best price $44.992022-12-15 — best price $50.952023-01-18 — best price $41.992023-03-24 — best price $50.392023-05-03 — best price $36.992023-06-29 — best price $32.372023-07-31 — best price $35.992023-09-01 — best price $35.992023-09-28 — best price $53.992023-11-28 — best price $31.492024-01-05 — best price $52.782024-02-20 — best price $52.782024-05-03 — best price $20.502024-06-27 — best price $26.992024-07-22 — best price $55.792024-08-22 — best price $59.992024-10-07 — best price $22.192024-11-09 — best price $20.992024-12-05 — best price $53.992025-01-20 — best price $21.592025-02-07 — best price $59.992025-03-15 — best price $21.892025-04-09 — best price $59.992025-05-06 — best price $53.352025-06-01 — best price $59.992025-06-30 — best price $23.292025-08-08 — best price $59.992025-09-18 — best price $21.852025-10-30 — best price $50.982025-12-12 — best price $56.392026-02-03 — best price $56.392026-03-09 — best price $16.492026-04-10 — best price $17.192026-05-06 — best price $24.992026-06-06 — best price $53.992026-07-17 — best price $50.982026-08-12 — best price $17.992026-08-22 — best price $16.172026-08-30 — best price $16.17
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

11k1.2k2026-06-01 — 1,511 pageviews2026-06-04 — 1,678 pageviews2026-06-07 — 10,714 pageviews2026-06-10 — 3,570 pageviews2026-06-13 — 2,400 pageviews2026-06-16 — 2,234 pageviews2026-06-19 — 2,294 pageviews2026-06-22 — 2,087 pageviews2026-06-25 — 1,835 pageviews2026-06-28 — 1,946 pageviews2026-07-01 — 1,805 pageviews2026-07-04 — 1,867 pageviews2026-07-07 — 1,728 pageviews2026-07-10 — 1,546 pageviews2026-07-13 — 1,627 pageviews2026-07-16 — 1,499 pageviews2026-07-19 — 1,486 pageviews2026-07-22 — 1,353 pageviews2026-07-25 — 1,331 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,374 pageviews2026-07-31 — 1,266 pageviews2026-08-03 — 1,461 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1,187 pageviews2026-08-09 — 1,309 pageviews2026-08-12 — 1,484 pageviews2026-08-15 — 1,435 pageviews2026-08-18 — 1,453 pageviews2026-08-21 — 1,600 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1,613 pageviews2026-08-27 — 1,437 pageviews2026-08-29 — 1,517 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.1k372026-08-26 19:15 — 313 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 503 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 675 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 659 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 574 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 484 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 501 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 103 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 205 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 178 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 249 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 1,069 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 178 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 186 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 179 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 159 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 183 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 333 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 265 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 232 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 121 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 98 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 118 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 196 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 314 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 267 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 108 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 357 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 108 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 116 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 85 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 37 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.

Recent updates

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