Research-backed game lineage

Persona

Persona is included in the Series Atlas after independent recognition and an authoritative game-by-game roster audit. Editions, simple ports, DLC, bundles, canceled projects, and cameo-only appearances are excluded.

36 curated games 1996–2027 release span 0 connected branches

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Parent lineageShin Megami Tensei

A research-verified chronology of Shin Megami Tensei, spanning 1992–2021.

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Ordered by researched series position, then original release date. Ports, DLC, and duplicate editions are intentionally excluded.

36 games in this lineage

Mainline1996

Megami Ibunroku Persona

While the West got Persona: Revelations, an Americanized port for the Playstation, Japan got its first Persona game under Megami Ibunroku Persona. The West eventually got a more faithful and enhanced remake on the Playstation Portable titled, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona with changed UI and music. This 1996 Atlus role-playing game takes you on an adventure throughout Mikage-cho, where your classmate, Maki Sonomura, suddenly goes missing. Battle against demons as you fight your way to the suspicious SEBEC branch president, Takahisa Kandori. Additionally, join the battle back at St. Hermelin and rival against the Snow Queen as she freezes the school and possesses your beloved homeroom teacher, Ms. Saeko.

Sep 20, 1996

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Mainline1999

Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Persona 2: Innocent Sin is a Japanese role-playing video game developed and released by Atlus It is the second entry in the Persona series and acts as a sequel to the original Persona. The original version was not localized for western territories, but the PSP version was released in North America and Europe under the title Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin. Innocent Sin takes place in the fictional Sumaru City, focusing on a group of high school students from Seven Sisters High School. The main protagonist, Tatsuya Suou, and a group of friends must confront a villainous figure called the Joker, who is causing the spread of reality-warping rumors through the city. The group are aided in their quest by their Personas, personified aspects of their personalities. The gameplay features turn-based battle gameplay, where characters use their Personas in battle against demons, and a separate Rumor system, where rumors spread around the city can influence events in the characters' favor.

Jun 24, 199974/100

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Mainline2000

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus, and chronologically the third installment in the Persona series. Eternal Punishment takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Sumaru, and is a direct sequel to Persona 2: Innocent Sin. Taking place a year after Innocent Sin, the game follows reporter Maya Amamo as she investigates the Joker Curse, a malign phenomenon where people's wishes and rumors are coming true and causing chaos. During her investigations, she and others who join her gain the ability to summon Personas, personified aspects of their personalities. The gameplay features turn-based battle gameplay, where characters use their Personas in battle against demons, and a separate Rumor system, where rumors spread around the city can influence events in the characters' favor.

Jun 29, 200080/100

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Mainline2006

Persona 3: The Night Before

A browser based RPG.

Jun 1, 2006

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Mainline2006

Persona 3

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus. In the game, the player takes the role of a male high-school student who joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of students investigating the Dark Hour, a time period between one day and the next that few people are aware of. During the Dark Hour, the player enters Tartarus, a large tower containing Shadows, creatures that feed on the minds of humans. To fight the Shadows, each member of SEES is able to summon a Persona, a manifestation of a person's inner self. In addition to the standard elements of role-playing games, Persona 3 includes elements of simulation games, as the game's protagonist progresses day by day through a school year, making friends and forming relationships that improve the strength of his Personas in battle.

Jul 13, 200691/100

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Mainline2006

Megami Ibunroku Persona: Iku no Tou-hen

Megami Ibunroku Persona: Ikū no Tō Hen is an RPG developed by Atlus and Bbmf for mobile phones, specifically the high-end feature phones of the time.

Dec 1, 2006

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Mainline2007

Megami Tensei QIX: Persona 3

Megami Tensei QIX: Persona 3 (女神転生QIX ペルソナ3) is a Persona 3-themed puzzle game developed for mobile phones. It was offered through the Atlus and Bbmf mobile telephone site called Megaten α starting on April 27, 2007. It functions similarly to the game it is titled after. Players complete levels by capturing at least 80% of the board. Enemies appear as Shadows and artwork and music from the original game appear.

Apr 27, 2007

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Mainline2007

Persona 2 Tsumi: Lost Memories

Persona 2 Tsumi: Lost Memories (ペルソナ2 罪 LOST MEMORIES) is an RPG developed by Atlus for mobile phones.

Oct 1, 2007

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Mainline2007

Aegis: The First Mission

Aegis: The First Mission is a game designed for Japanese feature phones that stars Aigis set in May of 1999, 10 years before the events of Persona 3.

Oct 29, 2007

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Mainline2007

Persona 3 Em

Persona 3 Em is an RPG for mobile phones designed as a side-story taking place during the Yakushima trip of Persona 3. It is designed to emulate the original game in having a social-interaction driven daytime period and a dungeon-crawling night period.

Nov 26, 2007

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Mainline2008

Persona Ain Soph

A browser based RPG set in Persona 3's story.

Feb 26, 2008

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Mainline2008

Persona 3 Illust Puzzle

Persona 3 Illust Puzzle is a nonogram-style puzzle game. Like traditional nonograms, cells in a grid must be filled in in order to correctly reveal the image. The puzzles in this game are primarily tied to the Arcana motif of the Persona series with a total of forty puzzles, in color and monochrome difficulty levels. By completing puzzles, players fill out the game's gallery.

Mar 3, 2008

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Mainline2008

Persona 3 Broken Shadow

Persona 3 Broken Shadow is a Persona 3-themed version of the classic arcade game Breakout. In Broken Shadow, there are three difficulty levels and ten stages for each of them. By destroying the shadow blocks, players gain more power and special card effects for hitting certain targets. By clearing stages, players gain mobile phone wallpapers.

Apr 28, 2008

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Mainline2008

Persona 4

An entry in the JRPG/visual novel hybrid Persona series in which the player has to harness the power of Personas and fight entities called Shadows by forging bonds with the locals of Inaba, a rural Japanese town thrown into unrest by inexplicable murders committed under cover of foggy weather and rumours of a television channel said to broadcast mysterious images on rainy nights.

Jul 10, 200891/100

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Mainline2008

Persona 2 Batsu: Infinity Mask

A researched entry in this series chronology.

Sep 8, 2008

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Remake2009

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona

Persona is a philosophical game that takes place in a world close to our own. It is a departure from the typical swords and sorcery, and it delivers a tale of dreams, the purpose of life, and who we are as individuals. In Persona you have modern weapons like an Uzi and an AK-47. And instead of always fighting monsters, you are given the opportunity to talk your way through a confrontation. By talking things out, you can earn components of spells the more components you have, the more powerful your spells become.

Apr 29, 200983/100

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Mainline2010

Persona 3 Social

Persona 3 Social is a free-to-play Persona 3 spin-off developed for the Mobage-town Japanese social network-enabled mobile phones.

Aug 17, 2010

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Mainline2011

Persona 3 Escape

Persona 3 Escape is a Persona 3 spin-off developed for Japanese mobile phones. The game takes place during the love hotel scene on the third full moon.

Jan 6, 2011

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Mainline2011

Persona 4 Colors

Persona 4 Colors is a game designed for Japanese feature phones that stars the cast of Persona 4 in a set of four minigames.

Jan 19, 2011

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Mainline2012

Persona 4 Arena

Persona 4 Arena is a fighting video game developed for Japanese arcades and later ported to home consoles. Based on Atlus' Persona role-playing game series, Arena serves as a direct sequel to Persona 4 and features characters from its predecessor, Persona 3. Atlus wrote the story to the game while Arc System Works handled the gameplay.

Mar 1, 201280/100

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Remake2012

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is a 2000 role-playing video game by Atlus for the PlayStation. It is chronologically the third installment in the Persona series, a subseries of the Megami Tensei franchise. The game was later remade by Atlus for the PlayStation Portable. This version, released in Japan in 2012, did not receive an overseas release. In response to this, the PlayStation version was released on PlayStation Network in 2013. Eternal Punishment takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Sumaru, and is a direct sequel to Persona 2: Innocent Sin. Taking place a few months after Innocent Sin, the game follows reporter Maya Amano as she investigates the Joker Curse, a malign phenomenon where people's wishes and rumors are coming true and causing chaos. During her investigations, she and others who join her gain the ability to summon Personas, personified aspects of their personalities. The gameplay features turn-based battle gameplay, where characters use their Personas in battle against demons, and a separate Rumor system, where rumors spread around the city can influence events in the characters' favor, either bad or good.

May 17, 2012

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Mainline2012

Persona 4: The Card Battle

A card battle social game based on Persona 4.

Dec 25, 2012

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Mainline2013

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a fighting video game developed by Arc System Works and Atlus. It is the direct sequel to Persona 4 Arena, which is itself a follow-up to the role-playing game Persona 4. The game was originally released in Japanese arcades on November 28, 2013, and later ported to home consoles. Unlike the previous game, it is not region locked.

Nov 28, 201378/100

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Mainline2014

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Persona Q is a crossover video game, containing characters from both Persona 3 and Persona 4 in a game based on Etrian Odyssey, with its perspective, play-style, and systems. Persona Q's gameplay focuses further on being a dungeon crawler. Players choose to play from the perspective of either the Persona 3 protagonist or the Persona 4 protagonist, with each side featuring slight differences in the main story. The player's choices will also alter the flow of the game.

Jun 5, 201486/100

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Mainline2015

Persona 4: Dancing All Night

Persona 4: Dancing All Night is a story-driven music game of the cult hit RPG Persona 4, developed by ATLUS. Replacing the RPG elements are dance battles that challenge players' dexterity and accuracy, as they tap out re-mixes of fan-favorite themes and brand new music tracks. The storyline continues from after the events of Persona 4, when the teenage mega-idol, Rise Kujikawa, returns to the city to re-take her show biz career. During that time, a strange video appears on the internet and the unfortunate people who watched it have gone missing! Members of Kanamin Kitchen, Rise's junior idol group, have disappeared and it's up to the Investigation team to mount a rescue mission - only they discover the same monstrous Shadows from the Midnight Channel. To make matters even worse, their Persona abilities are rendered ineffective, and the Shadows in P4D can only be defeated by dance, so bust out powerful dance moves to save the day!

Jun 25, 201575/100

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Mainline2016

CR Persona 4 the Pachinko

A PC and mobile game version of the "CR Persona 4 the Pachinko" pachinko machine.

Apr 15, 2016

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Mainline2016

Persona 5

Persona 5, a turn-based JRPG with visual novel elements, follows a high school student with a criminal record for a crime he didn't commit. Soon he meets several characters who share similar fates to him, and discovers a metaphysical realm which allows him and his friends to channel their pent-up frustrations into becoming a group of vigilantes reveling in aesthetics and rebellion while fighting corruption.

Sep 15, 201693/100

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Mainline2018

Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight

Face-to-face with an enigmatic Velvet Room resident, the SEES are forced to perform at a mysterious dance party. Test your rhythm based gameplay skills and dominate the dance floor!

May 24, 201875/100

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Mainline2018

Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight

Dancing game featuring characters from Persona 5.

May 24, 201873/100

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Mainline2018

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

The dream meeting of Persona 3, 4, 5! Welcome to the movie world (Labyrinth). The latest RPG in the Persona series! A new storyline in Persona Q, this time focusing on P5. The most number of party members in the Persona series with a total of 28 people! A dream RPG where P3, P4, and P5 characters meet to unravel the mystery begins!

Nov 29, 201888/100

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Mainline2020

Persona 5 Strikers

Persona 5 Strikers is a crossover between Koei Tecmo's hack and slash Dynasty Warriors series and Atlus's turn-based role-playing game Persona series. As a result, it features gameplay elements from both, such as the real-time action combat of the former with the turn-based Persona-battling aspect of the latter. The game is set six months after the events of Persona 5, and follows Joker and the rest of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they end up in a mysterious version of Tokyo filled with supernatural enemies.

Feb 20, 202080/100

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Mainline2023

Persona 5 Tactica

After a strange incident, the Phantom Thieves wander into a bizarre realm where its citizens are living under tyrannical oppression. Surrounded by a military group named Legionnaires, they find themselves in grave danger until a mysterious revolutionary named Erina rescues them and offers an enticing deal in exchange for their help. What truth lies behind Erina and the deal she offers to the Phantom Thieves.

Nov 17, 202381/100

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Remake2024

Persona 3 Reload

Step into the shoes of a transfer student thrust into an unexpected fate when entering the hour "hidden" between one day and the next. Awaken an incredible power and chase the mysteries of the Dark Hour, fight for your friends, and leave a mark on their memories forever. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era.

Feb 2, 202488/100

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Mainline2024

Persona5: The Phantom X

Persona 5: The Phantom X is a spin-off of Persona 5, and is officially authorized by SEGA with deep involvement by Atlus.

Apr 12, 202468/100

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Remake2027

Persona 4 Revival

Who’s on Air? Legend has it that a mysterious broadcast known as the "Midnight Channel" appears only on rainy nights. The day after it airs, a corpse is found in Inaba, a quiet and peaceful town in rural Japan suddenly thrown into turmoil. To uncover the truth behind these chilling mysteries, you and your friends form an investigation team to unravel the secrets of the Midnight Channel and the bizarre murders. As your adventure unfolds, you face off against "Shadows," eerie manifestations of individuals' darker selves. Together, you awaken a hidden power called "Persona" and embark on a journey to prevent more tragedies while uncovering the truth behind the chaos.

Feb 18, 2027

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Persona 6

With over 30 million copies sold worldwide, the Persona series has defined a generation of RPG storytelling. Now, after years of anticipation, the next installment is finally revealed.

Release date TBA

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Sources and method

Built from the public record.

Membership is researched from external official and independent sources. Mainline games, direct spin-offs, remakes, remasters, and standalone expansions are included; DLC, simple ports, duplicate editions, compilation-only duplicates, rumors, cancellations, and cameo-only crossovers are excluded.

database Persona collection — IGDB
IGDB maintains a distinct collection record for Persona and supplies the authoritative roster used for membership verification.
reference List of video game franchises
The independent catalog recognizes Persona as a multi-game franchise and supports its inclusion in this major-series research sweep.