3DS | Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | 2014 | A P3/P4 crossover with Etrian Odyssey-styled gameplay; characters equip Personas to change affinities/attacks/weaknesses as well as sub-Personas that confer extra abilities |
3DS | Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth | 2019 | A P3/P4/P5 crossover this time focusing on the P5 cast; similar gameplay to Persona Q but with the difficulty rebalanced |
3DS | Shin Megami Tensei IV | 2013 | Takes place in a separate world from the other SMT games, gameplay elements like demon recruitment/fusion, the 3-pronged alignment choice, and the Press Turn system return |
3DS | Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse | 2016 | A follow-up to/alternate timeline story in the same world as SMT IV, makes some QoL changes to the gameplay loop from its predecessor |
3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers | 2013 | Remake of a JP-only Saturn game; demon alignment makes a large difference in battle, dictating what types of attacks they prefer; demon pairs can also be incompatible |
3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker | 2015 | Adds a post-ending scenario, voice acting, an easier difficulty mode, a new character, and QoL changes |
3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked | 2011 | Adds an additional day of plot, more demons, QoL improvements, voice acting, difficulty selection, and a graphical retouch |
3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux | 2018 | Newly added routes, endings, demons, and voice acting along with graphical and QoL upgrades |
DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor | 2009 | SRPG with branching narrative choices and squads of units rather than individuals, plus demons of course |
DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 | 2012 | Plays largely the same as the first, but adds a social system to influence the ending |
DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey | 2010 | First-person dungeon crawler with demon battling, negotiation, and fusion - all in Antarctica! |
GB+GBC | Revelations: The Demon Slayer/Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible | 1999 | Megami Tensei for kids, more medieval-themed than its mother series |
JP FC | Digital Devil Monogatari: Megami Tensei II | 1990 | Considered to be the origin of the series' heavy-handed order vs chaos theme, good old-fashioned demon negotiation and recruitment |
JP FC | Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei | 1987 | The series had to start somewhere… |
JP Game Gear | Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible | 1994 | Monster collecting with a bit of kiddie MegaTen flair |
JP Game Gear | Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special | 1995 | Biblical-themed first-person dungeon crawl, with gameplay otherwise similar to the other Last Bibles |
JP GB+GBC | Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II | 1993 | Pretty much just like the first, but now you can give your monsters accessories |
JP GB+GBC | Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children: Kuro no Sho | 2000 | First game in the Devil Children series (the accompanying other version is untranslated), a monster-collector where demon partners can be used to help traverse the overworld |
JP GBA | Shin Megami Tensei | 2003 | Keeps the visuals from the Playstation version, makes a few balance changes and adds some unlockable story scenes |
JP PSX | Persona 2: Innocent Sin | 1999 | The missing half of Persona 2 in the Americas |
JP PSX | Shin Megami Tensei | 2001 | Visually overhauls the SFC version, but is otherwise no different than the original |
JP SFC | Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei | 1995 | Enhanced remake of Megami Tensei 1 and 2 |
JP SFC | Shin Megami Tensei | 1992 | 1st-person dungeon crawl with demon recruitment/fusion, only localized on mobile |
JP SFC | Shin Megami Tensei if… | 1994 | Like regular SMT, but in a centralized high school setting. This is Persona's daddy! |
JP SFC | Shin Megami Tensei II | 1994 | Similar to but easier than the first game |
PS2 | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon | 2009 | Very similar to its predecessor, but uses demon negotiation rather than capture elements |
PS2 | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army | 2006 | Deviates from series norms by being more of an ARPG and taking place in the past, demon assistance is always present |
PS2 | Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga | 2005 | Straightforward turn-based JRPG, characters transform into demons in battle, lots of turn manipulation in combat |
PS2 | Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 | 2005 | See above - direct sequel to Digital Devil Saga |
PS2 | Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne | 2004 | AKA Shin Megami Tensei 3 - has all the expected demon recruitment, does not feature a Law/Chaos branching system |
PS2 | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 | 2007 | Where the Persona series really began to pick up steam in mainstream consciousness; introduced the Social Link element used by future entries |
PS2 | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES | 2008 | Adds an additional epilogue scenario to the original game, debatably the definitive edition |
PS2 | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 | 2008 | The RPG/life sim (of sorts) series continues, this time with a murder mystery theme and an obsession with the color yellow |
PS3 | Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSone Classics) | 2013 | See PSX |
PS3 | Persona 5 | 2017 | Demon negotiation, collection, and fusion, all with a bunch of stylish teens! |
PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | See PS2 |
PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | See PS2 |
PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | See PS2 |
PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | See PS2 |
PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | See PS2 |
PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (PS2 Classics) | 2012 | See PS2 |
PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | See PS2 |
PS4 | Persona 3 Portable (DL only) | 2023 | See PSP, but with improved/remastered graphics |
PS4 | Persona 4 Golden (DL only) | 2023 | See Vita, but with improved graphics and some QoL features like saving anywhere and looking back on previous social conversations |
PS4 | Persona 5 | 2017 | See PS3 |
PS4 | Persona 5 Royal | 2020 | Adds a new party member, new Social Links, a new section of the story, and loads of tweaks and additions to gameplay |
PS4 | Persona 5 Strikers | 2021 | See Switch |
PS4 | Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster | 2021 | See PS2, but also cleans up the graphics, gives you the option to not have Dante, and expands difficulty options |
PS5 | Persona 5 Royal | 2022 | See PS4, but with spiffed-up graphics and framerate |
PSP | Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSone Classics) | 2013 | See PSX |
PSP | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona | 2009 | Adds the previously excluded Snow Queen Quest, readjusts difficulty levels and encounter rates, and reworks the dialogue to be more modern |
PSP | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin | 2011 | Previously never localized in North America, the direct predecessor to Eternal Punishment; contains demon recruitment and rumor-spreading |
PSP | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable | 2010 | Adds a female main character to Persona 3, alters Social Links accordingly, does not contain "The Answer" scenario, gives control over other party members in combat |
PSX | Persona 2: Eternal Punishment | 2000 | Half of the Persona 2 story- the other half wasn't officially localized until years later |
PSX | Revelations: Persona | 1996 | A questionably localized game/spinoff of the SMT series; Mark danced crazy! |
Switch | Persona 3 Portable (DL only) | 2023 | See PS4 |
Switch | Persona 4 Golden (DL only) | 2023 | See PS4 |
Switch | Persona 5 Royal | 2022 | See PS5 |
Switch | Persona 5 Strikers | 2021 | A sequel to Persona 5 (if you pretend Royal never happened) with ARPG gameplay; much more in-depth strategy required than your typical musou-like game |
Switch | Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster | 2021 | See PS4 |
Switch | Shin Megami Tensei V | 2021 | Probably the most beginner-friendly of the mainline series, but still punishing if you aren't paying attention |
Vita | Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSone Classics) | 2013 | See PSX |
Vita | Persona 4: Golden | 2012 | Adds new social links, a new character, more story elements, costumes, and Personas in addition to QoL changes |
Vita | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (DL only) | 2012 | See PSP |
Vita | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin (DL only) | 2012 | See PSP |
Vita | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable (DL only) | 2012 | See PSP |
Xbox One | Persona 3 Portable (DL only) | 2023 | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Persona 4 Golden (DL only) | 2023 | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Persona 5 Royal | 2022 | See PS5 |
Xbox Series | Persona 3 Portable (DL only) | 2023 | See PS4 |
Xbox Series | Persona 4 Golden (DL only) | 2023 | See PS4 |
Xbox Series | Persona 5 Royal | 2022 | See PS5 |