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Persona / Shin Megami Tensei

edited 2026-05-21

A complete play and watch order for Atlus's Megami Tensei meta-franchise — Shin Megami Tensei mainline, Persona, Devil Summoner, Soul Hackers, Raidou Kuzunoha, Devil Survivor, Digital Devil Saga, Strange Journey, Last Bible, Majin Tensei, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, and every Persona anime adaptation. Each sub-series is its own section so you can follow a single line or browse the full 40-year canon.

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Tags · [smt-mainline][persona][persona-spinoff][devil-summoner][raidou][devil-survivor][digital-devil-saga][strange-journey][last-bible][majin-tensei][anime]

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01GAME

1987The first Megami Tensei game, released September 11, 1987 on the Famicom and developed by Atlus for Namco. Adapted from Aya Nishitani's Digi…

02GAME

1990The 1990 Famicom sequel and the first Megami Tensei title written as an original Atlus story rather than a novel adaptation. Set in a post-n…

03GAME

1992The 1992 Super Famicom RPG directed by Kouji Okada that rebooted the franchise as Shin Megami Tensei. The unnamed protagonist in 1990s Tokyo…

04GAME

1994A 1994 Super Famicom RPG that takes the mainline SMT formula and shrinks it to a single Tokyo high school after an embittered student summon…

05GAME

1994A 1994 Super Famicom RPG set roughly thirty years after the Law ending of the original Shin Megami Tensei. Tokyo Millennium is a domed city…

06GAME

2003The 2003 PlayStation 2 mainline entry directed by Kazuma Kaneko that became the franchise's western breakthrough. A high school student in T…

07GAME

2013A 2013 Nintendo 3DS mainline entry set in a medieval kingdom called Mikado that secretly exists above a demon-overrun modern Tokyo. Samurai…

08GAME

2016A 2016 Nintendo 3DS direct sequel to Shin Megami Tensei IV, set in Tokyo shortly after the Neutral route of its predecessor. Teenage hunter…

09GAME

2020A 2020 HD remaster of the PlayStation 2 mainline entry, developed by Atlus and released October 29 2020 in Japan and May 25 2021 worldwide o…

10GAME

2021A 2021 Nintendo Switch mainline entry released November 11 2021 in Japan and November 12 worldwide. A modern Tokyo high school student is pu…

11GAME

2024An expanded re-release of Shin Megami Tensei V launched June 14 2024 across Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. Adds a second complete sto…

persona — mainline13 items · 13 unwatched

persona — spinoffs & crossovers12 items · 12 unwatched

devil summoner / soul hackers3 items · 3 unwatched

raidou kuzunoha (devil summoner)3 items · 3 unwatched

devil survivor4 items · 4 unwatched

digital devil saga2 items · 2 unwatched

strange journey2 items · 2 unwatched

last bible5 items · 5 unwatched

majin tensei2 items · 2 unwatched

persona & devil survivor anime12 items · 12 unwatched