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Megami Tensei
Demons, gods and hard choices
Atlus's demon-summoning RPG family began in 1987 with games based on Aya Nishitani's novels, and spread into Shin Megami Tensei, Persona, Devil Summoner and more.
- 1987
- First game
- 4
- Series
- Atlus, from Aya Nishitani's novels
- Creator
One world. Many eras.
Choose your chapter
Spin-offs take root. Revelations: Persona moved the demon formula into a modern school setting, Soul Hackers pushed Devil Summoner into cyberpunk, and the two Persona 2 games closed the decade.
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The essentials
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Atlus2003
Soul Hackers 2
Atlus2022
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Atlus2004
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
Atlus2011
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Atlus2016
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
Atlus2006
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Atlus1999
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Atlus1997
Revelations: Persona
Atlus1996
Shin Megami Tensei V
Atlus2021
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Atlus2013
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Atlus2000
Chapters
Series (4)
Digital Devil SagaAtlus' Digital Devil Saga duology for PlayStation 2, two linked Megami Tensei RPGs from 2004 and 2005 about a tribe of fighters who turn into demons.Raidou KuzunohaAtlus' Devil Summoner action RPGs for PlayStation 2 starring Raidou Kuzunoha, a demon-summoning detective in an alternate 1930s Japan: Soulless Army (2006) and King Abaddon (2008).
Demons, gods and hard choicesShin Megami TenseiAtlus's demon-recruiting RPG line, launched on the Super Famicom in 1992. It grew out of the Megami Tensei games and keeps its bleak tone and hard choices.Soul HackersAtlus' Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, a 1997 Megami Tensei RPG set in a digital city, and its 2022 follow-up Soul Hackers 2.
Demons, gods and hard choicesShin Megami TenseiAtlus's demon-recruiting RPG line, launched on the Super Famicom in 1992. It grew out of the Megami Tensei games and keeps its bleak tone and hard choices.Soul HackersAtlus' Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, a 1997 Megami Tensei RPG set in a digital city, and its 2022 follow-up Soul Hackers 2.
A legacy worth revisiting
Talk to the demons. Then recruit them.
Across its branches, the line shares one hook: you negotiate with demons, recruit them and fuse them into stronger allies. Settings range from ruined Tokyo to high school, and the tone stays dark. Persona, Devil Summoner and Digital Devil Saga each took that core somewhere new.
- 1996 to 2000
- Spin-offs take root
- 2003 to 2006
- The PS2 branches
- 2011 to 2022
- Handheld and beyond
Scenes that stay with you
Inside the world
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