Persona Series in Order

The main Persona games in release order are Revelations: Persona, Persona 2 (Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment), Persona 3, Persona 4, Persona 5, then the remakes Persona 3 Reload (2024) and Persona 4 Revival (Feb 18, 2027), with Persona 6 announced on Jun 7, 2026 and not yet dated. The series has sold over 30 million units.

1:37 The main Persona games, in release order, are Revelations: Persona (1996), Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Persona 3 (2007 in North America), Persona 4 (2008), Persona 5 (2017 in North America), each with an expanded or portable version, and then two full remakes: Persona 3 Reload on Feb 2, 2024 and Persona 4 Revival on Feb 18, 2027. Persona 6 was announced on Jun 7, 2026 with no date. The series turned 30 in 2026 and has sold over 30 million units, SEGA says. Each numbered game has its own town and cast, so they can be played in any order. The clip is Atlus's Jun 18, 2026 Persona 4 Revival broadcast.

Quick facts

Developer	Atlus (P-Studio for the recent games)
Publisher	Atlus; SEGA publishes the recent releases, Revival included
First game	Revelations: Persona, 1996
Latest release	Persona 3 Reload, Feb 2, 2024
Next release	Persona 4 Revival, Feb 18, 2027 (Switch 2: May 20, 2027)
Announced	Persona 6, Jun 7, 2026, no date
Series sales	Over 30 million units (SEGA, Jun 7, 2026)

Sources: SEGA, Jun 7, 2026; SEGA Japan, Jun 8, 2026; Metacritic.

Every main Persona game in order

The dates below are the North American releases as Metacritic lists them, unless marked; Japanese releases came earlier for the older games and are given only where this page has a source.

Game	Release	Platforms	Metacritic
Revelations: Persona	1996	PlayStation, PC	78 (6 critics)
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	PlayStation (undated on Metacritic); PSP Sep 20, 2011	PlayStation, PSP	75 (PSP)
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	Dec 22, 2000	PlayStation, later PSP	83
Persona 3	Aug 14, 2007	PlayStation 2	86
Persona 3 FES	Apr 22, 2008	PlayStation 2	89
Persona 4	Jul 10, 2008 (Japan); Dec 9, 2008	PlayStation 2	90
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (remake of the first game)	Sep 22, 2009	PSP	78
Persona 3 Portable	Jul 5, 2010; consoles and PC Jan 19, 2023	PSP, later PS4, Xbox, Switch, PC	89 (PSP)
Persona 4 Golden	Nov 20, 2012; PC Jun 13, 2020; consoles Jan 19, 2023	PS Vita, PC, PS4, Xbox, Switch	93 (Vita)
Persona 5	Apr 4, 2017	PS3, PS4	93 (PS4)
Persona 5 Royal	Mar 31, 2020	PS4, later PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC	95 (PS4)
Persona 3 Reload	Feb 2, 2024; on Switch 2: October 2025	PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X\|S, PC, Switch 2	87 (PS5)
Persona 4 Revival	Feb 18, 2027; on Switch 2: May 20, 2027	PS5, Xbox Series X\|S, PC, Switch 2	No reviews yet
Persona 6	Not dated	Xbox Series X\|S, PC, PS5, Switch 2 announced

Sources: Metacritic pages for Revelations: Persona, Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Persona 3, Persona 3 FES, Persona 4, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal and Persona 3 Reload, all as of Nov 3, 2026; Famitsu (Persona 4 in Japan); Cosmocover, Jan 19, 2023; GamesRadar+, Aug 7, 2026 (Persona 3 Reload on Switch 2); SEGA, Jun 7, 2026; RPG Site, Sep 9, 2026.

The year 1996 for the first game follows from SEGA marking the series' 30th anniversary in 2026; Metacritic lists no date for it. The older games were sold in North America under the Shin Megami Tensei name (Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4), which later releases dropped. Spin-offs such as the Persona 4 Arena fighting games and Persona Q are on Persona 4 Spin-offs.

What order should you play the Persona games in?

3:31 Any order. Persona 3, 4 and 5 each have a new protagonist and cast, and Persona 6 is announced as a new standalone story; SEGA calls Persona 4 Revival "the perfect starting point for newcomers" to the series. For each numbered game the newest version is the one sold today: Persona 3 Reload or Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden until Revival arrives, and Persona 5 Royal. Where to buy Golden is on Where to Play Persona 4. In the clip, Kazuhisa Wada recommends Revival to newcomers in Atlus's Aug 19, 2026 Developer Message.

Persona 3 Reload vs Persona 4 Revival

The two remakes share a studio and a template, but they remake different things.

	Persona 3 Reload	Persona 4 Revival
Release	Feb 2, 2024	Feb 18, 2027
Remake of	The original Persona 3	Persona 4 Golden, the expanded version
Expanded content	FES epilogue sold later as Episode Aigis DLC; Portable's female protagonist left out	Golden's Marie included from the start
Standard price	$69.99	$69.99
English cast	Recast	Recast, except Johnny Yong Bosch as Adachi
Announced at	An Xbox Games Showcase	Xbox Games Showcase 2025
Switch 2	October 2025	May 20, 2027

Sources: GamesRadar+, Jun 9, 2025; GamesRadar+, Sep 6, 2026; Steam; Anime Corner, Jul 8, 2026; Kotaku, Sep 21, 2026; GamesRadar+, May 30, 2025.

Kazuhisa Wada said that with Persona 3 Reload, the team's first big remake, "we weren't really sure how much we could handle", so it focused on the base game; for Revival the plan was to take the lessons from Reload and make a full remake of Golden. Marie's story was too woven into Golden's main plot to hold back as an add-on. GamesRadar+ notes that Reload's Linked Episodes gave the male party members their own scenes, and suggests Revival's Location Episodes may play a similar role; Atlus has not said so. What Revival changes is on What's New in Persona 4 Revival.

Persona 6

32:39 Persona 6 was announced at the Xbox Games Showcase on Jun 7, 2026, the same show that dated Revival, as a new standalone story with a new cast, coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC on day one with Game Pass and Play Anywhere, and also to PS5 and Steam. Wada placed it after Revival: the team is preparing for "its release after Persona 4 Revival". A Switch 2 version was confirmed in the September 2026 Nintendo Direct. No release date or window has been given as of Nov 3, 2026; a September 2027 date reported by Vice before the announcement is a rumor, not an announcement. The clip is Atlus's Anime Expo 2026 panel, where the team mentions that Persona 6 has been announced.

Will there be more remakes?

Wada told GamerBraves that remakes of Persona 1 and 2 are "something we should definitely do" (GamesRadar+, Aug 10, 2026), without announcing any. On Nov 1, 2026 GamesRadar+ reported footage that seemingly leaked from a Persona 1 remake; that is an unconfirmed leak, and Atlus has announced nothing.

How big is the Persona series?

SEGA put the series at over 30 million units on Jun 7, 2026, up from 15 million at the end of March 2021 (RPG Site). SEGA's April to June 2026 results showed more than a million more Persona units sold in that quarter alone, with no new release in it.

Frequently asked questions

What is the order of the Persona games? The main Persona games in order are Revelations: Persona, Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Persona 3, Persona 4, Persona 5, Persona 3 Reload (2024), Persona 4 Revival (Feb 18, 2027) and Persona 6 (not dated).

Do you need to play Persona 3 before Persona 4? No. Persona 4 has its own town, protagonist and cast and needs no knowledge of Persona 3; SEGA calls Persona 4 Revival a starting point for newcomers.

When does Persona 6 come out? Persona 6 has no release date as of Nov 3, 2026. It was announced on Jun 7, 2026 for Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS5 and later Switch 2, and Atlus says it comes after Persona 4 Revival.

Is Persona 4 Revival better than Persona 3 Reload? Persona 4 Revival has no reviews before its Feb 18, 2027 release; unlike Persona 3 Reload, which remade the original Persona 3, it remakes the expanded Persona 4 Golden and includes Marie from the start.

Which Persona game is the highest rated? Persona 5 Royal has the highest Metacritic score in the series at 95 (PS4), ahead of Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 at 93, as of Nov 3, 2026.

How many copies has the Persona series sold? The Persona series has sold over 30 million units worldwide, SEGA said on Jun 7, 2026.