While for many, it was their first introduction to something bigger Shin Megami Tensei The Persona series is based on Persona, and the Shin Megami Tensei games themselves are a complete departure from the modern day Persona school life. What's even funnier is that Persona itself is a sub-series of Shin Megami Tensei.
There are a lot of mainline Shin Megami Tensei games, but to be fair, there are also a fair number of sub-games, and countless other games within each sub-series. The series is quite large, with almost every game developed by Atlus falling into the same series, so let's try to break down what games there are.
How many main Shin Megami Tensei games are there?
It has already begun. Back in 1987The Megami Tensei games began as video game adaptations of Aya Nishitani’s Digital Devil books. Since then, they’ve spawned their own series using his books as a foundation. Check out each of the main games below.
game |
year |
Platform |
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The Story of Digital Devils: Megamitesei |
1987 |
Famicom |
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei 2 |
1990 |
Famicom |
Shin Megami Tensei |
1992 |
Super Family Computer |
Shin Megami Tensei 2 |
1994 |
Super Family Computer |
Shin Megami Tensei If… |
1994 |
Super Family Computer |
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine |
2002 |
Xbox |
Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne |
2003 |
PS2 |
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagination |
2007 |
PC |
Shin Megami Tensei: A Strange Journey |
2009 |
DS |
Shin Megami Tensei 4 |
2013 |
3DS |
Shin Megami Tensei 4: Apocalypse |
2016 |
|
Shin Megami Tensei: A Strange Journey Redux Edition |
2017 |
3DS |
Shin Megami Tensei 5 |
2021 |
Switch |
Shin Megami Tensei 5: Revenge |
2024 |
PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Switch |
Shin Megami Tensei games are often received
Re-release extension
Although these have changed enough to make them a show in their own right.
When you add up all the different versions of these games, you get the total number. 14 gamesThe two original Digital Devil Story games were later remade exclusively for the SNES in Japan.
It's when you get to the spin-off games that Number of games in the balloon series Very much
How many Shin Megami Tensei spin-off games are there?
14 main gamesThat's a pretty respectable number. Of course, big series are going to have a lot of spin-offs, and it's not uncommon for spin-offs to exceed the number of main games. For Shin Megami Tensei, that's a funny number. Almost everything Atlus makes is part of the series, and they've made a lot of games.
With a large number of games, re-releases, mobile and region-specific games We have listed each sub-series and the number of games in them. Instead, there is too much to list in one article.
Sub-series |
Number of games |
First release |
Latest launch |
---|---|---|---|
The Last Book of the Bible |
5 |
Revelation: Demon Slayer (1992– |
Megami Tensei Gaiden: The Final Special Edition (1995– |
Tensei Dragon |
3 |
Tensei Magic (1994– |
Rond (1997– |
Demon Summoner |
5 |
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (1995– |
Soul Hacker 2 (2022– |
Persona |
17 (released abroad) |
Disclosure: Persona (1996– |
Persona 3 Reload (2024– |
The devil's child |
7 |
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children – The Black Book and the Red Book (2000– |
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children -Messiah Riser (2004– |
Digital Devil Saga |
2 |
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (2004– |
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (2005– |
Demon Survivor |
4 |
Shin Megami Tensei: Demon Survivor (2009– |
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 breaks records (2015– |
There are no related sub-series. |
39 |
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have Seven sub-series dedicated to This is an impressive achievement in itself. There are 82 games. They are so widely distributed that it’s astonishing. Any developer would be proud to claim such a large number of titles. Most of these series have also been released overseas, although only a handful of games are still legally available.
It is important to note that while Atlus developed most of these games,
A considerable number have been developed by others.
And published by Atlus too.
How many games are there in Shin Megami Tensei?
As you can tell by now The Shin Megami Tensei series is huge.Many people tend to fall into the trap of thinking Persona is one main sub-series, although Atlus has created quite a bit of diversity in the series over the decades, giving them plenty of room to move in new directions with the game whenever they want.
How many games are there in total? 96 gamesWith only 14 stories coming from the main series, that means that Spin-offs account for more than 80% of the total series.That's a pretty big proportion, and it's no surprise that many of those spin-offs have their own dedicated fan bases.