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Metaphor: ReFantazio
After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I truly believe this game depends on each individual person; therefore, I can't recommend it to the majority of players. The story is fantastic, the heroes and villains are well developed, and even some of the NPCs are…”
“Disappointing experience. 7/10 Crazy good visuals. Art style and animation are stellar. Sound effects and voice acting (JP) are superb. Story is engaging and interesting as are the characters. Combat is good. Where this…”
“life changing game, at first it might look like a normal RPG but the longer you play and the deeper you dive into the story and characters the more heart touching and the more heavy themes make an appearance”
42 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I have mixed feelings about ReFantazio, I like the battle system, combat and classes but I was expecting the main problems with the game (Namely the story and the difficulty) to improve eventually but it never happened.…”
“I have to say that my expectations were let down: I found the characters rather uninteresting and didn’t feel that sense of belonging to the group that I felt, for example, in the Persona series. As for the story, I…”
“Louis: "Feel the terror of my 15 turns" **Now that's finesse! Beautiful dodge Heismay** OH AWESOME SOULS DO YOUR THING Last boss is dead. 10/10 best atlus game”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I truly believe this game depends on each individual person; therefore, I can't recommend it to the majority of players. The story is fantastic, the heroes and villains are well developed, and even some of the NPCs are…”
“Disappointing experience. 7/10 Crazy good visuals. Art style and animation are stellar. Sound effects and voice acting (JP) are superb. Story is engaging and interesting as are the characters. Combat is good. Where this…”
“Liked it more than persona 5, amazing story, obsessed with music. Absolutely incredible piece of art, praying for a sequel/another game like this. Definitely one of my most favourite jrpgs”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I truly believe this game depends on each individual person; therefore, I can't recommend it to the majority of players. The story is fantastic, the heroes and villains are well developed, and even some of the NPCs are…”
“Disappointing experience. 7/10 Crazy good visuals. Art style and animation are stellar. Sound effects and voice acting (JP) are superb. Story is engaging and interesting as are the characters. Combat is good. Where this…”
“Около 70 часов на полное прохождение и еще часов 17 на добивание ачивок. Дааа, не думал, что Atlus снова затянут меня в свою пучину. Так как это новая франшиза для студии, я не питал больших надежд и не сравнивал…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Metaphor: ReFantazio might be my favorite Atlus game. The game puts you in the role of a teenage boy who is trying to take revenge on the man who cursed his childhood friend. The story seems really simple at first but…”
“I genuinely think Atlus created something truly special with Metaphor: ReFantazio. It was a bold move to start a completely new franchise, but they absolutely nailed it. The fantasy world is incredibly immersive, the…”
“It is a solid RPG with a strong focus on story and combat. Gameplay feels smooth with a good mix of exploration and progression. Combat is turn-based but quick and strategic, rewarding smart use of weaknesses. Overall,…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I can’t bring myself to finish this game. I’m literally at the last stretch to what I’m pretty sure is the final boss. But ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ became so dreadful toward the end. And this is coming from someone who puts Persona…”
“I have mixed feelings about ReFantazio, I like the battle system, combat and classes but I was expecting the main problems with the game (Namely the story and the difficulty) to improve eventually but it never happened.…”
“IsraelGPT, generate me a Persona game about racism with no character substance, please!”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I can’t bring myself to finish this game. I’m literally at the last stretch to what I’m pretty sure is the final boss. But ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ became so dreadful toward the end. And this is coming from someone who puts Persona…”
“i mean its alright, definitely not worth the full price. the game feels like a chore to finish.”
“[h1]Budget Persona - the 100h I will never get back...[/h1] - Bland characters, their social links are not only super short, but just a rehash of them repeating the same words over and over again - Your crew does not…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Disappointing experience. 7/10 Crazy good visuals. Art style and animation are stellar. Sound effects and voice acting (JP) are superb. Story is engaging and interesting as are the characters. Combat is good. Where this…”
“Its Persona but in a fantasy setting. They took some old gameplay systems from their previous SMT series, neo Persona series, and mashed them up here and its just OK. The characters for the most part are very surface…”
“If you love the Shin Megami Tensei series and its gameplay and you're attached to the Persona's social links this game is for you. Finished in 80 hours, great story and twists, fine ost; some quests are a bit repetitive…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Lets start with the overall score before all the rambling. This game, in my eyes, as a Persona 3–5 fan: 6/10. I am not recommending it because I do not believe it deserves a 92% score on Steam (I would say the same even…”
“It's an Atlus game (certified) I only dislike how rigid the combat system is in this game compared to the others. Switching Archetypes on the fly (in combat) isn't really possible so you basically either have to get…”
“I want to like this game but i have to delete it after 83hrs play. - Game is good. - Long story. - Feel repeatively when play sidequests. - Wrong build but cant come back. -> Overall: 80/100 (but i will comeback later).”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I have to say that my expectations were let down: I found the characters rather uninteresting and didn’t feel that sense of belonging to the group that I felt, for example, in the Persona series. As for the story, I…”
“100% do not understand the hype for this game. Canned dialogue, music, assets.... And then I had a soft lock that lost me five hours of gameplay.”
“[h1]Budget Persona - the 100h I will never get back...[/h1] - Bland characters, their social links are not only super short, but just a rehash of them repeating the same words over and over again - Your crew does not…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“This is my first real experience with an Atlus game with this kind of combat system. I did play some Persona here and there, but I never really got that far. First off, the game is very cutscene and story heavy, at some points even so far that you'd have to be in a Visual Novel…”
— a player, Steam review · 138 hrs played“Really fell in love with this game! Really reminds me of the first Persona. The character development, plot, story, world and even the political climate all make it a nice feel. From start to finish I've had a blast! 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 149 hrs played“[h1]Metaphor Re Fantazio - 7.5/10[/h1] Playtime: 82 H (Include Grinding) Synopsis: The game is set in the United Kingdom of Euchronia, a medieval fantasy realm, after the assassination of its former King. Years earlier, an assassination attempt on the Prince resulted in him…”
— a player, Steam review · 83 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 14:09 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · JRPG · Turn-Based Combat · Anime · Story Rich · Adventure · Time Management · Singleplayer · Turn-Based Strategy · Dark Fantasy · Party-Based RPG · Action RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * , Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://metaphor.atlus.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-6300 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 4GB or AMD Radeon R7 360, 4GB or Intel Arc A310, 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 93 GB available space Additional Notes: 720p @ 30 FPS. A CPU with AVX support is required. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.