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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Become a mighty demigod and battle through a decimated Tokyo in a war between angels and demons. Make new allies along your journey, engage in intense, turn-based combat, recruit hundreds of demons and forge your own path to dictate the fate of all existence.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “engaging turn-based battle mechanics” (44 of 103 reviews) and “strong character development depth” (6); the most common complaint is “weak character writing quality” (5). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is one of if not the best turn-based JRPG I have ever played in term of gameplay. Story, characters and music can't compete with P5R but there's something about the gameplay that just feels better. Graphic was…”
“fun game but just pirate instead cause of denuvo. no internet = no single player game”
“blue twink and morally questionable lesbian fight an evil polycule from hell the combat is fun and engaging and spending hours coming up with long complex fusion paths to make a demon you like viable is always fun and…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Must game for anyone who is fascinated in witchcraft, aesthetics, lore, poetry, demons from all cultures of the world and the darkside of good.”
“This game is on par with Metaphor ReFantazio. It's one of the best JRPGs ever made. I love how each quest represents philosophical / moral / psychological / social concepts. Truly, those quests are a mirror for…”
“Persona without the 700 eons of dialogue”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I have never played an SMT or Persona game before so I'll be reviewing this as a newcomer to SMT. This is a challenging, grindy, creature collector, and turn-based JRPG with an alright story. A creature collecting JRPG…”
“challenging game, good story, good game overall.”
“This game hurts so good”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I finished the game back when it was released on Switch and it was a masterpiece back then despite the horrendous performance, which is due to the hardware than the game itself. This version enhances the game in every…”
“Short & Punchy This is how SMT V was meant to be played. The jump from Switch to PC is night and day—4K, 60+ FPS, and zero stuttering makes exploration a joy.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“i spend most of my time playing this game complaining about how swagless all the characters are how easy the game usually is how flat and ill conceived the writing and story are and how most of the dialogue should be…”
“An entire secondary narrative awkwardly grafted onto the side of the original SMT5 cannot overcome the flaws inherent in this entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series. That said, the Press Turn battle system remains as…”
“I didn't care for Persona much and found the skill checks and narrative to be boring, SMT is much more action oriented and I find the story to be more compelling and interesting.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I wanna say "i tried to like it" but i really didn't. I beat nocturne 5 times, smt 1 and 2, persona 1-5, many times, and i'm less than ten hours in and this just doesn't feel like the gritty smash fest i'm used to. I…”
“SMT V Vengance was supposed to be like a big improved version, but for me it still has many same problems like original game. Yes, there is new route and some quality of life changes, but it does not fix the main…”
“this game sucks dawg play strange journey instead :steamhappy:”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Pokemon for edgelords, with better music. 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 109 hrs played“I don't think I'll finish it, but it's a good game... good combat system, very challenging, and it makes you come up with lots of strategies to beat the challenges, but after many hours, I end up getting bored with the gameplay loop of lots of grinding and repetitive fights on…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played“An excellent game with challenging combat, beautiful magical moves, and cinematic flair. I find it tougher than Persona, and there’s definitely grinding especially in the final chapter. 8.5/10. Highly recommended for Persona fans”
— a player, Steam review · 78 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | JRPG · RPG · Story Rich · Demons · Adventure · Choices Matter · Exploration · Anime · Turn-Based Strategy · Creature Collector · Third Person · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * , Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 48 |
| Official site | https://atlus.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD FX-6350 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7750, 1 GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: Low 720p @ 30 FPS. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.