Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Persona 5 Royal (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Persona 5 Royal on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Persona 4 Golden, which made by the same studio, ATLUS.
- Persona 5 Royal is tagged JRPG, Story Rich, Great Soundtrack, Turn-Based Combat, Anime, RPG, Singleplayer, Dating Sim by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are from the same studio: Persona 4 Golden, Persona 3 Reload, Metaphor: ReFantazio.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Persona 4 Golden
Why it matched: made by the same studio, ATLUS; both psychological, story-rich and strategy; shares 15 player tags including JRPG, Great Soundtrack and Story Rich; released around the same time (2020).
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
Persona 4 Golden at a glance Released 2020 Studio ATLUS Player sentiment 97% positive of 87,112 Price $19.99 JRPGGreat SoundtrackStory RichAnimeTurn-Based CombatRPGParty-Based RPGEmotional
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Persona 3 Reload
Why it matched: made by the same studio, ATLUS; both psychological, story-rich and strategy; shares 14 player tags including JRPG, RPG and Anime; released around the same time (2024).
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
Persona 3 Reload at a glance Released 2024 Studio ATLUS Player sentiment 94% positive of 62,647 Price $59.99 JRPGRPGAnimeParty-Based RPGTurn-Based StrategyDating SimStory RichEmotional
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Metaphor: ReFantazio
Why it matched: made by the same studio, ATLUS; both story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, JRPG and Turn-Based Combat; released around the same time (2024).
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.
Metaphor: ReFantazio at a glance Released 2024 Studio ATLUS Player sentiment 90% positive of 42,897 Price $69.99 RPGJRPGTurn-Based CombatAnimeStory RichTurn-Based StrategyParty-Based RPGColorful
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Library Of Ruina
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Turn-Based Combat and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2021).
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Library Of Ruina at a glance Released 2021 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 44,826 Price $29.99 Story RichTurn-Based CombatGreat SoundtrackVisual NovelTurn-Based StrategyAnimeRPG
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Volcano Princess
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Multiple Endings, RPG and Anime; released around the same time (2023).
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
Volcano Princess at a glance Released 2023 Studio 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher Player sentiment 98% positive of 49,009 Price $10.99 Multiple EndingsRPGAnimeDating SimVisual NovelStory RichJRPGTurn-Based Combat
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Omori
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and RPG; released around the same time (2020).
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Omori at a glance Released 2020 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 97% positive of 88,417 Price $19.99 Story RichGreat SoundtrackRPGMultiple EndingsColorfulParty-Based RPGJRPGAnime
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Yakuza 0
Why it matched: both crime and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and RPG; published by the same company; released around the same time (2018).
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
Yakuza 0 at a glance Released 2018 Studio Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Player sentiment 95% positive of 77,742 Price Not listed Story RichGreat SoundtrackRPGViolentSexual ContentJRPGDating Sim
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Why it matched: both crime and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based Combat and JRPG; released around the same time (2020).
Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ryu ga Gotoku Studio Player sentiment 94% positive of 37,452 Price $19.99 RPGTurn-Based CombatJRPGStory RichViolentGreat SoundtrackSexual ContentAnime
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Yakuza Kiwami
Why it matched: both crime and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, RPG and Great Soundtrack; published by the same company; released around the same time (2019).
SEGA’s critically-acclaimed entry that started a legend. Become Kazuma Kiryu, an up-and-coming yakuza who takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss, only to emerge from prison ten years later to a changed world. Remastered from the ground up, now in 4K and uncapped framerates on PC.
Yakuza Kiwami at a glance Released 2019 Studio Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Player sentiment 93% positive of 23,315 Price Not listed Story RichRPGGreat SoundtrackViolentSexual ContentJRPGAnime
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Octopath Traveler
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 8 player tags including RPG, JRPG and Story Rich; released around the same time (2018).
Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play. Embark on an epic journey across the vast and wondrous world of Orsterra and discover the captivating stories of each of the eight travelers.
Octopath Traveler at a glance Released 2018 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 86% positive of 17,150 Price $59.99 RPGJRPGStory RichTurn-Based CombatGreat SoundtrackAnimeMultiple EndingsParty-Based RPG
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Yakuza 5 Remastered
Why it matched: both crime and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Violent; published by the same company; released around the same time (2021).
Get ready for a Yakuza experience of unprecedented scale! Follow five characters across five Japanese cities, each trying to achieve their dream. The connections between them bring them together, but the conflict that unfolds is nothing any of them could have predicted.
Yakuza 5 Remastered at a glance Released 2021 Studio RGG Studio Player sentiment 89% positive of 7,372 Price $19.99 RPGStory RichViolentJRPGAnimeGreat SoundtrackSexual Content
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Yakuza 3 Remastered
Why it matched: both crime and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, RPG and JRPG; published by the same company; released around the same time (2021).
Kazuma Kiryu has earned his retirement on the sandy beaches of Okinawa. But when a deadly power struggle arrives on his doorstep, he’ll have to walk the streets of Kamurocho to escape his past for good. Complete The Dragon of Dojima’s journey.
Yakuza 3 Remastered at a glance Released 2021 Studio RGG Studio Player sentiment 81% positive of 10,239 Price Not listed Story RichRPGJRPGViolentSexual ContentAnimeGreat Soundtrack
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Love Is All Around
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Dating Sim, Sexual Content and Visual Novel; released around the same time (2023).
The player becomes Gu Yi, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting six beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Six girls that are charming, innocent, intelligent, wild, sexy, glamorous, who will go to the end with you is up to you to decide.
Love Is All Around at a glance Released 2023 Studio intiny Player sentiment 93% positive of 45,888 Price $9.99 Dating SimSexual ContentVisual NovelMultiple EndingsStory RichRPGEmotional
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Chaos;Child
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Story Rich.
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Chaos;Child at a glance Released 2014 Studio 5pb. Inc. Player sentiment 93% positive of 4,083 Price $24.99 Visual NovelAnimeStory RichViolentGreat SoundtrackMultiple EndingsSexual ContentEmotional
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The Fruit of Grisaia
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Story Rich.
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
The Fruit of Grisaia at a glance Released 2015 Studio Front Wing Player sentiment 92% positive of 1,119 Price $39.99 Visual NovelAnimeStory RichMultiple EndingsSexual ContentDating SimViolentGreat Soundtrack
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Visual Novel, Anime and Dating Sim; released around the same time (2021).
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! at a glance Released 2021 Studio Team Salvato Player sentiment 97% positive of 32,198 Price $14.99 Visual NovelAnimeDating SimSexual ContentStory RichMultiple EndingsViolent
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Sultan's Game
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and strategy; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2025).
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Sultan's Game at a glance Released 2025 Studio Double Cross Player sentiment 94% positive of 35,014 Price $19.99 RPGStory RichTurn-Based StrategyEmotionalMultiple Endings
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including JRPG, Story Rich and RPG.
Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky at a glance Released 2004 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 94% positive of 10,375 Price $19.99 JRPGStory RichRPGAnimeGreat SoundtrackTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Combat
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Valkyria Chronicles
Why it matched: both story-rich and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Anime, Story Rich and JRPG; published by the same company.
The critically acclaimed Valkyria Chronicles is now available on PC in 1080p True HD, including all previously released DLC!
Valkyria Chronicles at a glance Released 2014 Studio SEGA Player sentiment 90% positive of 13,296 Price $19.99 AnimeStory RichJRPGRPGGreat SoundtrackTurn-Based Strategy
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Heavy Rain
Why it matched: both psychological, crime and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Multiple Endings and Detective.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Heavy Rain at a glance Released 2010 Studio Quantic Dream Player sentiment 86% positive of 30,991 Price $19.99 Story RichMultiple EndingsDetectiveEmotionalSexual ContentViolent
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Why it matched: both psychological, crime and story-rich; shares 5 player tags including Detective, Visual Novel and Story Rich; released around the same time (2019).
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy at a glance Released 2019 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 98% positive of 44,855 Price $29.99 DetectiveVisual NovelStory RichGreat SoundtrackAnime
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DELTARUNE
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and RPG; released around the same time (2025).
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!
DELTARUNE at a glance Released 2025 Studio tobyfox Player sentiment 98% positive of 133,535 Price $24.99 Story RichGreat SoundtrackRPGEmotionalSoundtrackJRPG
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The Test
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Multiple Endings, Story Rich and Visual Novel; released around the same time (2020).
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test at a glance Released 2020 Studio Randumb Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 20,122 Price $1.19 Multiple EndingsStory RichVisual NovelRPGDetectiveJRPG
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why it matched: both psychological and story-rich; shares 6 player tags including Visual Novel, Multiple Endings and Story Rich; released around the same time (2024).
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty at a glance Released 2024 Studio 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) Player sentiment 94% positive of 59,944 Price $9.99 Visual NovelMultiple EndingsStory RichDating SimAnimeRPG
Common questions
What game is most like Persona 5 Royal?
Persona 4 Golden, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, ATLUS. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Persona 5 Royal" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Persona 5 Royal. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Persona 5 Royal do?
Persona 4 Golden, Persona 3 Reload, Metaphor: ReFantazio are also from ATLUS, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.