Persona 4
Persona 4, released outside Japan as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the Persona series, itself a part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise, and was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan in July 2008, North America in December 2008, and in Europe and Australia in March 2009. It was one of the final major exclusives for the system. An enhanced version of the game, Persona 4 Golden, was released for PlayStation Vita in 2012 and received ports to Windows in 2020, and Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in 2023. A full remake of the game, Persona 4 Revival, will be released in February 2027 for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2008
- Developer
- Not recorded
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 10 July 2008 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Not recorded |
| Publisher | Square Enix, Nippon Ichi Software |
| Platforms | PlayStation Vita, PC, PlayStation 2, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q568609, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Persona 4? How long to beat it
Total play time for Persona 4 is about 116.1 hours to do everything, and around 72.6 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 72.6h | 349 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 85.3h | 399 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 116.1h | 55 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Persona 4 sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Persona 4 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 72ahead of 24% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 48ahead of 86% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Persona 4
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Common questions about Persona 4
What platforms is Persona 4 on?
Persona 4 is available on PlayStation Vita, PC, PlayStation 2, Steam Deck. It first released in 2008.
How long does it take to beat Persona 4?
about 72.6 hours for the main story, 85.3 hours with the main extras, 116.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.