Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV is a role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is the fourth mainline entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series, the central series of the Megami Tensei franchise, though no direct story connection exists to previous entries. It was released in May and July 2013 for Japan and North America respectively. It was released digitally in PAL territories in October 2014. The gameplay is reminiscent of previous Shin Megami Tensei games, carrying over the turn-based Press Turn battle system, where players and enemies fight and exploit weaknesses, allowing either side to gain additional turns or lose them.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- Not recorded
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 23 May 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Not recorded |
| Publisher | Deep Silver |
| Platforms | Nintendo 3DS, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Role-Playing, JRPG |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q3959542, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Shin Megami Tensei IV? How long to beat it
Total play time for Shin Megami Tensei IV is about 119.3 hours to do everything, and around 43 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 | 43h | 325 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 62h | 461 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 119.3h | 35 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Shin Megami Tensei IV sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Shin Megami Tensei IV lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 80ahead of 36% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 25ahead of 69% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Shin Megami Tensei IV
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Common questions about Shin Megami Tensei IV
What platforms is Shin Megami Tensei IV on?
Shin Megami Tensei IV is available on Nintendo 3DS, Steam Deck. It first released in 2013.
How long does it take to beat Shin Megami Tensei IV?
about 43 hours for the main story, 62 hours with the main extras, 119.3 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.