Emotional story and ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“it's one of the most beautiful video game stories and endings I've ever experienced”
Steam review · 52.6 h played ↗
Persona 3 Reload
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%ATLUS2024JRPG · Party-Based RPG · RPG
$59.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A long, emotional JRPG and life sim with a moving story, great music and style, but a repetitive single dungeon and slow pacing. Skip it if you need fast pacing or hate grinding.
Great for
Patient players who want a story-driven JRPG and life sim with heavy themes and a great soundtrack
Main risk
Slow pacing and repetitive Tartarus grinding can make the long middle stretch feel like a chore
What players love
Outstanding soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Best soundtrack I've ever heard. Best looking UI I've ever seen.”
Steam review · 87.5 h played ↗
Life-changing themes of death and living
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game actually changed my life.”
Steam review · 110.9 h played ↗
Lovable characters and social links
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I've never been so attached to a group of characters like this before, not even in Cyberpunk.”
Steam review · 70.3 h played ↗
Stylish visuals and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“not to mention the UI and presentation of the game is amazing and really graphically appealing”
Steam review · 12.8 h played ↗
Great blend of school life and dungeon combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The game creates the perfect blend of atmosphere where you experience ordinary school life during the day and intense turn-based combat and exploration during the night.”
Steam review · 288.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, boring Tartarus
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The dungeon is the same corridor copy pasted 244 times.”
Steam review · 63.7 h played ↗
Slow pacing and filler
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“P3R is EXTREMELY BORING for the first FORTY HOURS of the game!”
Steam review · 49.3 h played ↗
Episode Aigis sold separately and pricey
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the game being $60 is fine, but having The Answer be an extra $35 is ridiculous”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Weaker than originals; lost atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“this is NOT a Persona 3 Remake, this is a Persona 5 Recolour.”
Steam review · 28.8 h played ↗
No female protagonist
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“unacceptable to cut the female protag.”
Steam review · 85.9 h played ↗
No autosave, lost progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“lost legit hours of progress”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support30 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2300, AMD FX-4350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB; AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2 GB
Storage30 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-4790, AMD Ryzen 5 1400
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, 4 GB, AMD Radeon R9 290X, 4 GB
Storage30 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2300, AMD FX-4350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB; AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2 GB
Storage30 GB available space
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