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We filtered the 37 games similar to Shin Megami Tensei: Persona down to the 24 that fit the “PC” category. Derelict Star, Caves of Qud and Torment: Tides of Numenera top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2009Dev Atlus

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Shin Megami Tensei: Persona is Derelict Star — scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. Caves of Qud and Torment: Tides of Numenera follow close behind.

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The best games like Shin Megami Tensei: Persona on PC

24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shin Megami Tensei: Persona. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Derelict Star
Derelict Star
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiExplorationLoot
Steam👍 74%· 2.9KRAWG👍 44%· 62
Year 2018Dev Snowhound Games · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, adventure storytelling and roguelike runs, while skipping visual first person

In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen…

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: visuals.

Released 9 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone76Setting54
Caves of Qud
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 95%· 12KRAWG👍 83%· 46IGDB94· 1OC90· 11
Year 2015Dev Freehold Games · Kitfox GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and roguelike runs, while skipping loot and gear systems

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?Who are you?

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: progression.

Released 6 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting72Tone55Visuals50
Torment: Tides of Numenera
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiIsometric
Steam👍 70%· 4.4KIGDB82· 22OC80· 110
Year 2017Dev inXile Entertainment · TechlandOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping exploration and discovery

Released 8 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting68Visuals68
Tactical Breach Wizards
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiIsometric
Steam👍 98%· 12KIGDB84· 3OC87· 21
Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping exploration and discovery

Tactical Breach Wizards is a small-scale, turn-based tactics game where you play a team of wizards in modern-day tactical gear, breaching and clearing rooms full of terrorists, drug dealers, corrupt cops, and worse. It's still in early development, so everything about it might change!

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals68Setting45
Wasteland 2
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 83%· 8.1KIGDB78· 10OC81· 42
Year 2014Dev inXile Entertainment · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping loot and gear systems

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: progression and setting.

Released 5 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals68Combat52Setting48
RimWorld
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalSci-FiExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 98%· 239KRAWG👍 87%· 620MC87IGDB75· 2OC86· 11
Year 2016Dev Ludeon StudiosPlaytime ~19hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, survival mechanics and real-time strategy, while skipping strong narrative focus

RimWorld is a sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Inspired by Dwarf Fortress, Firefly, and Dune. You begin with three survivors of a shipwreck on a distant world. Manage colonists' moods, needs, wounds, and illnesses.

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: progression.

Released 7 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals59Setting53Progression19
#7Into the Breach
Into the Breach
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometricProcedural
Steam👍 94%· 22KIGDB90· 10OC88· 73
Year 2018Dev Subset GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, deep simulation and roguelike runs, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: visuals.

Released 9 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals48
Shadows Over Loathing
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationOpen World
Steam👍 96%· 3.3KOC81· 10
Year 2022Dev AsymmetricPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration, while skipping setting scifi

Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: visuals and progression.

Released 13 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression32Visuals0
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 88%· 20KIGDB85· 14OC89· 88
Year 2018Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Versus EvilOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: setting and progression.

Released 9 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals68Progression36
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 78%· 35KIGDB66· 3OC72· 36
Year 2018Dev Owlcat Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: setting and progression.

Released 9 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals68Progression29
Jagged Alliance: Crossfire
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalLootIsometricSkill Tree
Steam👍 61%· 332MC63IGDB60· 1
Year 2012Dev Coreplay · THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

Job well done, soldier! The island of Arulco is free; however, there are other countries under the shadow of war that are ignored by the rest of the world.

Released 3 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals67Progression59
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalExplorationLootFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 285RAWG👍 35%· 22
Year 1990Dev Sir-Tech · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

FULL-COLOR ANIMATED graphics DIGITIZED sound (NO add-on cards required) HARD DISK supported 11 Races, 14 Professions (with rankings!

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: setting.

It predates Shin Megami Tensei: Persona by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals67Setting0
Keep Driving
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationCasual
Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22
Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and roguelike runs, while skipping setting scifi

It’s the early 2000’s, and you’ve just bought your first car. A long, slow summer lies ahead. Hearing about a festival on the other side of the country, you fire up your engine, plot a course on your map, and hit the road. How, if you get there at all, is up to you.

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: visuals and progression.

Released 16 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone59Progression34Visuals0
Darkest Dungeon II
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationLoot
Steam👍 75%· 26KIGDB83· 5OC81· 78
Year 2023Dev Red Hook StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: setting and visuals.

Released 14 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone52Setting0
The Banner Saga 3
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeIsometricFantasy
Steam👍 79%· 3.0KIGDB87· 9OC84· 70
Year 2018Dev Stoic · Versus EvilOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Persona: setting.

Released 9 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Persona.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals67Setting0

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