Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Atlus' Sin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is the definitive version of the Switch JRPG, one that also includes a new storyline.

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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Tag Page Cover Art
JRPG
Released
June 14, 2024
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Atlus
Publisher(s)
Atlus, SEGA
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Franchise
Shin Megami Tensei

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance consists of two complete story paths: experience a brand-new route, the "Canon of Vengeance" – a dramatic tale of revenge by the fallen, centered around new characters and an enigmatic cohort of demons, the Qadištu, who plot their own dark designs apart from the war of those who fight to maintain order and those who seek to defy it. Or explore the original story told in Shin Megami Tensei V, the "Canon of Creation" – an eternal conflict between angels and demons, in which the protagonist fights for the world’s fate.

When a grisly murder scene in modern-day Tokyo blocks our protagonist’s walk home, an unplanned detour leaves him buried and unconscious. He awakens in a new Tokyo, a wasteland ravaged by apocalypse now called Da’at… but before bloodthirsty demons can claim his life, a savior emerges, and the two of them unite to become a mighty being, neither human nor demon: a Nahobino.

With newfound power, the protagonist ventures through Da'at, an enigmatic realm filled with mythical deities and demonic tyrants in constant conflict for survival. Searching for answers, the protagonist must forge his own path in a battle between angels and demons to dictate the fate of the world.

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Become a mighty demigod and battle through a decimated Tokyo in a war between angels and demons. Make new allies along your journey.

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Become a mighty demigod and battle through a decimated Tokyo in a war between angels and demons.