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Persona 3 Reload
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Persona 3 Reload is a 2024 role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus. Reload is a remake of Persona 3 (2006), the fourth main installment of the Persona series, itself part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise. As with the original game, the protagonist is a high school student returning to his home city a decade after his parents were killed in a car crash. He soon gains the potential to summon a… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
750 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
94
LovedLoved
545 positive · 35 negative
95% range 92–96%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 545 | 35 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 47 | 4 | 88 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 11 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
29,878 of 31,060 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
94% recommend · 308 yes, 18 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 326 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (61,758 of 65,471 positive).
Players say Persona 3 Reload is a life-changing game with a deep, emotional story. [1][2][3] Some find the game boring or grindy, especially Tartarus. [4][5][6] A few reviewers consider it a lesser version of the original. [7][8]
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- [7]
Lesser version of the original that costs more for less content than the portable port available on steam as well.
- [1]
If you are ever at a point in your life where you feel like you've no longer got a reason to live, or struggling to find your purpose, or believe that you don't really "get" how to live, please play this game, it may very well save or change your life, and I say that with the confidence of someone who experienced exactly that. I got this game on my 20th Birthday, near the end of my second year of University, close …
- [10]
10/10. A masterpiece that I'll never forget. Best soundtrack I've ever heard. Best looking UI I've ever seen. The story is beautiful and emotional. Characters are well developed. Everything is peak. The only bad thing about the game is that it ends. So far,this is my favorite Persona game.Can't wait for Persona 4 Revival.
- [14]
My eyes feel heavy I'm glad to be alive to experience such a masterpiece...I'm glad this game exists...Words can't describe how I felt after that ending...it's one of the most beautiful video game stories and endings I've ever experienced... After finishing Persona 5 Royal, I felt empty, like I was saying goodbye to a best friend...But Persona 3 Reload completely broke me...I cried for 30 minutes straight up and the …
- [2]
what a great anti-suicide game. 10/10, will make you want to live again
Summarised from 34 of the 456 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
94% of the 326 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Persona 3 Reload. The complaint that keeps coming up: tartarus is boring and repetitive. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Previews of Persona 3 Reload were generally positively received by games journalists, who praised the updated visuals and gameplay, as well as the game's faithfulness to the original, Kenneth Shepard of Kotaku praised the demo overall, but disliked the remade music. Jasmine Gould-Wilson of GamesRadar described the demo as "a blast" and said the game "could be an excellent place to start" for newcomers to the series. Dom Peppiatt of VG247 said the demo appeared to be "a remaster in the best sense". In contrast, writing for Polygon, Chelsea Stark criticized the lack of environmental detail in the dungeons, which she described as faithful to the original game but not up to the standards set by…
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Reactions
60 of 750 · most liked firstIf you are ever at a point in your life where you feel like you've no longer got a reason to live, or struggling to find your purpose, or believe that you don't really "get" how to live, please play this game, it may very well save or change your life, and I say that with the confidence of someone who experienced exactly that. I got this game on my 20th Birthday, near the end of my second year of University, close to moving onto my third and final year, though I did not really play much of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🦋💛 WE GOT OUR SECOND WIND, AS THEY SAY! 💛🦋 Vote NOW for Persona 3 Reload for Players’ Choice at The Game Awards before December 4th! Help us advance to the next round!!! 🤖🎀 VOTE HERE: thegameawards.com/brackets/pla...
neutral · AI labelView post →lifechanging game aside from the weird bug that the ending credits were all blurry
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Name a video game moment that wrecked you. The epilogue of the Sun Arcana Social Link in Persona 3 Reload. Just a tender, heartbreaking moment of grief and hope for the future in the face of death, made even more poignant with Cindy Robinson’s game-defining performance.
positive · AI labelView post →Persona 3 Reload (PS5) is $24.97 on Amazon buff.ly/3V5MywT Walmart buff.ly/3OKFwKm #ad also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →Why is it people are using the narrative of "clair obscur proved JRPGs can sell" like Persona 3 Reload, a turn-based game, wasn't Atlus' best-selling game last year (or that Metaphor: ReFantazio wasn't also one of the best-performing games of the year?)
neutral · AI labelView post →what a great anti-suicide game. 10/10, will make you want to live again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Death is inevitable but life is not. Persona 3 teaches you that you must enjoy life to the fullest without any regrets
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm loving Persona 3 Reload, but I cannot stress enough how much more I would have enjoyed this game if it was a visual novel
neutral · AI labelView post →I absolutely loved yesterday's Persona 3 Reload Switch 2 reveal, until I didn't. Roughly 85% of Third Party Switch 2 games that hit retail are either Game-Key Cartridges or a Code in a Box and this doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon. Stand up - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhkd...
neutral · AI labelView post →Put nearly 90 hrs into P3R n cleared the whole thing. People online got all kinds of hot takes on the story, but I’m firmly team this game goes hard. If I had to nail the whole game’s vibe in one word - Farewell. Saying goodbye to family, to ride-or-die friends, even to the person u used to be. There’s this soft, quiet sadness running under every scene n every line, just sitting there. Beat P5R earlier this month. Next to all that hyped-up hot-blooded teen energy from P5R, P3R’s got way more of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play P4G or P5R instead if you're not looking for a game that takes you out emotionally after finishing it. P3R has the deepest message of the three and can be VERY HEAVY. It will hit you differently depending on who/where you are in life and is worth playing with a few caveats. This is the only persona game I won't replay, while I've replayed P4 (4x) and P5 (3x). The game does very well in making gameplay feel like your life that is full of suffering: - First few hours is great much like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →U get to play as Jesus role-playing as a depressed japanese student.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"When a friend recommends you persona 3 in future, you kiss that homie and immediately start playing it" Persona 3 Reload is a game that I know I'm gonna love it when I play it yet I have been backlogging it cause of my val addiction but just like any addiction when it wore off I wanted to play something good, something fun. That's when I started p3r. I thought I was in a run for an edgy anime school role playing game. Ohh boyy I have never been so wrong. Like all persona games, p3r is still…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disturbed my peace to the very end and made me realize the value of friendships and relationships. 10/10 game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last night I finally finished Metaphor: ReFantazio 🎉 So today I started Persona 3 Reload, which has been on my backlog for a while. Surely you can already imagine how much I'm looking forward to play this game. 😌✨
positive · AI labelView post →Playing through Persona 3 Reload at the moment. Not come across this gem yet but I have come across this: 
neutral · AI labelView post →“You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes, all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of” I love video games as a medium. I am a firm believer that the stories, art, music, and experiences they provide can genuinely influence you as a person, so long as you let them. Persona 3 is an exceptional example of this. I came into this game as a fan who started with Persona 5 and worked my way backwards. With a background of how well the P4 and P5 casts…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10. A masterpiece that I'll never forget. Best soundtrack I've ever heard. Best looking UI I've ever seen. The story is beautiful and emotional. Characters are well developed. Everything is peak. The only bad thing about the game is that it ends. So far,this is my favorite Persona game.Can't wait for Persona 4 Revival.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm genuinely stuck deciding what game to play next 😂 Cyberpunk 2077? LAD: Infinite Wealth? Persona 3 Reload? SMT V Vengeance? Final Fantasy IX? Resident Evil Village? God Of War Ragnarok? Disco Elysium? Grand Theft Auto V? Saints Row The Third? Too many choices!
neutral · AI labelView post →12-days of Game Pass Countdown to the New Year ✨🎮🖥️ Day 7 🎁 Persona 3 Reload
neutral · AI labelView post →really good game. but tartarus was a little boring
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Persona 3 Reload really didn't get a single nomination at The Game Awards, that's just crazy lmaooo
positive · AI labelView post →Jojo's stands and insane music. Great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Persona 3 Reload is $24.99 on Amazon PS5 buff.ly/3VUjicP Xbox buff.ly/407tLV4 GameStop buff.ly/3ZMSEnA PS5 Target buff.ly/3VTwfnf Walmart buff.ly/3OUUjlH (Steam) $37.35 Gamebillet buff.ly/3A3ovHM also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →I finished Persona 3 Reload. I loved the game the cast of characters and the awesome ost.
positive · AI labelView post →A free demo for Persona 3 Reload is now available on Nintendo Switch 2 ahead of its launch next month. Saves transfer over to the full game: www.rpgsite.net/news/18412-p...
neutral · AI labelView post →Completing 1 block of Tartarus in 1 sit on evening is the best experience
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I genuinely recommend this game to anyone REGARDLESS of preferences. It's a pretty slow burn, but an incredible story that actually impacts your life.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My eyes feel heavy I'm glad to be alive to experience such a masterpiece...I'm glad this game exists...Words can't describe how I felt after that ending...it's one of the most beautiful video game stories and endings I've ever experienced... After finishing Persona 5 Royal, I felt empty, like I was saying goodbye to a best friend...But Persona 3 Reload completely broke me...I cried for 30 minutes straight up and the main menu change after the credits only made it worse haha It wasn't just the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎭 PERSONA 3 RELOAD IS A MASTERPIECE THAT CANNOT BE DEFINED MY WORDS, NOR THE NUMBER OF REVIEWS OVER TIME 🎭 I would not consider this a review of sorts, but a perspective from the heart and a personal opinion of my experience in the game. Be it as it may, instead of reviewing the game I just want to prepare those players that are either new to the game, or fans of the series. I've been thinking it out for hours way before finishing the main story, and honestly I can't really find the exact…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Persona 3 Reload (Steam) is $31.32 on Gamebillet buff.ly/3A3ovHM PS5/PS4 $24.99 Amazon buff.ly/3VUjicP Deck verified also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally finished my first game in 2026. it says 110+ hours here but my in-game time only around 90 hours. anyway I already beat P3 (PS2), P3 FES, and P3 Portable (PSP)… yeah basically 3 times already lol, so this is my 4th run including Reload. No doubt this is the best game I ever played. really life changing for me. When I first played P3 OG, it actually helped me learn many things about life, like... school stuff, socializing, courage, and talking to friends and people. P3 Reload feels…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After 90 hours, spread across almost two months, my time with the Dark Hour has come to an end 💙 Persona 3 Reload was an incredible game, and the characters that accompanied me on this journey will never be forgotten. DONE AND DUSTED 🦋
positive · AI labelView post →83 hours and a LOT of crying later, I am done with Persona 3 Reload. I think this game genuinely changed me.
positive · AI labelView post →Can't believe I'm so obsessed with Persona series games in the span of 4 months. Playing Persona 5 Striker and then Persona 5 Royal and then Persona 3 Reload back to back. "Life will change" indeed. This is a full remake of Persona 3 + FES with some Persona 5 Royal quality of life update on top. The graphics, soundtracks, story, and gameplay is good and a huge upgrade compared to OG P3. Because this game using different engine than P5R with some kind of ray tracing on by default, maybe it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game single-handedly changed my life. Persona 3 reload was introduced to me by my favorite person in the whole world and I could never thank him enough for it I played P5R a while ago and was intending on playing P3R with the conviction that nothing would be able to top Royal but oh was I wrong Yes sure, it’s grindy (especially for the DLC, even though in my personal opinion the additional insight on the story is worth the grind) and the lore takes some time to actually come to light,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Persona 3 Reload is $24.99 on Amazon PS5 buff.ly/3Vwrn7E PS4 buff.ly/3P97DmZ Xbox buff.ly/41yD1Cq Walmart PS5 buff.ly/3OUUjlH #ad also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →I am Andrew Ryan, and I'm here to ask you a question. Dosen't a man have the right to enjoy his game? NO! says the purist: YOU SHOULD ONLY STICK TO THE ORIGINAL! NO! says the larper: It belongs to everyone. I rejected those answers; instead I chose something different. I chose the good remake I chose ... P3R.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best Persona game ever, especially if you're a chronically depressed emo in the modern day. Episode Aigis should be base game tho.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic game in terms of story, but bro after 100+ hours of gameplay no matter how good the turn based combat is it gets so boring
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finally finished playing Persona 3 Reload today, and while I do love a Persona game, I am so very pleased that it’s finally DONE. All done. Over. New Game+? No, no thank you. I’m done.
neutral · AI labelView post →I heard a lot of Persona fans were very upset with that last Game Awards because nothing was announced from Altus Meanwhile me I’m like “oh thank god, I’m still trying to finish Persona 3 Reload and Metaphor ReFantazio”
neutral · AI labelView post →This was my first persona game and holy loved every minute of it, I genuinely got emotional when the credits rolled with the memories of you song at the end. It is actually a life-changing game if you get into the story a lot and doing even random people's dialog every day in the game, Persona 3 reload is like this slow-paced story that keeps you on the edge. If you have a shi attention span. This might fix it. I genuinely love this game. It is highly recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful game with a great message. For people new to the Persona series: You can play them in any order mine was 4 Golden > 5 Royal > 3 Reload Be aware that the games are also social sims so expect a lot of slice of life. Yes, you can usually put off visits to the dungeon to the last day of the deadline.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sega announced their Tokyo Game Show lineup. 4 games are unannounced. 1) Sonic Racing CrossWorld 2) Virtual Fighter 5 3) Persona 3 Reload (Switch 2) 4) Persona 5 The Phantom X
neutral · AI labelView post →Persona 3R was truly an experience for me. I started playing it during a rather busy period of my life, and it took over a year to complete. The game itself is quite slow-paced, and I’m a meticulous player, so our pairing was destined to last an eternity. Sometimes this game is a frustrating experience. And I don't smear myself in ♥♥♥♥ and say how much I love that it's sLowBurnIng. Tartarus is a boring unchallenging (hard mode is no help) grind. Design of levels is meeeh, assets are reused 100…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s a good game. However, it’s not a great remake. P3R does not feel like the original P3, FES, or the Portable version. While the game looks incredible and the updated combat, graphics, voice acting, and overall presentation are a huge improvement, a lot of what made the original Persona 3 feel unique has been lost or changed. The biggest issue for me is that P3R feels more like a modernized reimagining of Persona 3 rather than a definitive remake. Some changes are welcome, but others…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yay for the fourth time Persona 3 gets re-released and updated. Now in the form that I would easily recommend as the first time experience with the series. Apart from massive visual overhaul, this version is a combination of old and new ideas. Some of the elements from the original game, or changes and updates from FES and Portable were transplanted here with little to no changes. So the ability to directly control every party member from Portable is here. Some of the elements and mechanics…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →someday ai will become reality, and I could feel how Mitsuru would crush my skull with her thighs(then game will be worth all struggles with the answer dlc anyway)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass is $24.49 on US PSN buff.ly/40j2krn XBL (or free to own on Game Pass Ultimate) buff.ly/3BV0gMM
neutral · AI labelView post →My favorite Persona so far. I loved every second of it, except perhaps the grind in the dlc, but other than that it was a beautiful journey. Not only the game's graphics are on point the soundtrack is a league of it's own, banger after banger. I loved the story and the themes it tackles, some of my favorites were about to do the things you love, overcoming loss and above all to enjoy life and the moments you live. A game i'll never forget.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get to know me (video game edition) 🎮 First game: Super Mario Bros. Last game: Persona 3 Reload Favorite game: TES V: Skyrim Worst game: Ubisoft start menus 🙄 Game I’ve played the most: TES V: Skyrim Most surprising game: Dark Souls II: SOTFS Next game: Not sure yet 😅
neutral · AI labelView post →⭐ Recommended – Recomendado (ENG / ES) ENG: Game: Persona 3 Reload is a turn-based RPG mixed with a life simulator. You play as a second-year high school student who just transferred to a new school. During the day you attend classes, build friendships, and manage your schedule; at night you fight Shadows and climb Tartarus. Over the course of a year, you develop your Personas, strengthen social links, and try to balance limited time with everything the game throws at you. Personal…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As its own experience Persona 3 Reload is a great game. A solid art direction, spectacular story and characters, wonderful music and slick gameplay. Yet I am very conflicted feelings about this game. It's still a incredible experience and a remake of one of my favorite games of all time and yet I can't help but feel like it falls a bit short of what I really hoped for with a remake of Persona 3. It's a sort of death by a thousand cuts scenario where there's just so many little things that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Persona 3 Reload Wins First Place in the PlayStation Music Awards 2024 Spotify Streaming Category - personacentral.com/ps-music-2024/
neutral · AI labelView post →This game taught me valuable life lessons, such as: Having a harem won't get you caught Robot girls are the future Always trust the dog Don't trust kids Life lessons aside, at times the game felt slow, coming back to the dorm everyday felt repetitive, most social links are straight up boring, there was nothing interesting going on for like over half of the game, but once it hit, it hit hard, especially at the end so i'll let that slide. What i won't let slide is the fact that the dlc is a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While Kotone was not in Persona 3 Reload, fans have been working on mods to get her back in the game! gamebanana.com/wips/82538
neutral · AI labelView post →“DO NOT GET THE DELUXE EDITION NOR THE DIGITAL PREMIUM EDITION!! “ If you only care about the story, just get the base game along with the expansion pass DLC ( wait for discount on that one ), that way it is more worth it for your wallet.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Background: This is my first time writing a genuinely serious Steam review, one where I've put real thought into the experience, not just a quick thumbs-up blurb. Persona 3 is a game I deliberately waited to play. This series is one of my favorites, and I wanted to make sure I came to it at a point in my life where I could actually appreciate what it was doing, rather than rushing in. I got into Persona through Persona 5, emulating it on RPCS3 in 2019 because I didn't have easy access to a PS3…
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