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Persona® 5 Strikers
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Persona 5 Strikers is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by Omega Force and P-Studio and published by Atlus. The gameplay is a crossover between Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors franchise and the Persona series developed by Atlus. The game's narrative is set half a year after the events of Persona 5, and follows Joker and the rest of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they investigate a series of mysterious events… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
266 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon, Bluesky) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
173 positive · 76 negative
95% range 63–75%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 173 | 76 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
8,152 of 9,057 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
69% recommend · 158 yes, 72 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 230 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (15,914 of 18,390 positive).
Players praise the story as a worthy sequel to Persona 5, with strong character moments and a heartfelt new cast. [1][2][3] The fast-paced musou-style combat is fun but can feel repetitive or grindy to some. [4][2][5] Many reviewers report severe crashing issues on PC, especially in fullscreen or during cutscenes. [6][7][8]
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Representative posts
- [6]
The game itself is pretty good, but the steam port is terrible. It will constantly crash during cutscenes, so if you don't save every chance you get, you will lose so much progress. The crashes turned what was a pretty fun game, with a interesting story into, a chore to play.
- [15]
P5S's novelty as both a genre-swap and a post-credits reunion of the original game's characters makes it difficult to ignore after having really enjoyed P5. Sadly, P5S fails to deliver a captivating story or sustainable gameplay. Having a one-hundred-hour-RPG's worth of prior gameplay, narrative context, and character growth by which to judge a canon spin-off means that discrepancies in the quality of the writing, …
- [1]
Went into this expecting just another Persona 5 spin-off… and wow, I was completely wrong. This is a direct sequel to Persona 5, not a throwaway side game. The story is genuinely one of the best in the series, with strong pacing and emotional highs that really stick with you. Even though the game is more linear and doesn’t have the traditional Social Link system, it never feels lacking—if anything, the focused …
- [2]
Persona 5 Strikers is basically a road trip sequel that mixes Persona vibes with fast-paced musou combat, and it works way better than I expected. The story feels like a natural continuation of Persona 5, with great character moments and a surprisingly heartfelt new cast. Combat is flashy and fun, though it can get a bit button-mashy at times. Overall, it’s a really enjoyable spin-off that still feels true to the …
- [3]
You just finished Persona 5 Royal but you still can't get over the game and wish there was more to experience. Well, look no further because let me introduce you to Persona 5 Strikers! A story that takes place a few months after the main storyline where the gang gets to reunite once again and plans for a road trip across Japan for their summer vacation but tragedy strikes! While the premise might feel a bit similar …
Summarised from 34 of the 248 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
Persona® 5 Strikers sits at 69% positive across 249 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Persona 5 Strikers received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 86% of critics. Michael Higham of GameSpot wrote that "Persona 5's RPG elements thrive in action-based combat, and while the story may not hit hard, the Phantom Thieves haven't forgotten what they're about." Persona 5 Strikers sold 162,410 units during its first week at retail in Japan, with 115,995 and 46,415 units on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch respectively. This made the PlayStation 4 version the best-selling retail game in Japan throughout the week,…
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Reactions
60 of 266 · most liked firstThe game itself is pretty good, but the steam port is terrible. It will constantly crash during cutscenes, so if you don't save every chance you get, you will lose so much progress. The crashes turned what was a pretty fun game, with a interesting story into, a chore to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Went into this expecting just another Persona 5 spin-off… and wow, I was completely wrong. This is a direct sequel to Persona 5, not a throwaway side game. The story is genuinely one of the best in the series, with strong pacing and emotional highs that really stick with you. Even though the game is more linear and doesn’t have the traditional Social Link system, it never feels lacking—if anything, the focused narrative makes everything hit harder. The new characters are incredibly well…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fresh takes/approach for a Persona game. The gameplay mechanics is more like Musou or Dynasty Warriors-like with persona skills on top (rather than Turn-based combat like mainline Persona games.) And still have a Persona and their respective skills that you can use in the midst of battles. Minus no social-sims mechanic or Confidants. For a lore wise sake, play Persona 5 Royal first before this one. The story in this game takes place a couple of months after Persona 5 ended. The story is good.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ChatGPT will turn into a god and steal all our desires one days. This game proves that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Persona 5 Strikers is basically a road trip sequel that mixes Persona vibes with fast-paced musou combat, and it works way better than I expected. The story feels like a natural continuation of Persona 5, with great character moments and a surprisingly heartfelt new cast. Combat is flashy and fun, though it can get a bit button-mashy at times. Overall, it’s a really enjoyable spin-off that still feels true to the Phantom Thieves.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Action-packed beat-’em-up with a stylish soundtrack and characters you’ll actually care about. Combos feel fun and the story keeps you invested, even between battles. Definitely worth it if you like story-driven action games. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3642230128
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →goated sequel. my husband isn't in this game so minus one point. kudos tho as you get stepped on by an evil bdsm baddie within the first hr.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game crashes like a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and it's key configuration is a complete joke. They put none of the Persona 5 Royal polish into this at all. I literally can't even get past the first tutorial mission because it keeps crashing every time I try to leave and I really don't feel like playing 50 more ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ times only for it crash again. Quite literally unplayable. Like I literally paid for a game I physically cannot play. This game doesn't crash during gameplay, it literally only crashes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You just finished Persona 5 Royal but you still can't get over the game and wish there was more to experience. Well, look no further because let me introduce you to Persona 5 Strikers! A story that takes place a few months after the main storyline where the gang gets to reunite once again and plans for a road trip across Japan for their summer vacation but tragedy strikes! While the premise might feel a bit similar to the original game, it's still pretty good! The story also introduces two new…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a placeholder to remind myself to play this on new game+ A very grindy but satisfying game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To be honest, before this game I had never really played any Musou games, and at first the experience was quite unpleasant. However, since this is a Persona 5 game, I decided to stick with it, and after about five hours I actually started to enjoy the gameplay. In a way, I even began to understand why people like this genre and get enjoyment out of it (though I would still prefer traditional JRPG-style combat). Overall, the story is good, the new characters are likable, and the music is, as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it crashes too damn much its actually unplayable by no exaggeration of the meaning. I have been fighting tooth an nail get the damn thing to run, ive found a way i dont know why it is the way it is but you have to play in window mode and 30 fps i also would go into task manger and set my priority and core affinity aswell idk why it works or what of those makes the game playable in that manner but either way that is atrocious and i shouldnt have to do that to just play the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is actually a piece of art, just like Persona 5 Royal. I entered this game thinking it's just a money grab. but boy was I wrong, Atlus delivered. Pros : 1. The story is super rich and continues off Royal perfectly (outstanding game of it's own). 2. The combat system is amazing, I love how they switched from turn-based to something like that, now fights never get repetitive and boss fights become insanely more fun. 3. The replay ability, I lost my savefile THREE times and I started…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Koei Tecmo had a hand in developing this PC port. If you've played any of their own games, you should be well aware of how awful they are in terms of performance, and this game's no different. I'm going to keep playing this game (through all the freezing and crashing) and I'm going to enjoy it, but I can't recommend this game to anyone. If you really liked Persona 5 and don't mind going through hell to experience an inconsequential filler-ish extra story just to see the characters again, go…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty easily the best hack and slash game I have played. Great music, and story. Combat was fun to me, but I can imagine others not enjoying it as much. The movement is so stylish and it flows really well with the music in combat. I absolutely love this game, and will for sure go for the 100%. I really recommend it if you enjoyed Persona 5. Just go in knowing that you won't be playing a turn based JRPG. If you think the fast paced combat could be hard to keep up with, when you summon your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An Okay Sequel With Great Romanticization of a Friendship I won't deny myself that Persona 5 Royal is the best first impression Persona game for new audience. The game offers well-rounded gameplay with good combat, fun exploration, puzzles, great stories, great writings, great plot-twist, many emotional moments, and the most important one, the best friendship. When I say best friendship, unlike the other Persona games I played, there aren't any perverted out-of-character gigs they pulled…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For what its worth, this is just Atlus's take on Dynasty Warriors, and a good one at that in my opinion. They actually made merciless hard instead of whatever they were thinking in P5R. Story's alright, combat's alright, everything you expect to be here in a persona game is. This being said, this game is SUPER unoptimized (to the point of where it black screens when trying to boot) on PC if you try to play windowed or mess around with the settings too much (on Windows), and to get it working…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →again another great game -story are good but not greater then royal -music beautiful -I don't prefer this type of gameplay i don't like smash attack -10/10 Thank you - Adeeb
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game made me realise how much I appreciate Persona 5 and it's characters more, then I wish to admit - another dozens of good hours spend in company of "Phantom Thiefs" again. Had a blast with story, new cast of characters (especially new Thiefs), UI style and, of course, music - new remixes of iconic tracks in rock-style + new hits went right into my OST playlist. One thing, that was not so satisfying is combat - I don't mind some musou-like action, but this game has strange difficulty…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →P5S's novelty as both a genre-swap and a post-credits reunion of the original game's characters makes it difficult to ignore after having really enjoyed P5. Sadly, P5S fails to deliver a captivating story or sustainable gameplay. Having a one-hundred-hour-RPG's worth of prior gameplay, narrative context, and character growth by which to judge a canon spin-off means that discrepancies in the quality of the writing, voice acting, and animation are going to stand out even more. Story-wise,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game crashes too much for me to be able to recommend it even though the gameplay is fun Edit: For some reason, playing the game in offline mode fixes the crashes, so try that if you want to play it Edit 2: It does not actually fix the crashes, you just have to skip the cutscenes
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The perfect sequel to Persona 5. This game brings back everything I loved about Persona 5 Royal while changing the gameplay to make them a lot easier to play back to back without getting burnt out. The music is amazing as always. The characters are still great. And the new characters they introduce fit in perfectly with The Phantom Thieves. I never felt like the cast was overcrowded despite there being quite a lot of main characters. The story did tend to repeat some story beats from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A shockingly good sequel to Persona 5 that got pushed aside by most people due to the controversial decision of keeping Persona 5 exclusive to Playstation at the time it was released. I’m not a fan of Dynasty Warriors or any spinoff there-of but I feel this game introduced good mechanics to make the gameplay a bit more tactical-based instead of just pushing buttons randomly, you get to pick a party of characters with different abilities and you can swap characters at any time while facing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BEFORE YOU BUY! so i bought this game and was forced to do a refund, im a fan of persona in general and i respect and admire all their games and effort they put on these games but this game CRASHES ON FULLSCREEN, many people including myself wasted money on it thinking it was the best high quality persona game, my pc is windows 11 and it handles all persona games i played very well, but remember this isnt only for me, ive seen ppl talk about that too, heres what u can expect, 1 black screen,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great persona game but combat can get a bit grindy . Worth getting on a good sale
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i played the game before and its so underrated and maybe overhated i liked the gameplay the new characters sadly only 40 hour playtime if u feel empty after the royal u must play this
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stylish art and iconic music create a stunning aesthetic, but they mask a shallow gameplay core. The repetitive combat and soulless dungeons feel more like a chore than a challenge. It works better as an interactive visual novel or a 12-episode anime than as a 40-hour game. Style is not a substitute for substance.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: Direct continuation of P5's (not P5R) story Solid writing with a great host of new characters No romance or individual companion ranks but a group bond system. Downtime/hangout days are much more limited and linear (though the moments you do get are very nice). Very fun core gameplay loop overall. Runs perfectly, no frame drops, crashes, or bugs to be seen. Play with a controller 100% 8.75/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No matter how I changed the settings, the game was unplayable. I have a very good PC that can run very high end games, yet in this game I was getting a bunch of stuttering and freezing. Everything about the UI and audio all feels like a downgrade to the original Persona 5 as well.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a perfect sequel and a jammin soundtrack takes some tinkering on steam deck but its 100% worth it, phantoms forever!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game crashes repeatedly at a very early cutscene. Totally unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The meeting of Persona 5 and Dynasty Warriors should have been a slam dunk, but my experience with Persona 5 Strikers has been disappointing, with my initial excitement wearing off very quickly. The dungeon progression is largely the same between levels, most of the characters being unlocked from the start means there's nothing new to look forward to, and while the story is good it becomes extremely predictable. I would recommend that you go for other Musou games or Persona entries instead,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Something worth playing if you have played P5/R before even if you have never played musou games. Gameplay-wise I mostly enjoyed the officer battles as after a certain point you will all-out-attack all the normal battles (I played on normal). I do wish that SP costs were less punishing as I felt that discouraged myself from using skills during battle (tmu the optimal way to play is to farm a lot of SP items and spam CC + technicals but the process to get these items was too grindy for my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I see freezes and crashes more often than I see my own wife
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well this was...different. I expected a spin-off and this turned out to be a continuation of the P5R's story, although it functions more as a "reunion" it picks up where the main game left off. On the gameplay side P5S is different as in it is not a turn based game, rather it has a real time with pause system in it, which is more action oriented and allows for some spectacular fight scenes (if you manage to see anything from all the on screen effects). I did enjoy this game and would…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thought it was just a spin-off... not a whole new sequel game, wow. I liked everything, maybe a little weak in the middle, but then it picks up and goes hard towards the end. Speaking of which... what in the PEAK are the ending sections/narrative? Damn.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I came across P5 Strikers, I was very excited to continue the story left from the previous game. Most of our beloved characters return (important to note for those coming from P5R). The new combat mode is fun, and this game is definitely made for the casual gamer. There's less stringent deadlines and this game gives every person the opportunity to complete the story fully. For those who are big fans of Persona 5 Royal, I do highly recommend obtaining this game. For achievement hunters,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review: - Story: Great Story it's just I miss Kasumi from Royal. - Gameplay: Good Game play. A new taste for Persona Franchise. - Playtime: Somewhat short compare to Royal, but if you do 100% Run it a decent enough. - Music: Eargasm. Really love the Daredevil Song. Really good game.. Although not the Typically Persona game that I got use to be. But eventually I did enjoy the game. Specially the Merciless Run. Although Merciless run turn to Skill Spam Run.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i dislike it except for ryuji F bomb
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is pretty fun as an action game. The story is surprisingly fleshed out. If you like Persona 5 and want more of the characters I am happy with it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best Warriors game I've played and it isnt even close. Some of the funniest voice acting for these characters is here and its just plain fun to see these characters ♥♥♥♥ around. I enjoyed the combat but def see how people think it can get annoying.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The reviews saying that the game crashes after dialogs and forces you to redo a bunch of ♥♥♥♥ are 100% correct. I was super charmed by the very beginning but then, about 10 minutes in, the game died on me and I had to kill it before I even got a chance to confirm my name, let alone save. I'm good, I can just look up the cutscenes on youtube instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR; Yes, this game is fun and good and I would recommend it to any Persona/P5 fan. In the first few hours, the game genuinely felt like a chore to me because I preferred the turn-based combat, and the only redeeming factor for me was the cast and the fact that I got to physically control any character I wanted. By the end of the game I started to realize I now want every main game (starting with P6) to have a Strikers game. + It's just long enough not to drag on but still has a very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fight boss, go to the following 10 minute cutscene, game crashes in the cutscene and I have to redo 30+ minutes of content OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER. THE GAME DOESNT EVEN CRASH IN THE GAMEPLAY, IT ONLY CRASHES DURING DIALOGUE. Why would Atlas even allow this failed port to even exist at all. This is beyond shameful and into the downright disgusting failure territory. It's a consistent thing to it crashes in the same dialogues at roughly the same time EVERY TIME. I am BARELY into the 3rd…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know what to say. If you liked Persona 5, you'll like this. It's literally the perfect sequel. I think pretty much all the negative reviews so far have been because of system requirements? So that pretty much tells you that if you can run this game, it's worth it 😅
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stylsih graphics, excellent music - Atlus really knows how to present their wares. But after 3 hours I had to switch this thing off. The endless dialogue to click through to move through the story, the bombardment of tutorials which interrupt the flow of gameplay and perhaps (most egregious) the information overload in the hack and slash combat. Fights in "The Jail" (The Matrix?) are fast, furious and chaotic. So much so, that I have absolutely no idea what's happening. Fights were over before…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Might be one of the best game sequels i've ever played. Gameplay? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ GOOD Story? Masterpiece The characters? Even BETTER than base P5/P5R Oh my god we need another Persona game like this, being genuine
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not a hard pass. It's a sad pass. The presentation is beautiful, the characters are great, and the storyline is incredibly prescient from a 2026 perspective. But the action is shallow. It's a musou game for the TikTok generation: chaotic, bite-sized battles that are all vibes, no substance. There are so many things you can do! There are so many weaknesses to exploit! But you'll use none of them because it's faster and easier to just bash, bash, bash until everything stops moving.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I mean, I like it, but at some point it really becomes a repetitive game, and the story isn't as good as expected from a Persona game. It's still good but it misses something. 6,5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not a huge fan of Warriors games, but Strikers translates that genre with Persona's elements exceptionally well. Art, music and theme is on point as always. The monarchs' themes are fun as heck! The addition of Zenkichi and Ichinose is really good imo. That one stealth mission with Zenkichi is super fun, and having a straight forward and stoic adult in the team is a huge breath of fresh air since it really highlights how the Phantom Thieves are much more powerful from normal people [and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Run-of-the-Mill, Unnecessary Spin-Off Despite the developers' best efforts to transfer turn-based combat into the action genre, I found the game to be fundamentally flawed. The Character System Is Bad The main problem is that not only does the game have 9 playable characters, but most of them are pretty much just handed to you without much ceremony. So you pretty much blindly pick Joker and 3 other people for your party, and after that, you have pretty much no incentive to switch them out.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →lazy cashgrab with the persona 5 name stuck on top without the soul of the original game (mind you that p5r is probably my favorite game oat)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →【ENGLISH VERSION】 Straight up: I don't recommend buying this. Just watch a playthrough. Linear story game—watching is enough. Don't waste your money. Non-hardcore Persona fan here—disappointed and mad. Nowhere near P5/P5R. Not even close. Biggest issue: no story/animation gallery like P4G/P5R. Feels gutted. Controller controls awful—vent movement sluggish; scenery blocks view in combat, especially All-Out Attacks (can't adjust camera); lock-on so bad it's better not to lock on. Characters on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story and characters are great. On that end, its an incredible continuation of the Phantom Thieves' journey post-P5. This story also handled artificial intelligence and how society would react to it incredibly well, even before the rise of generative AI. The music is also incredible, its on par with P5 and some renditions for this game are even better than the original. HOWEVER.... ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ does this game get repetitive. The combat loop is pretty basic, which makes it easy to learn and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →essentially a filler beach episode but still fun for what it is
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wouldn't recommend it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bad port, good game. Having 200 different controls and not allowing you to take full advantage of your keybinds, especially knowing its a hack and slash game, really ruins the experience. The camera optimization is also weird, its either you're dragging your mouse like it weighs 100kg, or you end up getting nausea. Also don't get me started on the camera spinning on its own. Still tho, I like the game and story concept, acts as a pretty accurate sequel to the entry. They perfectly reenacted…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Generally positive about the game. I'm not particular good at these kinds of games so I played it on easy (also because I felt it was hard to track some of the attacks as they're not that telegraphed relative to all the clutter on the screen). I was mostly just playing bc I wanted to experience the story. Speaking of, I mostly like the story with the caveat that the game supposes you played P5 at least. Exploring AI and its uses and the morality of it was a bit ahead of its time, and has become…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had mixed feeling the first few jails because they felt kinda repetetive, but after the 4th jail things started getting really good! I really like this game but on the last jail I ran out of storage and lost my save, so I had to watch a youtube video. It takes out a lot of elements from regular persona games like turn-based combat and most of the life-sim parts but its great when you want to spend a little more time with the characters.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dunno...I really liked the mainline game, but this spinoff isn't doing it for me. it's just people talking. Stealing hearts doesn't feel as good this way. I think the dungeons really were important for breaking up gameplay, because this just feels like like a waypoint chaser with anime cutscenes. Even the action segments just feel like waypoint chasers. The combat is ok, but it's honestly not something I wanna do for hours on end. I commend them for the attempt at doing something different,…
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