A Reimagining of the Genre-Defining RPG

Memento Mori

Remember, you will die. Time never waits — it delivers all equally to the same end.

Persona 3 Reload rebuilds the 2006 classic from the ground up, bringing Tatsumi Port Island's hidden hour to modern hardware with reworked combat, deeper character stories, and a fully re-orchestrated score.

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Premise

A hidden hour where coffins wait for the living

A nameless transfer student arrives at Gekkoukan High School exactly ten years after losing his parents in a car accident. On his first night on Tatsumi Port Island, he discovers a secret 25th hour — the Dark Hour — when ordinary people become coffins and monstrous Shadows roam free.

An attack that same night awakens his ability to summon a Persona, a manifestation of the psyche channeled through a gun-shaped device called an Evoker. It pulls him into S.E.E.S., the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad — a small circle of students investigating the Dark Hour before it consumes everything.

By day, an ordinary school year. By night, an expedition into Tartarus, the colossal tower that replaces the school when the clock strikes midnight.

THE DARK HOUR — HOUR 25
A hidden hour where coffins wait for the living — Persona 3 Reload moon phase

What's New

Rebuilt, Not Remastered

Every system has been touched. Reload brings the 2006 original in line with the presentation, pacing, and combat feel of Persona 5— without changing the story fans grew up with.

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Theurgy scene from Persona 3 Reload

Theurgy

A personalized special attack for every party member, filled through combat behavior unique to their personality — from aggression to endurance to support.

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Shift attack visual from Persona 3 Reload

Shift

Land a hit on a weakness, knock an enemy down, and hand the turn to a teammate — a Baton Pass-style chain that rewards reading the battlefield.

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Linked Episodes imagery from Persona 3 Reload

Linked Episodes

New side stories for the male members of S.E.E.S. and figures like Takaya and Ryoji, deepening characters the original never had time for.

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Tartarus overhaul scene from Persona 3 Reload

Tartarus Overhaul

Breakable objects, locked chests sealed by Twilight Fragments, and rare Treasure Hands that flee before a fight even begins.

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Dorm life activities in Persona 3 Reload

Dorm Life

Cook, garden, read, and watch films with your teammates — build Social Stats and bonds without leaving the dorm.

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Difficulty selection options from Persona 3 Reload

Five Difficulties

From Peaceful to Merciless, adjustable at almost any time — the notoriously punishing original, made approachable for newcomers.

The Squad

S.E.E.S.

The Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad — rebuilt with new models, new performances, and for most, an entirely new voice.

Fool

The Protagonist

A transfer student who awakens the rare ability to summon multiple Personas. Narrated in first person for the first time in the series.

EN — Aleks Le
Lovers

Yukari Takeba

Bow-wielding upperclassman whose Social Link unravels her father's connection to the Kirijo Group's early research.

EN — Heather Gonzalez
Magician

Junpei Iori

The protagonist's easygoing classmate, wrestling with feelings of inadequacy as his friends grow stronger around him.

EN — Zeno Robinson
Emperor

Akihiko Sanada

A bare-knuckle boxer and senior S.E.E.S. member, bound to childhood friend Shinjiro by history neither has let go of.

EN — Alejandro Saab
Empress

Mitsuru Kirijo

Student council president and field leader — heir to the corporation responsible for the Dark Hour itself.

EN — Allegra Clark
Priestess

Fuuka Yamagishi

S.E.E.S.'s Navigator, now with her own SP bar and active support skills in battle rather than pure background support.

EN — Suzie Yeung
Chariot

Aigis

An Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon built by the Kirijo Group — central to the story's late chapters and Episode Aigis.

EN — Dawn M. Bennett
Moon

Shinjiro Aragaki

A former S.E.E.S. member who left under mysterious circumstances — his arc is widely regarded as the game's emotional peak.

EN — Justice Slocum

Availability

Where to Play

Persona 3 Reload runs on current-generation consoles and PC. Here's exactly where — and where it doesn't.

Not Available On

PlayStation 2 — that's the original 2006 release and Persona 3 FES. Reload is a separate, ground-up remake and requires modern hardware.

Mobile or Android — no official version exists. Any app claiming otherwise isn't legitimate.

ISO downloads — there is no legitimate way to obtain the game outside official storefronts. Treat unofficial files as a security risk, not a shortcut.

Expansion Pass

Episode Aigis & Beyond

Three waves of post-launch content, headlined by a full remake of FES's epilogue chapter.

Persona 3 Reload Interview
WAVE 01 — MAR 2024

BGM Sets

Persona 5 Royal and Persona 4 Golden battle themes, playable during exploration and combat.

WAVE 02 — MAY 2024

Velvet Costumes

A Velvet Room-themed costume set for the full party, paired with its own BGM pack.

WAVE 03 — SEP 2024

Episode Aigis — The Answer

A near-standalone continuation centered on Aigis, with newTheurgy skills, a reworked Compendium, and a superboss fight against Persona 5's protagonist.

Critical Acclaim

Fastest-Selling Persona, Ever

Praised for its modernized presentation, the Theurgy and Shift combat additions, and expanded character writing — with the launch-day absence of "The Answer" as its most common criticism.

1M+
Units Sold — First Week
Overwhelmingly
Positive — Steam Rating
60–70h
Main Story Playtime