Release OrderRecommended
0 / 11 playedThe mainline games in release order, which is the recommended play order, with major spinoffs in place.
Super Famicom era
- 1 Shin Megami Tensei Japan-only until the 2014 mobile release.
- 2 Shin Megami Tensei II Direct sequel to the first game.
- 3 Shin Megami Tensei if... Short school-set side story.
PlayStation 2 era
- 4 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (2021) is the current version.
- 5 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga First half of a two-part spinoff.
- 6 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
Handheld era
- 7 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux (2017) on 3DS is the expanded version.
- 8 Shin Megami Tensei IV
- 9 Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Side story set during the events of IV.
Modern era
- 10 Shin Megami Tensei V Superseded by Vengeance.
- 11 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Definitive version with two full story routes.
Mainline Essentials
0 / 5 playedFive entries that show what SMT does best, in the order to play them.
- 1 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
- 2 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
- 3 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
- 4 Shin Megami Tensei IV
- 5 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
About Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei is Atlus's dark demon-recruiting RPG series where each numbered entry brings its own apocalypse, so release order is the play order. Persona has its own guide and is not listed here, and the lists below cover the mainline games plus Strange Journey and the two-part Digital Devil Saga spinoff.
Good to know
Play Vengeance (2024) instead of the original V (2021) since it contains both story routes. No new mainline game has been announced, so this list ends with Vengeance.
