Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Steam Deck Verified

ATLUS · JRPG · Jun 14, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $59.99. It has been as low as $17.99.

92%
Very Positive
13k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 190 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 112 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 13k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
70% of themes are praise30% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story fails to make me feel attached enough to care about what happens near the end, and a majority of the main cast aren't even present!
190 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance is a masterclass in gameplay.
112 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Great sound quality and choice of music and such
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Great graphics
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I played on Steam Deck with FPS display on all the time and there are some frame drops to below 30fps but not noticeable during gameplay.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
I played on Steam Deck with FPS display on all the time and there are some frame drops to below 30fps but not noticeable during gameplay.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters190 reviews
Gameplay112 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Performance10 reviews
Monetization7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat88 reviews
84%
Difficulty63 reviews
87%
Interface6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $59.99. The lowest we've tracked is $17.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $59.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
48
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.