Persona 4 Golden
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RPGJRPGGreat SoundtrackStory RichAnimeTurn-Based Combat

675 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,108

Peak in the last 7 days: 1,269

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Game description

A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.

Basic info

DeveloperATLUS
PublisherSEGA
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJun 13, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 8.1
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E8400 | AMD Phenom II X2 550
Memory2 GB
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTS 450 | AMD Radeon HD 5770
Storage14 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 398 reviews from the past 1 year

93.6/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (97%)

Metacritic: 87 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Small-town mystery meets high school life in this JRPG, which scores 93.6, top 5% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

135 reviews praise the story, and some call its murder mystery gripping, with themes of truth and self-acceptance. 128 love the characters, and the most upvoted says they felt so real that the reviewer grew attached to them like actual friends. Story & World ranks 17th of 1096. 41 admire the world and its nostalgic small-town atmosphere, and some say the music makes it feel deeply comforting. Others describe a strong sense of loss when the game ends.

👎 Where it falls short

30 reviews find parts of it repetitive, and some point to dungeons with similar layouts and tedious farming. 29 find the dungeons and battles a grind, and some say harsh numbers and frustrating bosses slow the pace between story beats. 24 say the visuals look dated, and some mention simple character models and small areas split by loading screens. Gameplay ranks 978th of 1396, and Visuals & Sound ranks 604th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“story very different and in many ways better than P5R” · 135 reviews
“utterly obsessed, plays 10 hours a day, never felt more alive, 10/10” · 33 reviews
“music is absolutely banger, incredible soundtrack” · 25 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.27 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “fusion system and social links offer engaging strategic depth” · 3 reviews
Negative “fighting part is old school, keeps looping” · 1 review

Progression 8% · Difficulty 12% · Onboarding 8% · Freedom 3% · Controls & feel 8%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 88% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.17 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story very different and in many ways better than P5R” · 135 reviews

Characters 66% · World 37%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.41 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “excellent value at 1980 yen, collecting demons remains endlessly enjoyable” · 1 review
Negative “dungeons lack individual design, much more monotonous than P5” · 3 reviews

Variety 14% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +4.48 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “music is absolutely banger, incredible soundtrack” · 25 reviews
Negative “音乐与P3和P5相比相当平庸” · 1 review

Visuals 23%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +4.45 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “warmest camaraderie and wholesome dynamic with genuinely human social links” · 4 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.07 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “combat balance becomes trivial after social link progression” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.02 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “gameplay feels dated compared to Royal and Reload” · 5 reviews
Positive “runs really well even on low end devices” · 2 reviews

Stability 0% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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