Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance similar games & best alternatives

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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2024

Should you play it?

Become a mighty demigod and battle through a decimated Tokyo in a war between angels and demons. Make new allies along your journey, engage in intense, turn-based combat, recruit hundreds of demons and forge your own path to dictate the fate of all existence.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding combat
  • Deep demon fusion and customization
  • Two distinct story paths with multiple endings
  • Quality of life improvements over original
  • Impressive soundtrack and art design

Things to keep in mind

  • Story and characters less engaging for some
  • Some reused assets and pacing dips
  • High difficulty may frustrate newcomers
  • Limited multiplayer or social features
  • Performance issues on some pc setups

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Chrono Ark

  • BRAVELY DEFAULT II

  • Eternal Dread 3

  • FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE

  • Souls of Blades

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance but with less leadership over others

  • WitchSpring R

  • FINAL FANTASY VII

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

  • Trials of Mana

  • KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-

More intimate

Games that feels like Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance but with more focus on close relationships

  • Agarest: Generations of War Zero

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon

  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • FINAL FANTASY VIII

  • FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED

  • Tales of ARISE

More social

Games that feels like Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance but with more teamwork and cooperation

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Etrian Odyssey II HD

  • Etrian Odyssey HD

  • RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army

  • Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

  • Persona 3 Portable

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026