The Phantom X is coming to PC and cell subsequent month

There’s a brand new Persona sport coming very quickly, however sadly it isn’t time for the following mainline entry simply but. Fairly, Persona 5: The Phantom X is a derivative in an analogous vein to Persona 5 Strikers. Like that sport, The Phantom X is about in the identical universe as Atlus’ extremely profitable RPG, Persona 5, however in contrast to Strikers, this one contains a new solid of characters, together with a speaking owl named Lufel that presumably takes the place of Morgana.

First in 2023, Persona 5: The Phantom X is a free-to-play reside service sport from Chinese language writer Good World, which launched the sport in open beta in its native nation in April final yr. It introduces a recent crew of Phantom Thieves and appears to be aiming for the traditional Persona mix of highschool drama, social interplay and dungeon crawling with impossibly trendy turn-based battles. There’s a brand new “Synergy” system that develops as you type bonds with NPCs, new mini-games and a PvE mode known as The Velvet Trials.

Underpinning the entire expertise can be a free-to-play mannequin, the precise nature of which isn’t but clear. Time will inform if gacha techniques will get in the best way of an excellent time, and the way nicely the acquainted Persona gameplay loop interprets to your cellphone, however the sport’s official says it’s meant for each Persona 5 followers and newcomers.

Atlus can be hoping that P5X tides followers over till it has any information on Persona 6. Its most up-to-date launch was final yr’s , and the studio is presently saying nothing in regards to the follow-up to Persona 5, which launched in its authentic pre-Royal state method again in 2016. Persona 5: The Phantom X launches June 26 on PC, iOS and Android.